Assistant Coordinator

The Legal Assistant Coordinator is a critical operational and compliance role within the Risk Management and Legal support functions, responsible for adherence to court‑mandated deadlines, regulatory requirements, and corporate legal obligations. The position plays a key role in the intake, tracking, and calendaring of legal matters, including lawsuits, subpoena compliance, and regulatory reporting deadlines.

• Intake, docketing, and calendaring of litigation matters, maintaining litigation calendars, case status reports, claims closures, and a tickler system to ensure timely compliance with court deadlines.
• Coordinate Medicare reporting compliance, subpoena response processes, and procurement/renewal of fleet ship certificates, ensuring accurate and timely submissions to avoid statutory penalties.
• Exercise confidentiality and professionalism while providing administrative support to the Risk Management and Legal teams, including data collection, report generation, and meeting coordination.
• Backup coordinator for evidence preservation with shoreside and shipboard Security teams, maintaining accurate logs and documentation related to evidence management.
• Time‑card administrator for the department, approving payroll time cards and accurate PTO, sick time, and other time‑off entries.
• Department coordinator for legal holds and document retention requirements, monitoring claims, litigation, and compliance mailboxes.
• Support onboarding/offboarding of employees, coordinating equipment requests, account setups, and providing coverage for other support staff.

• Collaboration with Corporate Collaboration and CCL.
• Problem‑solving:
  Provide legal administrative support with a focus on compliance and logistics, resolving issues with IT Help Desk and shipboard teams.
• Impact:
  Ensure timely execution to prevent adverse rulings, sanctions, fines, and reputational risk.
• Leadership:
  Collaborate with the legal team.

• Associate’s Degree in Administration, Legal Administrative Support, or similar.
• Bachelor’s Degree – preferred.
• Ability to communicate confidently at the highest levels and build effective internal and external relationships.
• 3–5 years of legal administrative experience with demonstrated accomplishments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams).

Travel – no or very little travel likely.

Work Conditions:
May require work inside and/or outside with exposure to changing climate and/or operating machinery.

Physical Demands:
Must remain at a stationary position at a desk/computer for extended periods. Occasionally walk during dry dock periods.

This position is classified as “in‑office.” Employees may work from a designated Carnival office in South Florida Monday through Thursday and may work from home on Fridays.

• Health Benefits:
  • Cost‑effective medical, dental and vision plans
  • Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources
  • Company‑paid term life insurance and disability coverage
• Financial Benefits:
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Employee Stock Purchase plan
• Paid Time Off:
  • Holidays – 8 company‑wide holidays + 2 floating holidays
  • Vacation Time – 14 days/year for managers and below; 19 days/year for directors and above; additional days with tenure
  • Sick Time – 80 hours/year for full‑time employees; 60 hours/year for part‑time with benefits
• Other Benefits:
  • Complementary stand‑by cruises, employee discounts on cruises, and special rates for family and friends
  • Personal and professional learning and development with tuition reimbursement
  • On‑site fitness center at the Miami campus

Carnival Corporation & plc and Carnival Cruise Line is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. The employer does not discriminate against any qualified individual on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, mental, physical or sensory disability, or any other classification protected by applicable laws.