Senior Paralegal, Global Litigation & Compliance

About Us

Shark Ninja a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positivelyimpactpeople’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track recordof bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed

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Ninjato enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than4,100associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

Shark Ninja is seeking a paralegal with a strong litigation, regulatory, and compliance background to join our legal team in Needham, MA. This is an incredible opportunity for someone to join a fast paced and highly innovative global consumer products company with a well-regarded and business-minded legal team. The Senior Paralegal, Global Litigation & Compliance will be the operational hub for the litigation, regulatory, employment, and compliance functions.

They will report to the SVP, Senior Associate General Counsel, Global Litigation and Compliance and can work on a wide range of other projects within the Legal Department and cross-functionally with other business units.

We’re a legal team of business drivers comprised of business-minded attorneys that cultivate their skills to lead many business initiatives and outcomes throughout the organization. We’re a department that enjoys working closely together, with a strong internal reputation, which has fun rolling up our sleeves to ultimately deliver the best consumer experience. The ideal candidate is someone that is curious, enjoys driving to exceed a business outcome, and wants to elevate their “legal agility” to work with a fun, highly innovative, fast paced and truly passionate business-minded team.

• Operations Management
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  This is a unique opportunity for an experienced, business-minded paralegal to drive the organization and optimize the functioning of a broad team that covers several diverse substantive areas – litigation, regulatory, employment, and compliance as well as various special business projects. Be a strategic right hand to the team by helping it evolve to match Shark Ninja’s rapid growth. Some examples include:
  • Oversee matter logistics and manage information flow and reporting.
  • Proactively identify areas to maximize the team’s performance and drive efficiency.
  • Project manage special projects inside and outside the Legal Department.
  • Maintain team schedules / calendars.
  • Coordinate budgets, bill review, and RFPs.
  • Coordinate with outside counsel.
• Litigation
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  Provide support for the company’s litigation matters and disputes, including product liability, subrogation, intellectual property, employment, and commercial litigation. Tasks include:
  • Track status of the company’s litigations and maintain case files.
  • Assist with discovery, including collecting and organizing documents for production, working with witnesses on written discovery responses, coordinating witness interviews and depositions, and working with e-discovery vendors.
  • Assist with in-house handling of certain litigation matters, including preparation of pleadings and other case documents.
  • Manage and maintain the litigation department's legal hold system.
  • Assist in responding to subpoenas.
  • Manage the company’s docket of subrogation matters, working with insurance adjusters and the company’s third-party claims administrator.
  • Manage pre-litigation personal injury claims.
  • Respond to complaints from consumers, retailers, state attorneys general, and consumer groups (e.g., Better Business Bureau) about the company’s products in coordination with members of the sales and customer service teams.
• Regulatory
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  • Assist in the review of product assets (packaging, marketing materials, online content) for safety and regulatory considerations.
  • Maintain global regulatory classification and pathway to market timelines to be leveraged by cross-functional teams.
• Employment
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  • Mana…