Company: Alaska Airlines The Team:

Guided by our purpose, core values, and leadership principles, we are creating an airline people love. Our corporate teams set the strategies and operational plans to ensure the success of our company. Whether we use our expertise in accounting, human resources, finance, planning, legal, marketing, or any of our operational divisions, our shared passion for travel and our guests is what motivates us to achieve excellence each day. If you share our passion for creating an airline people love, we want to hear from you.

Role Summary:

Alaska Airlines is seeking a Paralegal to join the Legal team. This individual will provide legal and administrative support to the team for the Alaska Air Group (AAG) companies. As an individual contributor, this role may be asked to focus on one or more practice areas and may be called upon to assist on matters across the division.

Key Duties:

Provides legal and administrative support within the Legal Division’s labor and employment, litigation and regulatory areas.
Assists attorneys with complex litigation matters. Assists in all phases of the discovery process and trial and arbitration preparation.
Supports attorneys and other legal professionals in internal investigations, responding to demand letters and agency charges, general project management and other tasks as assigned.
Reviews and responds to subpoenas, civil investigative demands and other requests for information from government entities and third parties.
Supports outside counsel, hiring managers and foreign national applicants/employees with immigration matters.
Leverages proficiency with Lexis or Westlaw to perform research assignments of a legal or fact-finding nature.
Serves as the primary contact for Payroll and Human Resources with respect to writs of garnishment, continuing liens, bankruptcies, and child support orders.
May be called upon to assist ethics and compliance initiatives across the enterprise, including training programs and activities.
Coordinates coverage and support for other paralegals and legal professionals.

Job-Specific Experience, Education & Skills:

Paralegal

Required
- 2 years of paralegal or related experience.
- Bachelors degree, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
- A paralegal certificate from an American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited program or ability to obtain within twelve months of start date.
- Resourceful and capable of working independently, prioritizing work, and demonstrates strong discernment skills in using discretion when working with confidential information.
- Excellent written and verbal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, particularly senior leadership.
- Ability to manage ambiguity and adapt to various work styles, risk and change in direction of projects and strategies in high pressure situations that require sound decision making.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook), as well as litigation-related programs (e-discovery, invoicing and billing, matter management).
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum age of 18.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Sr. Paralegal

Required
- 4 years of paralegal or related experience.
- Bachelors degree, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree.
- A paralegal certificate from an American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited program.
- Ability to manage ambiguity and adapt to various work styles, risk and change in direction of projects and strategies in high pressure situations that require sound decision making.
- Resourceful and capable of working independently, prioritizing work, and demonstrates strong discernment skills in using discretion when working with confidential information.
- Excellent written and verbal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, particularly senior leadership.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, and Outlook), as well as litigation-related programs (e-discovery, invoicing and billing, matter management).
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum age of 18.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Job-Specific Leadership Expectations:

Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance.

Salary Range: $0 - $0-$0 - $0 / year Salary Details: Pay will be based on multiple factors, including and not limited to location, relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal equity relative to other Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon employees. Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon is committed to fair, unbiased compensation along with competitive benefits in all locations in which we operate. Note: We don’t typically hire at the top of the range. Total Rewards:

Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air pay and benefits can vary by company, location, number of regularly scheduled hours worked, length of employment, and employment status.

Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air
Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits
Generous 401k match program
Quarterly and annual bonus plans
Generous holiday and paid time off

For more information about Alaska/Hawaiian/Horizon Total Rewards please visit our career site and view benefits.

Regulatory Information:

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy Statement

It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment.

We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (“Section 503”) and the Vietnam Era Veteran’s Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (“VEVRAA”). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities.

To implement this policy, we will:

(1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories;
(2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and
(3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories.

Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA.

Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations
Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT – regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.

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