Legal Specialist - STORE SUPPORT CENTER, ATLANTA -

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. · Position Purpose: · This position provides comprehensive legal support to the Sr. Manager and broader legal team across transactional, contractual, regulatory, and corporate governance ma ...

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With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger.

Position Purpose:

This position provides comprehensive legal support to the Sr. Manager and broader legal team across transactional, contractual, regulatory, and corporate governance matters. The role supports a variety of legal functions including international subsidiary management, coordination of board meetings, preparation of minutes, resolutions, written consents, secretary and incumbency certificates, and maintenance of corporate records and organizational charts. It also assists with corporate structuring, tax, finance, and banking transactions; reviews statutory filings for compliance across multiple countries and provinces; manages an online international corporate entity database; and conducts research on international corporate laws related to entity formation and branch offices.

The position also supports departmental legal needs, which may include litigation, regulatory work, or transactional support depending on assignment. Responsibilities include conducting legal and business research, reviewing legal documents to identify key issues, responding to client inquiries under the supervision of counsel, drafting business and legal communications using established templates, and maintaining accurate electronic and paper files. The role gathers documents for contract negotiations, KYC processes, litigation matters, and regulatory filings, and responds to KYC and corporate entity requests. It may negotiate smaller settlements or contracts and performs other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Key Responsibilities:

• 18% Conduct legal research/research business problems and provide recommendations as to course of action; respond to clients legal inquiry under the supervision of counsel; review legal documents (e.g., deeds, contracts, subpoenas) to identify key issues
• 18% Under supervision, draft business/legal communications typically using template forms (e.g., contracts, discovery, regulatory filings, cease/desist letters)
• 18% General file/database management - maintain complete and accurate electronic and paper files for all assigned matters
• 18% Gather relevant documents for contract negotiation/drafting, litigation responses, regulatory filings
• 18% Negotiate settlement of smaller matters (e.g., small-claims litigation, low regulatory fines) or negotiate smaller contracts/ amendments/statements of work
• 10% Other tasks as assigned by supervisor

Direct Manager/Direct Reports:

• Position reports to Sr. Manager
• No direct reports

Travel Requirements:

• Typically requires overnight travel less than 10% of the time.

Physical Requirements:

• Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.

Working Conditions:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be eighteen years of age or older.
• Must be legally permitted to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Paralegal certificate
• 3-5 yrs experience as a paralegal in a law firm or corporate legal department
• Legally eligible to work in the United States

Minimum Education:

• The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a associate's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Preferred Education:

• No additional education

Minimum Years of Work Experience:

• 2

Preferred Years of Work Experience:

• 4 Years

Minimum Leadership Experience:

• None

Preferred Leadership Experience:

• None

Certifications:

• None

Competencies:

• Excellent writing skills
• Advanced internal and external communication skills
• Excellent Organizational skills
• Time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritize tasks.
• Ability to effectively manage outside counsel
• Analytical skills
• High level of basic computer skills (MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, MS Access, Advanced web browsing skills)