Paralegal

Methode Electronics is a global leader in innovative electronic solutions, serving industries such as automotive, industrial, aerospace, and consumer electronics. With a strong commitment to engineering excellence, quality, and continuous innovation, Methode delivers cutting-edge technologies that power today’s most advanced products. Our collaborative culture and focus on professional growth empower employees to make a meaningful impact while building rewarding careers. Joining Methode means being part of a forward-thinking team that values integrity, creativity, and driving the future of technology.

Summary:

Seeking an experienced legal professional to support corporate governance, contract administration, and legal operations activities across domestic and international entities. This role is responsible for maintaining corporate records, coordinating contract workflows, supporting litigation and compliance matters, managing outside counsel engagement and invoicing processes, and ensuring legal matters progress efficiently. The ideal candidate combines strong corporate paralegal experience with excellent project management, organizational, and communication skills, and thrives in a fast-paced environment managing multiple priorities while maintaining exceptional attention to detail.

Responsibilities:

Corporate Paralegal & Legal Execution

• Maintain and manage corporate records, including entity documents, minute books, and required filings for domestic and international subsidiaries

• Assist with the formation, maintenance, and dissolution of corporate entities, including preparation of routine corporate documentation, organizational documents and annual filings
• Support litigation, regulatory, and compliance matters through document management, deadline tracking, and coordination

Contract Coordination & Administration 

• Serve as a primary point of coordination for contract requests and related legal work among internal attorneys, outside counsel, and business stakeholders
• Track contract status, milestones, revisions, and execution progress to support timely completion
• Manage contract organization, filing, renewal tracking, and obligation follow up

Legal Operations Support 

• Coordinate and communicate the status of legal matters across teams, applying effective legal project management
• Manage the receipt and tracking of outside counsel invoices in alignment with matter records and approved engagements, and support attorneys in monitoring status and documentation through established workflows
• Maintain tracking and reporting to provide visibility into matter level activity and related legal spend, and coordinate with attorneys and Finance to resolve invoice or matter coding questions as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program.
• 5+ experience as a corporate paralegal or legal professional in a corporate legal department or law firm
• Experience supporting contracts, corporate records, and coordination with outside counsel
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously with strong attention to detail and deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational and project coordination skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and legal document or contract management systems

Note: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship. Methode Electronics is not able to provide visa sponsorship—now or in the future—for this role.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.  Frequent hand motion and repetitive tasks including using a computer for typing.  While performing the duties of this job, the employee will occasionally do immediate reaching and overhead reaching to perform various duties, frequent standing for varied amounts of time to perform various duties, frequent walking for varied amounts of time to perform various duties.  Squat or bend to perform various duties.  Occasionally climb stairs.

Benefits and Perks:

Methode offers U.S. employees comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Life and Disability insurance, educational assistance, and paid time off benefits. Voluntary benefit plans include Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Pet Insurance coverage. Employees also have access to valuable discount programs that can contribute to lowering costs off certain technology, automotive, and home appliance products. In addition, Methode provides an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and participation in the Company's 401(k) plan, which includes a company contribution.

Methode Electronics is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics per the EEO Poster available here . If you need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail to [email protected] or call (708) 867-6777 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.