Costco Jobs – Corporate Paralegal

Job Description:

Costco Wholesale is seeking an experienced corporate paralegal to join the legal team at its headquarters in Issaquah, Washington. In this role, you will provide primary paralegal support, with some administrative duties, to three corporate/transactional attorneys supporting several of Costco’s business units, including merchandising, e-commerce, and information technology / information security. This position will focus on corporate and procurement transactions and business operations, not litigation.

Job Responsibilities:

• Draft corporate, commercial, procurement and settlement agreements, termination letters and other template agreements for review with responsible attorney.
• Assist with compliance review of private label packaging, advertising and marketing material.
• Assist with information security incidents, including coordination of working group matters.
• Review confidentiality agreements / non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and manage NDA process for department.
• Review commercial contracts including software license agreements, software-as-a-service agreements, reseller agreements, master services agreements, IT services agreements, consulting agreements, SOWs, software development agreements, and merchandising agreements.
• Finalize, update, format, and maintain contracts, policies, forms, presentation slides, notebooks, spreadsheets and shared documents and sites using Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Acrobat, and Google tools and platforms.
• General research on matters as they arise, including legal, member, and due diligence.
• Spearhead special projects as necessary, such as modernizing internal processes or handling business escalations.
• Heavy communication by phone and email with internal Costco clients and outside counsel.
• Intake and referral of legal matters to other counsel inside and outside when attorneys are unavailable.
• Track compliance issues and follow-up with responsible persons across several departments; log transactions and events into Costco tracking and compliance tools.
• Administrative support includes:
• Review, code and process outside counsel invoices for payment, including verification against Costco’s outside counsel policy including invoicing policies and communicate with outside counsel and internal legal team members to resolve issues;
• Prepare budget reports for each period, quarter and annually and track monthly expenditures to budget;
• Make travel arrangements and expense reports;
• Manage filing of electronic and paper copies of agreements, email, other correspondence and files; and
• Assist attorneys with CLE (continuing legal education) and payment of annual bar association dues.

Job Requirements:

Qualification & Experience:

• At least seven years of relevant paralegal experience, preferably with at least some in-house experience; paralegal certificate a plus.
• Strong familiarity with contracting processes, commercial contracts and a corporate/transactional legal practice; experience drafting and reviewing contracts preferred.
• Proven and reliable ability to maintain confidentiality in all legal matters.
• Proactive attitude and a strong interest in learning.
• Proven ability to stay calm, congenial, and adjust positively to changes in direction and/or assignment.
• Advanced skills using Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google tools and Adobe Acrobat.
• Strong attention to detail and interpersonal skills with an emphasis on written and verbal communication.
• Well-organized, able to identify and prioritize tasks, excellent troubleshooting skills, and ability to successfully manage multiple projects.
• Ability to make sound critical decisions and accept personal responsibility for those decisions.
• Knowledge of Costco (or similar consumer retail and/or e-commerce business) operations a plus.
• Technology transactions background and/or technical aptitude a plus.

Job Details:

Company: Costco Wholesale Corporation

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Functions: 

Job Location: Issaquah, Washington

Application Deadline: N/A

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