Senior Legal Analyst, Employment and Investigations

Work Flexibility: Remote or Hybrid or Onsite

What you will do:

As a Senior Legal Analyst you will be responsible for scheduling and matter management; drafting and updating legal contracts, agreements and correspondence; supporting sensitive internal investigations; assisting with legal presentations; and improving internal processes. The Senior Legal Analyst must prepare accurate and timely reports using data analytics. The Senior Legal Analyst maintains legal files and materials for the team, ensuring a high level of confidentiality.

The Senior Legal Analyst also will collaborate with internal teams to ensure the smooth execution of legal activities. Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a dynamic environment are essential.

This is a remote position; however, there is a strong preference for candidates located in EST or CST.  10% travel is for occasional legal meetings.

You will:

General Duties

• Coordinate discovery and responses to subpoenas or other requests, including collection and production of materials.

• Prepare employment and other agreements.

• Prepare and send correspondence and other legal filings, including collecting all related documents.

• Schedule meetings as requested, including the weekly Competitive Hire and Leave Escalations calls, investigation-related interviews, and all related communications.

• Maintain and update employment templates, including library of form language for employment contracts, agreements, and letters.

• Assist with internal investigations and demand letter/EEO charge response, including collecting and reviewing documents, identifying and preparing summaries of relevant documents, taking notes of witness interviews and preparing memoranda.

Matter management:

• Assist in implementing LED codes for billing purposes.

• Billing Guideline Reviewer for EPL and Investigation claims.

• Monitor CT Corporation mailbox for service of process and route all EPL claims and employment and other subpoenas for assignment.

• Regularly review matters to timely open or close claims in Legal Tracker and facilitate issuance of Legal Holds, where appropriate.

• Manage databases responsible for monitoring internal investigations.

Settlement administration:

• Process settlement and severance agreements.

• Ensure accurate and timely issuance of settlement checks.

• Serve as a liaison between Payroll, Accounts Payable, Tax and Finance for settlement payments.

Administrative Support:

• Serve as liaison between outside counsel and internal departments.

• Serve as liaison between Legal department and HR function.

• Provide general administrative and project support to Employment and Investigation teams, including developing processes for responses to government requests, legal invoice reconciliation and outside resource coordination.

• Assist with legal presentations.

• Cross-training to support the Litigation team on employment litigation matters.

• All other duties as assigned by Employment and Investigation teams.

What you will need:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or 5 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree;

• 2+ years of relevant experience in the legal field or supporting legal, compliance, or HR matters; and

• Advanced proficiency using Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PowerBI and Outlook.

Preferred

• Spanish, French, German and/or Portuguese proficiency desirable.

• Experience supporting global teams.

• Paralegal experience is highly desirable.

• Experience in Legal technology is highly desirable.

$77,200 - $160,800 salary plus bonus eligible + benefits. Actual minimum and maximum may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience, and other relevant factors.

Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.