CORP LEGAL/PARALEGAL CONTRACTS-PRIVACY

Kroger - Cincinnati, OH

Full-time - Mid Level

Cincinnati, OH

Food and Beverage Retailers

About the position

The position of Corporate Legal/Paralegal Contracts-Privacy at Kroger involves providing paralegal assistance to privacy attorneys, focusing primarily on sourcing and commercial transactions (contracts) while also supporting litigation efforts. The role emphasizes the importance of the company's core values, including respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.

Responsibilities

• Provide paralegal assistance to Kroger privacy attorneys.
• Focus on sourcing and commercial transactions (contracts) and may include litigation support.
• Review and revise data protection addendums and other privacy-related terms in commercial agreements with attorney supervision.
• Manage DPA process for selected vendors under attorney direction.
• Gather and organize information needed for legal privacy review from stakeholders.
• Oversee contract management including tracking status and maintaining contract library.
• Develop playbooks under attorney direction.
• Receive intake requests from business stakeholders and refer privacy legal matters to appropriate internal and outside counsel when responsible attorneys are unavailable.
• Work on special projects such as modernizing internal processes or handling business escalations.
• Assist with information security incidents, including maintaining incident logs and coordination of working group matters.
• Review and process outside counsel invoices for payment, verifying against Kroger's outside counsel policies and resolving issues with outside counsel and internal legal team members.
• Track open legal and compliance issues and follow up with responsible persons across several departments.
• Assist with privacy risk assessments, ensuring completion appropriately by communicating with business, legal, and compliance teams.
• Audit websites, mobile applications, privacy notices, and other privacy-related communications.
• Review external communications and presentations under attorney supervision.
• Review and update privacy training under attorney supervision.
• Establish and maintain paper and electronic files and filing systems, including for project benchmarking.
• Research applicable laws, rules, and regulations as needed.
• Gather, organize, and distribute privacy-litigation related documents to internal and external counsel.
• Maintain pleadings, files, calendars, and other case materials in electronic databases.

Requirements

• Minimum Paralegal certificate or paralegal degree.
• 3+ years of paralegal experience in law firms, government agencies, and/or in-house legal department.
• Excellent Microsoft Word and Excel skills.
• Proficient in SharePoint, Adobe Acrobat, and LexisNexis.
• Training in contract law and experience with negotiating, including drafting and synthesizing inputs from multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated skill and experience closely reviewing contracts for issues and determining critical points that should be escalated.
• Working knowledge of privacy laws in the United States, with a focus on contracting with third parties.
• Basic knowledge of IT terms and concepts.
• Sound critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently without close supervision.
• Strong ethical compass and problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's degree.
• Significant paralegal experience in sophisticated commercial contracting, including information technology, marketing, license, or intellectual property-related agreements.
• Work experience in marketing or information technology.