What are the responsibilities and job description for the Paralegal: Global Trade Compliance position at Cisco?
The application window is expected to close on: 2/6/2025
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Meet the Team
We are a team of 500 Legal and Compliance professionals in 25 countries committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment as we work together to drive Cisco’s success. We serve as trusted advisors to the business – problem solving, navigating complexities, and enabling transformation along the way. We use technology to make life easier – leveraging Cisco’s innovative networking and collaboration tools to enable flexible, hybrid work. And we embrace the responsibility to be a force for good – donating our time and expertise through pro bono and community impact initiatives. We are Cisco Legal.
You will join Cisco Legal’s Regulatory Affairs Trade Legal & Compliance (TLC) team. The Regulatory Affairs team is comprised of lawyers, operational specialists, program managers, engineers, and subject matter experts focused on topics including data and privacy, global trade and telecom, ESG, and cyber and national security regulations. You will partner with your colleagues in Legal and numerous other functions across the company to have an immediate impact with your analytic rigor, business judgment, and ability to get things done.
Your Impact
You will be providing paralegal support for the TLC team. We are looking for a fun, creative teammate, hungry to dive into a wide variety of hands on work to help support our trade compliance program. You will have a key role helping Cisco to maintain a robust trade compliance program in a dynamic regulatory and geopolitical environment. You will manage trade compliance regulatory filings on a global scale, lead and shape key regulatory projects, design and administer processes for data retention and manage third party vendor services. In addition, you’ll partner with colleagues across Cisco’s Trade Legal and Compliance (TLC) team to support Cisco’s business operations and our global trade compliance program making you a key influencer and partner.
#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Meet the Team
We are a team of 500 Legal and Compliance professionals in 25 countries committed to fostering an inclusive and collaborative environment as we work together to drive Cisco’s success. We serve as trusted advisors to the business – problem solving, navigating complexities, and enabling transformation along the way. We use technology to make life easier – leveraging Cisco’s innovative networking and collaboration tools to enable flexible, hybrid work. And we embrace the responsibility to be a force for good – donating our time and expertise through pro bono and community impact initiatives. We are Cisco Legal.
You will join Cisco Legal’s Regulatory Affairs Trade Legal & Compliance (TLC) team. The Regulatory Affairs team is comprised of lawyers, operational specialists, program managers, engineers, and subject matter experts focused on topics including data and privacy, global trade and telecom, ESG, and cyber and national security regulations. You will partner with your colleagues in Legal and numerous other functions across the company to have an immediate impact with your analytic rigor, business judgment, and ability to get things done.
Your Impact
You will be providing paralegal support for the TLC team. We are looking for a fun, creative teammate, hungry to dive into a wide variety of hands on work to help support our trade compliance program. You will have a key role helping Cisco to maintain a robust trade compliance program in a dynamic regulatory and geopolitical environment. You will manage trade compliance regulatory filings on a global scale, lead and shape key regulatory projects, design and administer processes for data retention and manage third party vendor services. In addition, you’ll partner with colleagues across Cisco’s Trade Legal and Compliance (TLC) team to support Cisco’s business operations and our global trade compliance program making you a key influencer and partner.
- Review and prepare legal documents, including, but not limited to, license applications, reports, memoranda, certifications and correspondence with regulatory authorities.
- Drive preparation and submission of responses to legal requests to and from regulators and other third parties.
- Draft, review, maintain and organize corporate trade compliance records
- Conduct research on a variety of trade compliance topics, including export, sanctions and antiboycott, etc.
- Provide project management and cross-functional coordination of special projects
- Work with cross functional teams to build and enhance internal processes
- Assist in developing trade compliance training programs and materials
- Participate in the creation and delivery of trade compliance newsletters and regulatory updates for internal teams
- Develop and maintain of internal knowledge databases and for the team
- Manage contracts and billing for third party trade compliance vendors
- Prioritize ongoing learning and understanding of export controls, trade sanctions and trade compliance.
- BA/BS degree in paralegal studies, law or related field and certification as paralegal (CP) or Certified Legal Assistant (CLA)
- 5 years’ experience as paralegal or commercial contract reviewer in law firm, government or in-house legal department
- Experience supporting litigation, IP and/or compliance matters; experience handling trade compliance matters preferred
- Excellent legal research and analytical skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to work in fast-paced environment with multiple projects, priorities and deadlines
- Ability to review and organize numerous and complex legal and operational compliance documents
- Solves sophisticated problems and uses analytical skills and judgment to recommend appropriate solutions.
#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.
Our passion is connection—we celebrate our employees’ diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.
We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer—80 hours each year—allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!
Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
Salary : $110,400 - $139,500
