Paralegal

Job Description

Job Description

At Curaleaf, we're redefining the cannabis industry with a strong commitment to quality, expertise, and innovation. As a leading global cannabis provider, our brands—including Curaleaf, Select, and Grassroots—offer premium products and services in both medical and adult-use markets.

Join us at Curaleaf to be part of a high-growth, purpose-driven company that champions corporate social responsibility through our Rooted in Good initiative, supporting community outreach and positive change. Here, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, drive innovation, and help shape the future of cannabis.

Title: Paralegal

Location: Stamford, CT (On-site) 

About the Role:  

Curaleaf is currently seeking a qualified applicant to fill the position of Paralegal-Labor & Employment Law. The paralegal will be responsible for a variety of legal-related activities in the U.S. to assist Curaleaf in minimizing its legal and reputational risks. The paralegal will interact with other attorneys and staff within legal and business partners outside of legal to help manage the day-to-day operations of the legal team and ensuring that Curaleaf remains in compliance with labor, employment and other relevant laws and regulations. The ideal candidate for this position has a strong work ethic, exceptional problem-solving skills and is comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic workplace.

What You'll Do: 

• Provide support to the U.S. labor & employment and contract attorneys.
• Conducting legal research, including 50 state surveys.
• Manage compliance with internal litigation holds.
• Coordinate document review and manage discovery requests for litigation matters and labor arbitrations including e-discovery and coordinating with in-house IT and outside counsel.
• Assist with investigations related to attorney demand letters, administrative charges of discrimination and other legal claims. Includes working with internal clients and coordinating with outside counsel.
• Draft various documents including template documents, cease and desist letters, company policies, responses to administrative charges and government agency investigations.
• Assist with drafting severance and release agreements including coordinating with payroll for payment tracking.
• Complete administrative duties such as file management, legal calendar management, dispute tracking, legal invoicing and tracking, litigation analysis and reporting to identify trends.
• Manage annual state registrations and reporting requirements.
• Assist with preparing training decks on labor and employment law topics.
• Assist with scheduling, tracking and data gathering related to third-party vulnerability assessments and action plans.
• Monitor third party election petition filings in the industry and identify labor trends.
• Manage labor arbitrations, including arbitrator selection, preparing exhibits, witnesses, and researching arbitration precedent.
• Assist with preparation of NLRB trials and act as liaison for outside counsel.
• Managing internal contract review requests and contract management system and assigning legal review to contracts attorneys.
• Be open to other duties as assigned related to special team projects.

What You'll Bring:

• 10+ years working experience as a paralegal supporting an in-house labor & employment law team.  
• Experience in contract management systems a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to take direction and work independently with little or no supervision
• Highly organized and detail-oriented – proactive follow-through a must
• Experience creating and maintaining spreadsheets/databases
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), Power Point, Sharepoint and Adobe Acrobat Pro
• Notary Public a plus

Connecticut Hiring Range

$81,000—$90,000 USD

What We Offer:

• Career Growth Opportunities
• Competitive Pay and Benefits
• Generous PTO and Parental Leave
• 401(K) Retirement Plan
• Life/ Disability Insurance
• Community Involvement
• Referral Bonuses and Product Discounts

Benefits vary by state, role type, and eligibility.  

Follow us on Social Media: 
Instagram: @curaleaf.usa
Twitter: @Curaleaf_Inc
LinkedIn: Curaleaf LinkedIn

Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) ("Curaleaf") is a leading international provider of consumer products in cannabis with a mission to enhance lives by cultivating, sharing, and celebrating the power of the plant. As a high-growth cannabis company known for quality, expertise and reliability, the Company, and its brands, including Curaleaf, Select, Grassroots, Find, and Anthem provide industry-leading service, product selection and accessibility across the medical and adult-use markets. Curaleaf International is powered by a strong presence in all stages of the supply chain. Its unique distribution network throughout Europe, Canada and Australasia brings together pioneering science and research with cutting-edge cultivation, extraction and production. Home | Curaleaf | Cannabis with Confidence

Our Vision: To be the world's leading cannabis company by consistently delivering superior products and services and driving the global acceptance of cannabis. 

Our Values:

• Lead and Inspire.  
• Commit to Win.  
• ONE Curaleaf.  
• Driven to Deliver Excellence.  

Curaleaf is an equal opportunity employer. Curaleaf recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Individuals adversely impacted by the war on drugs are encouraged to apply.

Current Curaleaf employees should apply for open positions through our Internal Job Board, which can be accessed via the link on The Leaf. 

***Please note that U.S. immigration rules and regulations are governed by federal law; not state law.  Although Curaleaf operates in states that have legalized and decriminalized marijuana, it is still considered a controlled substance under federal regulations and thus illegal under federal law. For this reason, unless and until federal law changes, Curaleaf is prohibited from offering sponsorship for any non-immigrant or immigrant visas. 

***Please also note that while candidates who are Lawful Permanent Residents (such as those with Green Cards) are eligible for employment with, and are hired by Curaleaf, working for a company engaged in a business that grows and sells a product that is illegal under federal law might compromise the candidate's immigration status. Before a Lawful Permanent Resident accepts an offer of employment, Curaleaf recommends that the candidate seek the advice of an immigration lawyer.