Paralegal II

Paralegal II

Where will your career take you next? Let's find out together. At Zurich Cover-More, we're proud to be one of the world's leading travel insurance and assistance providers. Each year, we protect more than 20 million travelers worldwide, making sure we're there every step of their journey with proactive care, personalized cover, and specialist support. Zurich Cover-More partners with many of the world's best-known brands – think major airlines, travel giants, top banks, credit card providers, and large retailers – to deliver more care, more cover, for all. Launched in December 2024, Zurich Cover-More is the global travel brand of Zurich Insurance Group, one of the world's leading multi-line insurers. Our family of customer-facing brands includes trusted names like Travel Guard, Cover-More Travel Insurance, Travelex Insurance, Universal Assistance, World Travel Protection, Freely, and Blue Insurance. Together, we're redefining what it means to travel safely and with confidence. Whether it's a long-awaited holiday, a last-minute business trip, or an unexpected detour, we deliver in the moments that matter.

About Travel Guard

This role is part of our Travel Guard team. Travel Guard is a leading travel insurance brand, serving millions of leisure and business travelers worldwide. Established in 1982, we offer a comprehensive portfolio of travel insurance solutions and global assistance services. Travel Guard operates service centers across Asia, Europe, and the Americas, ensuring 24/7 support to help travelers navigate unexpected circumstances that may disrupt their plans. Travel Guard became part of Zurich Cover-More in December 2024.

What You'll Be Doing

In this role, you will provide comprehensive paralegal support to the North America Legal team, working across a wide range of legal, regulatory, and business matters in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

• Support drafting, reviewing, coordinating, and administering commercial contracts and legal documents
• Conduct legal research and prepare summaries on regulatory and legal topics under attorney guidance
• Assist with responses to regulatory inquiries and compliance-related matters
• Review marketing, advertising, and external communications materials for legal and regulatory compliance
• Coordinate legal projects, including tracking deadlines, maintaining documentation, and following up on action items
• Liaise with cross-functional stakeholders to gather inputs and support efficient legal review processes
• Manage document control, including versioning, execution copies, and proper legal filing and storage
• Support contract execution processes and ensure accurate recordkeeping of finalized agreements
• Schedule and coordinate meetings and communications for attorneys, including cross-border collaboration
• Provide general administrative and operational support to the Legal team as needed

What Skills And Experience You'll Bring On This Journey

Essential:

• Paralegal certificate, associate degree, or equivalent relevant experience
• 3+ years of experience in a paralegal or legal support role
• Experience supporting contract review processes under attorney supervision
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to handle sensitive information with discretion

Preferred:

• Experience supporting regulatory or compliance-related legal work
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
• Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving skills

Why You'll Love Working With Us!

We value optimism, caring, togetherness, reliability, results-orientation, and forward-thinking. We have more than 3000 employees worldwide. We are a global group of digital specialists, actuaries, marketers, doctors, nurses, case managers, claims specialists, finance experts, customer service and corporate services professionals. We share a global purpose to look after travelers, at every step of their journey.

Job flexibility. We understand the importance of making sure that work fits into your life, not the other way around. Our hybrid approach ensures you can maintain work-life balance with the flexibility of 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.

Career growth. This is an extremely exciting time for us at Zurich Cover-More, as we rapidly expand our business across the globe. We're committed to helping our people thrive through a comprehensive onboarding experience, continuous professional development, and a supportive work environment that empowers growth at every stage of your career.

Take the time you need, for you and your community. We encourage you to take the time you need when you need it. We offer regular annual and personal leave benefits along with volunteer leave and a comprehensive paid parental leave scheme.

Investing in your health and your future. We offer a competitive high-deductible health plan, EAP programs, and access to health and well-being activities, along with a 401(k) program with employer matching to help you plan for your future.

Diversity and inclusion. We respect who you are and thoroughly embrace diversity. Wherever life has taken you, we welcome you to bring your whole self to work. Just be you – because that's exactly who we're looking for.

Location: Schaumburg, IL (preferred) or Remote

The compensation indicated represents a nationwide market range and has not been adjusted for geographic differentials pertaining to the location where the position may be filled. The combined salary range for this position is $80,000 - $94,000 with short-term incentive bonus eligibility set at 5%.