Corporate Paralegal

Our mission is to make everyday eating extraordinary for our guests. We create a warm, welcoming, memorable experience with exceptional, personal service. We’re looking for a new team member who strives for excellence and brings positive energy, commitment, and a “can-do” attitude to work every day. We value teamwork and celebrate our successes as a team and will value your contribution!

Added Benefits for choosing The Fresh Market Team:

The Fresh Market currently has an opening for a Corporate Paralegal in our Store Support Center (099). As a Corporate Paralegal, you will be responsible for providing paraprofessional support directly to all internal attorneys in the various areas listed below under the supervision of the company’s General Counsel.  The Corporate Paralegal will also engage with the executive management team, internal business units, store employees, government agencies, and third-party consultants on a regular basis. The position will be hybrid, requiring approximately three (3) days in the office with the ability to work remotely otherwise.

Providing paraprofessional support to the Legal Department in the areas of employment, contracts, litigation, and other matters. Responsibilities include preparing and reviewing and drafting documents, managing databases, coordinating responses, overseeing discovery processes, conducting research, managing legal invoices, and ensuring regulatory compliance, and performing certain routine administrative duties.

At a minimum, you will need:

• At a minimum, what you’ll need:

  • Paralegal certification/associate’s degree
  • 5+ years of corporate paralegal experience, ideally with consumer-facing employers
  • Experience in employment law, contract review/drafting, and/or litigation, highly preferred
  • Highly organized, deadline-focused, and detail-oriented
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proactive, problem-solver, and flexible team player
  • Ability to multitask and work independently under pressure
  • Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of internal and personnel information
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and quick to learn new software

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS: Consistent with applicable laws, TFM will make reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and team members, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to TFM. This guiding principle applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring and job assignment, compensation, discipline, termination, and access to benefits and training.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy and related medical conditions, national origin, genetic information, uniformed service, veteran status, disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law.

The statements in this job description are provided to describe the general nature and level of work expected in this role. While these statements include the essential functions of the job, they are not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. As we work as a team, there may be times team members are needed to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities based on business needs.

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