In-House
Bentonville, AR
Legal Staff Paralegal in Bentonville, AR
Legal Staff
5-10 yrs required
No
Job Title: Paralegal
Job Responsibilities:
An individual in this position will be responsible for assisting in the operations of the company's legal team, providing a broad range of substantive legal support. Responsibilities include:
- Providing broad support to the legal team by interfacing with internal clients, often serving as the client point of contact, managing legal files, maintaining templates, and helping implement processes and policies.
- Understanding, drafting, revising, and preparing various legal documents, such as regulatory filings, reports, bylaws, correspondence, contracts, charters, grant agreements, and other general corporate and nonprofit documents.
- Conducting research and analysis on legal, regulatory, statutory, and business-related topics, and preparing memoranda, summaries, and presentations.
- Overseeing the organization, maintenance, accessibility, retrieval, and retention of hard copy and digital corporate governance files.
- Managing the corporate records database by ensuring data accuracy and completeness, making database design revisions, creating/running standard and ad hoc database reports, and conducting audits.
- Creating and maintaining entity organization charts.
- Coordinating with internal team members and outside parties, providing status updates on legal processes and matters, assisting in the prioritization of various tasks, ensuring attorneys are aware of pending deadlines, and assisting with budgeting, time, and invoice review.
- Performing other duties as may be required from time to time.
Education and Experience Information:
- A Bachelor’s degree is required.
- Five (5) years of total professional work experience (or equivalent educational experience) in the legal field is required.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint) and record management databases.
- Demonstrated proficiency in accuracy, acute attention to detail, and follow-through on assigned tasks.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to manage confidential information with discretion.
Additional Helpful Experience Includes:
- A Juris Doctorate degree is preferred.
- Ten (10) or more years of total work experience is preferred, including corporate paralegal or other relevant in-house legal, compliance, or records maintenance experience.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment with internal and external contacts at all levels.
- Exceptional project management and organizational skills with limited oversight from manager.
- Self-motivated, strategic thinker who anticipates future issues and opportunities, recommending innovative and practical solutions to complicated and varied problems.
- Compliance and regulatory/financial reporting experience.
Salary Information:
- Salary Range: $74,000 - $90,000
Benefits Information:
- A comprehensive and generous benefits package is offered, which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) retirement plan, and paid time off.
About the Legal Department:
The legal team provides advice to the family and its interests in several areas, including estate planning, compliance, investment activity, asset acquisition, and charitable efforts. The team also advises the Walton Family Foundation, each family member’s individual foundations, and each family member’s for-profit entities.
About the Company:
The company is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. They encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where they operate.
Featured Benefits:
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- 401(k)
May 29, 2025
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