Paralegal - Commercial Law

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!

Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience.

As Part Of Our Team, You Will Experience

Success. Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving

Career growth. We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow

Teamwork. We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution

Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community. We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community.

Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA, we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2025 revenues of $22.8 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company who is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

General Purpose

Ross Stores, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented Paralegal to join our in-house Legal team. This position will be based in the Company's Corporate office in Dublin, California and will support the Vice President, Commercial and Consumer Law and other members of the Legal team.

The key functions of this position include partnering with attorneys and other paralegals to support litigation, compliance, and other commercial legal work. Responsibilities include collaboration with internal and outside counsel on legal intake, filings, case management, deadline tracking, fact development, and discovery. The role also supports research initiatives related to privacy, marketing, and other areas, and company compliance efforts related to Ross's broader retail business. This position requires regular interaction with internal and external stakeholders and clear, effective communication to support the timely resolution of legal matters. All work is performed under the supervision and direction of a licensed attorney.

The base pay range for this role is $32.60 - $48.75. The base pay range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location.

Essential Functions

Litigation

Assist outside and in-house counsel with commercial litigation including intake, filing, litigation holds, case management, deadline tracking, fact collection, document organization and discovery

Communicate with various internal departments and vendors/vendors' counsel to assist and support in-house counsel in the timely resolution of legal claims, demand letters, and other pre-litigation inquiries

Litigation Billing and Budget Maintenance

Maintain and update Serengeti case management and billing database

Assist in-house counsel with reserve reporting

Compliance Initiatives and Other Projects

Support attorneys and paralegals in group with compliance initiatives and commercial projects as requested

Assist with compliance related research, tracking, and internal procedures

Assist with administrative work on occasion

Competencies

People

Building Effective Teams (for managers of People and Projects)

Developing Talent (for managers of people only, N/A for this role/level)

Collaboration

Self

Leading by Example

Communicates Effectively

Ensures Accountability and Execution

Manages Conflict

Business

Business Acumen

Plans, Aligns and Prioritizes

Organizational Agility

Integrity & Trustworthiness

Written and Oral Communication

Action Oriented

Listening

Priority Setting

Time Management

Attention to Detail

Organization

Qualifications And Special Skills Required

Relevant degree, certificate or equivalent training, and work experience

Four years + experience as a paralegal in a law firm and/or corporate legal department

Practical knowledge of civil litigation, including issues pertaining to civil procedure, discovery, document production, confidentiality, privilege, motion practice.

Excellent organization skills, with a passion for details

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to work well in a team environment

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to effectively work and coordinate with a variety of internal and external contacts

Strong analytical skills

Strong knowledge of Office (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Preferred Skills

Paralegal certificate or equivalent experience not required, but considered a plus

In-house experience not required, but considered a plus. Experience in-house with litigation experience and/or in-house compliance efforts preferred.

Physical Requirements/Ada

Job requires ability to work in an office environment, primarily on a computer.

Requires sitting, standing, walking, hearing, talking on the telephone, attending in-person meetings, typing, and working with paper/files, etc.

Consistent timeliness and regular attendance.

Vision requirements: Ability to see information in print and/or electronically.

This role requires regular in-office presence, including to engage in in-person team interaction, meetings and collaboration, client support, mentoring, coaching, and/or feedback. However, this role can perform duties effectively using a combination of in-office and remote work.

#Hybrid

Supervisory Responsibilities

N/A

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