Senior Legal Assistant
Job Description
As a global leader in advanced mobility solutions, our outstanding team of legal professionals helps us navigate the continually changing legal and regulatory landscape. In our Office of General Counsel , you’ll be part of an organization that collaborates with outside counsel to operate as a global team and deliver world-class legal, tax and audit services to client groups throughout the company.
In this position...
Ford Motor Company’s Office of the General Counsel is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Employment Paralegal to support our Labor and Employment legal team at our corporate headquarters in Dearborn, MI. This role is responsible for assisting attorneys with a broad range of employment-related matters, including litigation, administrative charges, policy development, and regulatory compliance. The successful candidate will serve as a key resource in managing discovery, conducting legal research, and coordinating with internal stakeholders such as Human Resources. This position is based in Dearborn, MI, and candidates must be local to the area.
Responsibilities
What you'll do...
- Provide comprehensive support for employment litigation, including managing the discovery process, drafting responses to interrogatories, and coordinating document productions.
- Generate and maintain internal legal reports and dashboards to track matter status, litigation trends, and key performance metrics for senior legal leadership.
- Assist attorneys in responding to administrative charges filed with the EEOC and various state and local human rights agencies.
- Conduct legal research on federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations (e.g., Title VII, ADA, FMLA, FLSA).
- Draft and proofread legal documents, including settlement agreements, separation agreements, and internal legal memoranda.
- Organize and maintain employment legal files and databases, ensuring all documentation is current and compliant with company retention policies.
- Support the review and update of company-wide employment policies, employee handbooks, and training materials.
- Coordinate and schedule interviews, depositions, and meetings with internal witnesses and external counsel.
- Liaise with Human Resources and business units to gather facts and documents necessary for legal assessments and defense strategies.
- Manage legal holds and ensure proper preservation of evidence related to pending or threatened employment litigation.
- Must be local to the Dearborn, MI area and available to work on-site at Ford’s corporate facilities as required.
Qualifications
You'll have...
- 3–5 years of experience as a paralegal/legal assistant specializing in employment law.
- Demonstrated experience in managing discovery and e-discovery processes for employment-related litigation.
- Excellent legal research and writing skills, with proficiency in Westlaw, LexisNexis, or similar legal research tools.
- Proficiency in data management and the ability to compile complex information into clear, concise internal reports.
- Meticulous attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy in document preparation and filing.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with the utmost discretion.
- Superior organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize multiple projects and meet strict deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels of the organization.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and experience with legal document management systems.
- Demonstrated experience with internal corporate reporting or legal operations metrics.
Even better, you may have...
- Experience in a large law firm or a corporate legal department is highly preferred.
- Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program is strongly preferred.
- Notary Public commission is a plus.
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.
