Paralegal

Paralegal Role at Baird

Join Baird in a high-impact paralegal role where your work directly shapes firmwide policies, strengthens governance, and helps manage risk across the organization!

This paralegal role supports Baird's legal and human resources teams by reviewing, drafting, and analyzing policies, handbook provisions, templates, and regulatory developments that impact the firm. This role focuses on delivering high-quality, independent work that mitigates risk, enhances consistency, and frees up legal leadership capacity for more complex matters.

You will work in a highly collaborative environment, partnering with legal, HR, and business stakeholders across the firm to interpret regulatory updates, maintain governance documentation, and help enhance firmwide policies and practices.

This position may be based in Milwaukee, WI or Louisville, KY, with a flexible work arrangement aligned to team needs.

The impact you'll make:

• Review and analyze policies, procedures, and templates to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and firm standards
• Draft and update employee handbook provisions, policy documents, and legal templates with clear, consistent language
• Monitor and summarize regulatory and legislative changes, identifying impacts to HR, legal, and business stakeholders
• Partner with legal and HR to implement updates to policies and governance documentation
• Conduct research on employment, regulatory, and compliance topics to support legal decision-making
• Maintain organized policy documentation and repositories to support audit readiness
• Identify and recommend improvements to standardize policy language and processes
• Support risk mitigation efforts through timely and accurate documentation updates
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure policies are practical and effectively implemented

What you'll bring to Baird:

Minimum qualifications:

• 3+ years of relevant experience in a paralegal, compliance, HR, or policy-related role
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience drafting, editing, and analyzing policies, procedures, contracts, or regulatory documentation
• Paralegal certificate preferred, or willingness to obtain certification within 12 months of hire

Key skills / qualifications:

• Strong written communication and document drafting skills with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to interpret regulatory or legal concepts and translate them into clear, practical language
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on assigned deliverables while collaborating with stakeholders
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Analytical mindset with the ability to identify risks, gaps, and inconsistencies
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Word) and document management tools
• Professional judgment and discretion in handling sensitive information

Compensation and benefits:

• Compensation and bonus are commensurate with experience, performance and/or firm profitability
• You'll have the opportunity to advance your career while enjoying our comprehensive benefits designed for your life, career and future.

Baird is committed to diversity and provides employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, military service, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other status protected by law.