Paralegal
Company: First Student
Location: Cincinnati
Posted on: September 20, 2024
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Job Description:
First for a reason:
At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who
take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and
passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of
brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit,
and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and
innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training
and technology the transportation industry has to offer.
Supports the Labor Relations function, assisting in all aspects of
labor union contract negotiation work, to include managing the
union contract and arbitration database.
Major Responsibilities
• Report to the Vice President Labor Relations, supporting both
corporate and field Labor Relations functions for the United States
and Canada.
• Assists with maintaining up to date the labor contract log,
identifying the status of all labor contracts and pending actions.
Conduct reviews and analysis of all labor contracts.
• Assist with the preparation for labor related arbitrations and
responsible for maintaining an arbitration database log of all
completed and pending arbitrations. Conduct reviews and analysis of
arbitration data.
• Draft Labor Relations and arbitration documents such as contract
language amendments and other related modifications. Research and
draft memos in connection with labor law, labor contract agreements
and arbitration matters.
• Coordinate and prepare documentation and presentations for the
leadership team related to Labor Relations and arbitrations.
• Works closely with other departments such as Operations, Legal
and Finance, coordinating efforts in the area of union labor
contracts and arbitrations. Prepare responses to inquiries and
providing other documents as needed.
• Respond to information request.
• Assists counsel in arbitration, mediation, and litigation
matters, responding to compiling information request from federal
and state agencies, along with other tasks as needed.
• Work closely with other members of the Human Resources
Department.
• Serve as the Labor Relations point person and liaison for
internal and external labor and arbitration administrative
functions.
Minimum Education & Certifications Required
• Paralegal Certification, Associates Degree or Bachelor's
Degree.
Minimum Experience & Skills Required
• Minimum of 5-7 years experience, working independently in a
corporate legal support role, in a law firm or similar setting.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
• Outstanding organizational skills with a strong attention to
detail and adherence to deadlines.
• Must be computer literate with an advanced working knowledge of
Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Able to work independently.
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions
• Incumbent must be able to move about the office and between
floors; utilize standard office
equipment; access filing system/cabinets; and communicate
effectively and efficiently in person or
by telephone.
• No travel.
Disclaimer
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to
assign or reassign duties and
responsibilities to this job at any time. This job description
reflects management's assignment of essential
functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be
assigned
In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions,
including but not limited to van drivers and any other position
requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are
considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and
alcohol testing, including cannabis.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First
will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal
histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco
Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any
other fair chance law. Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Record
Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon
request
https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.
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