Paralegal, Corporate & Securities

$87,110 - $130,707/Yr

PetCo - San Diego, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

San Diego, CA

10,001+ employees

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

The Paralegal, Corporate & Securities position at Petco involves supporting attorneys in managing a variety of legal matters, conducting legal research, and assisting with corporate governance and M&A projects. The role requires strong communication skills, the ability to prioritize tasks, and a solid understanding of contracts and legal principles. This position is essential for ensuring compliance and effective legal operations within the company.

Responsibilities

• Assist attorneys with organizing, managing, and maintaining a variety of matters.
• Communicate regularly with the team to inform them of the status of matters and projects.
• Perform legal research and data compilation.
• Interact professionally and effectively through verbal and written communication.
• Prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks within established timeframes.
• Prepare accurate and complete work products.
• Assist with internal and external communications related to legal matters.
• Provide support with invoicing review and approval, accrual, expense tracking, internal reporting, and other legal related spend reporting.
• Examine and evaluate information regarding corporate governance and exercise judgment for the need of additional information.
• Support corporate matters including equity plans, corporate governance matters, and board meeting preparations.
• Support M&A projects and Petco deal arrangements from inception to integration.
• Utilize knowledge of contracts and experience to analyze data and situations to determine appropriate course of action in the best interest of Petco.
• Provide the business a summary of contract terms that require negotiations and provide point of negotiation.
• Provide support in contracts administration.
• Convey routine information to client representatives regarding legal and/or contractual issues associated with existing or proposed operational situations.
• Coordinate the gathering of information from various departments in the preparation of contracts and other legal documents.
• Independently review certain contracts and other legal documents to ensure necessary provisions are included.
• Assist in crafting and implementing litigation legal holds.
• Organize materials and responses to due diligence requests.
• Compile, review, and organize information, materials, documents, reports, and evidence.
• Exercise discretion when interviewing custodians.
• Summarize depositions and other legal documents.
• Prepare reports, correspondence, memoranda, and other documents.
• Conduct routine and specific legal and factual information research and data compilation.
• Oversee managing of the intellectual property program.
• Oversee management of the ethics hotline.
• Draft letters related to store operations.

Requirements

• College degree and paralegal certification from an accredited paralegal program required.
• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible paralegal experience in a corporate legal department or law firm environment.
• Strong knowledge of general legal terminology and legal principles.
• Demonstrated strong ability to perform legal research, conduct discovery, and understand contracts.
• Experience using modern office equipment, including Microsoft Word software and electronic resource tools such as Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw.
• Exceptional ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, negotiate effectively, and interview associates, vendors, and customers.
• Ability to prepare accurate and complete work products, organize and prioritize workload, and meet multiple coinciding deadlines.

Nice-to-haves

• Bilingual in Spanish
• Experience with intellectual property law
• Familiarity with corporate governance matters

Benefits

• Health insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid time off