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Senior Paralegal, Adult & Feminine Care (Legal)



Senior Paralegal, Adult & Feminine Care

Job Description

You're not the person who will settle for just any role. Neither are we. Because we're out to create Better Care for a Better World, and that takes a certain kind of person and teams who care about making a difference. Here, you'll bring your professional expertise, talent, and drive to building and managing our portfolio of iconic, ground-breaking brands. In this role, you'll help us deliver better care for billions of people around the world. It starts with YOU.

This role to be located in either Chicago, IL, or Neenah, WI and as the Senior Paralegal, Adult & Feminine Care, you'll provide paralegal services focused primarily on marketing and advertising law and lend support across a wide range of sophisticated legal, business, and strategic matters, including commercial transactions. You'll implement assigned projects independently, take initiative and find creative solutions in this exciting role.

In this role you will:

  • Serve as a key point of contact for all marketing and advertising legal matters related to Poise, Depend, U by Kotex, Liv, and Thinx brands, providing sound, pragmatic guidance on a wide range of matters to facilitate delivery of business results

  • Provide ongoing support for the business's multi-channel marketing and advertising initiatives as directed by legal counsel, helping to drive and enable business strategy with respect to innovation and marketing and advertising claims development and substantiation

  • Identify risks and opportunities relating to marketing and advertising strategies and campaigns for business clients and other stakeholders

  • Review marketing, advertising, promotional materials, and packaging-related materials  to ensure compliance with applicable legal requirements, KCNA Legal guidelines, and corporate policies

  • Identify and participate in educational opportunities, including webinars, on legal developments impacting consumer packaged-goods products, including developments at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) relevant to marketing and advertising, and in the areas of claim substantiation, endorsements and testimonials, social governance, and sustainability claims

  • Help support advertising and consumer protection-related disputes (including false advertising, National Advertising Division (NAD) challenges, FTC matters, Lanham Act actions, and class actions) as well as other claims and regulatory inquiries

  • Work closely with Kimberly-Clark's regulatory team responsible for advising the business on all aspects of regulatory compliance for products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Health Canada, including with respect to product development, marketing strategies, and day-to-day compliance activities

  • Provide paralegal support for M&A and strategic transaction initiatives

  • Work with Kimberly-Clark's intellectual property team to identify legal issues related to licensing, marketing, trademarks, trade secrets, patents and other intellectual property

  • Conduct legal research

  • Assist in developing and maintaining knowledge resources relating to marketing and commercial best practices, helping to create and provide training and designing processes to enhance the management and protection of Kimberly-Clark's brands and businesses as well as drive and promote a comprehensive and effective compliance and ethics culture

  • Assist in retaining a strong team with diverse experiences and perspectives  

  • Collaborate and be a strong team member of KCNA's legal team and Kimberly-Clark's global legal team

This role reports to the Assistant General Counsel, Adult & Feminine Care, Kimberly-Clark North America Personal Care.

About Us

Huggies®. Kleenex®. Cottonelle®. Scott®. Kotex®. Poise®. Depend®. Kimberly-Clark Professional®. You already know our legendary brands—and so does the rest of the world. In fact, millions of people use Kimberly-Clark products every day. We know these amazing Kimberly-Clark products wouldn't exist without talented professionals, like you.

At Kimberly-Clark, you'll be part of the best team committed to driving innovation, growth and impact. We're founded on more than 150 years of market leadership, and we're always looking for new and better ways to perform – so there's your open door of opportunity. It's all here for you at Kimberly-Clark.

Led by Purpose. Driven by You.

​About You

You perform at the highest level possible, and you appreciate a performance culture fueled by authentic caring.  You want to be part of a company actively dedicated to sustainability, inclusion, wellbeing, and career development.

You love what you do, especially when the work you do makes a difference. At Kimberly-Clark, we're constantly exploring new ideas on how, when, and where we can best achieve results. When you join our team, you'll experience Flex That Works: flexible (hybrid) work arrangements that empower you to have purposeful time in the office and partner with your leader to make flexibility work for both you and the business.

In one of our professional roles, you'll focus on winning with consumers and the market, while putting safety, mutual respect, and human dignity at the center.

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications:

  • Paralegal certificate - or - bachelor's degree

  • 5+ years' experience in handling marketing and advertising-related legal matters, including claims development and substantiation, advertising issues and advertising compliance reviews

  • Proficiency researching and interpreting applicable federal, state, and local laws related to advertising and marketing, particularly with respect to the FTC, FDA, and NAD

  • Strong organizational skills with careful attention to details

  • Demonstrated ability to partner with and influence business teams to deliver results while managing risk to the enterprise, as well as interpersonal and communication skills

  • Results orientation with a clear passion for winning, integrity and a desire to implement lasting, positive improvements

  • The position typically functions independently and requires judgment concerning when and to what extent to secure guidance or assistance from other legal team members or otherwise within Kimberly-Clark

Preferred:

  • Experience in a CPG, consumer retail, e-commerce, and/or manufacturing environment

  • Experience working with the FTC and/or in a regulated products industry, especially those products regulated by the FDA, CPSC or Health Canada

Total Benefits

Here are a few of the benefits you'd enjoy in this role working for Kimberly-Clark. For a complete overview, see www.mykcbenefits.com.

Great support for good health with medical, dental, and vision coverage options with no waiting periods or pre-existing condition restrictions. Access to an on-site fitness center, occupational health nurse, and allowances for high-quality safety equipment.

Flexible Savings and spending accounts to maximize health care options and stretch dollars when caring for yourself or dependents.

Diverse income protection insurance options to protect yourself and your family in case of illness, injury, or other unexpected events.

Additional programs and support to continue your education, adopt a child, relocate, or even find temporary childcare.

To Be Considered Click the Apply button and complete the online application process. A member of our recruiting team will review your application and follow up if you seem like a great fit for this role.

In the meantime, please check out the careers website.

And finally, the fine print….

For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world.  We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers.  When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, and DMV check.

Salary Range: $101,000–$125,000 USD

At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position is eligible for overtime pay and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit-Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.

Veterans and members of the Reserve and Guard are highly encouraged to apply.

Kimberly-Clark will not support in-country relocation for the chosen candidate for the role. The benefits provided will be per the terms of Kimberly-Clark's applicable mobility policies. The benefits/policy provided will be decided at Kimberly-Clark's sole discretion.

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Salary Range: 101,660 – 125,580 USD

At Kimberly-Clark, pay is just one aspect of our total rewards package, which also includes a variety of benefits and opportunities to achieve, thrive and grow. Along with base pay, this position is eligible for overtime pay and a comprehensive benefits suite, including our 401(k) and Profit Sharing plan. The anticipated base pay range for this role is provided above for a fully qualified hire. Actual pay will depend on several factors, such as location, role, skills, performance, and experience. Please note that the stated pay range applies to US locations only.

Primary Location

USA-IL-Chicago

Additional Locations

USA-WI-Neenah

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time Apply
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