Paralegal - Labor and Employment Law

Camping World Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Lincolnshire, IL, (together with its subsidiaries) is America's largest retailer of RVs and related products and services. Our vision is to build a long-term legacy business that makes RVing fun and easy, and our Camping World and Good Sam brands have been serving RV consumers since 1966.

We strive to build long-term value for our customers, employees, and shareholders by combining a unique and comprehensive assortment of RV products and services with a national network of RV dealerships, service centers, and customer support centers along with the industry's most extensive online presence and a highly trained and knowledgeable team of associates serving our customers, the RV lifestyle, and the communities in which we operate. We also believe that our Good Sam organization and family of programs and services uniquely enable us to connect with our customers as stewards of the RV enthusiast community and the RV lifestyle. With RV sales and service locations in 42 states, Camping World has grown to become the prime destination for everything RV. A career at Camping World is more than a job; it is the chance to make a difference in the RV and outdoor community. Camping World is growing, this is your opportunity.

We're seeking a Paralegal who is strategic, self-motivated, and process-oriented thinker who can efficiently assist in-house attorneys with a wide array of labor and employment law compliance, pre-litigation, and litigation matters for a nationwide retailer. This role requires strong project management skills, excellent communication and relationship-building skills, an interest in innovating the legal department using technology, and creative problem-solving skills.

Office Location: Chicago, Illinois

Responsibilities:

• Assist lead attorney in managing day-to-day labor and employment pre-litigation and litigation portfolio from inception through trial and appeal.
• Assist counsel by utilizing core paralegal competencies (e.g., investigations, legal research, pre-litigation practice, all aspects of discovery, motions, pleadings, depositions, subpoenas, trial, appeal, mediation, arbitration, and negotiation).
• Effectively manage matters within Camping World's case management platform, including ensuring matters have all information entered and are timely updated.
• Maintain an efficient and organized work environment to effectively meet attorneys' and businesses' daily needs and changing requests.
• Develop and manage processes to improve operational effectiveness and productivity, including playbooks, workflows, policies, and standard operating procedures, leveraging technological solutions and relationships with prospective and existing vendors as warranted.
• Manage, maintain, and organize internal records and files for the litigation team, including litigation files and litigation team operations documents (e.g., reports, forms, and templates) in a uniform and consistent format.
• Complete other duties and projects assigned by the legal department.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• Ability to curate and maintain professional and meaningful client relationships and to collaborate with others in a team environment.
• Skilled in both written and verbal communication with legal and nonlegal professionals.
• Skilled in critical thinking and able to question and further pursue knowledge.
• Skilled in leading and facilitating both in-person and virtual meetings with stakeholders.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize and manage workload and simultaneous tasks while meeting deadlines in a changing, fast-paced environment while maintaining organization and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree, or certificate in paralegal studies or other relevant legal education or significant paralegal experience, preferably at a large firm or in-house legal department and preferably in labor and employment law.
• Knowledge of or interest in labor and employment law, including discrimination and retaliation, harassment, wage and hour laws, state and federal agency enforcement, and litigation.