Paralegal - Mississauga, Canada - UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

Verified Company

Mississauga, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Primary Job Posting Location:

Mississauga, Ontario Canada

Explore your next opportunity at a Fortune Global 500 organization. Envision innovative possibilities, experience our rewarding culture, and work with talented teams that help you become better every day. We know what it takes to lead UPS into tomorrow—people with a unique combination of skill + passion.

If you have the qualities and drive to lead yourself or teams, there are roles ready to cultivate your skills and take you to the next level.

Job Summary:

The paralegal position is the essential third member of the legal team in Canada.

While performing some administrative functions to support the lawyers, the Paralegal is also responsible for a large portfolio of legal tasks (see below).

Job Requirements / Skills

Law firm invoicing:

Ensure all law firms invoices are received on time each month, print copies and save files for historical data
Key invoices into either UPS Canada or UPS SCS excel spreadsheet for cost tracking vs. the department's budgeted plan
Key and/or review invoices in Passport, ensure billing amounts match, correct cost allocations, approve invoices and forward to the UPS Legal team
Monitor all invoices to ensure they are paid timely through Corporate

Issuing Matter IDs:

Work with all law firms as new files are assigned to them to open matter IDs and set up proper billing in Passport

Package Claims:

Research and respond to customer and/or legal demand letters regarding lost, damaged or late packages
Research and collect all relevant information for any lawsuits received regarding package claims
Assign external lawyer and provide them all documentation and instructions regarding claim
Work with external lawyer to file necessary responses and documentation
Attend pretrials, mediations and trials with external lawyers and serve as UPS expert witness when required

Legal Record Retention:

Opening files for Legal Department, assigning file numbers and labeling files as needed
Closing files as needed and sending to Iron Mountain for proper record retention
Maintaining files at Iron Mountain and arrange for destruction of files as per UPS Record Retention guidelines
Record Retention representative for the Legal Department

Invoice Payments:

Paying monthly invoices for Iron Mountain, Thomson Reuters, Arkadin and other services needed by Canada Legal Department

Process Serving:

Arranging for process serving on an as needed basis and accepting any legal servings filed at District Office

Legal Holds:

Managing and controlling legal holds in the Passport and Exterro systems as required by ongoing legal matters

ESI Collection and Preservation requests:

Working with Corporate Legal group and Information Security in Mahwah N.J. when Canada Legal needs to retrieve information from UPS systems

Corporate Filings and Registrations:

Working with external counsel corporate clerks to ensure all annual registrations, business names and other corporate filings are completed for both UPS Canada and UPS SCS
Provide updates on Officers and Directors of both corporations, arranging for changes to be made as assignments are changed
Arrange for preparation of annual and special resolutions of the Board of Directors / Shareholders are drafted and reviewed for all Canadian UPS entities
Ensure annual financials and resolutions are completed before June 30 every year for both corporations this involves working with Tax, Corporate Legal and external counsel
Ensure UPS Canada Retirement Committee annual reports are prepared and included with UPS Canada annual resolutions
Complete Stats Canada questionnaires yearly for both corporations
Maintain Canada Firearms License with the RCMP for UPS Canada

Legal Settlements:

Requisitioning funds for all legal settlements, working with Payroll and Accounts Payable to ensure cheques are issued to proper vendors and that deductions are made when necessary and that all funds are received on a timely basis

Management of ongoing "AWOL" Project**:

Working with Occupational Health & Safety group, Labour and HR to identify employees that have been on LOA for more than 18 months (PT) and two years (FT).
Send out contact letters asking for medical documents to sustain continued absence, track all letters and responses, send follow up letters where needed
Review medical documentation with UPS lawyer to determine if employee can return to work, arrange for accommodation searches, diarize for follow up requests, prepare severance for employees being frustrated, ensure all AWOL files have proper documentation and are maintained at Xerox site once file is closed
Maintain control log for all AWOL employees, track all severance issued

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