Senior Paralegal, Legal & Risk

Senior Paralegal, Legal, Risk & Compliance

Horizon Services | East Coast Remote Position | Full-Time

Help us build something

Horizon is building out its Legal, Risk & Compliance function, and we're looking for an experienced Senior Paralegal to be the team's operational backbone.

This is not an entry-level role. You'll own matters from intake to resolution, with direction from our General Counsel rather than close supervision. If you have deep experience in claims and litigation management and you've supported a corporate risk management function, this role lets you shape how a growing legal team works.

The role

You'll work where legal and risk meet. Your main focus is actively managing auto, general liability and workers' compensation claims, plus the litigation that comes with them, across our multi-state, multi-entity field services business. You'll team with our Senior Disability & Leave Manager, our broker, third-party administrator (TPA), carriers and defense counsel to resolve matters quickly and cost-effectively.

You'll also support our insurance program, contract administration and lease administration across our location portfolio.

What you'll do

Claims management

• Serve as the day-to-day contact for our TPA, carriers and broker on auto, general liability and workers' compensation claims (in partnership with our Senior Disability & Leave Manager)
• Manage open claims: monitor reserves, track claim aging, push for action plans and escalate high-exposure matters
• Prepare for claim reviews, roundtables and settlement discussions
• Coordinate first notice of loss and incident reporting from the field
• Partner with HR and operations on return-to-work and light-duty programs
• Build monthly and quarterly claims dashboards and trend reports for leadership and the Board
• Identify subrogation and recovery opportunities and see them through

Litigation management and support

• Manage litigated matters with the General Counsel and outside counsel, tracking strategy, deadlines and exposure
• Maintain the litigation calendar and critical-date tracking
• Issue legal holds, coordinate discovery and process subpoenas
• Draft discovery responses, pleadings and correspondence; prepare deposition, mediation and trial materials
• Help manage outside counsel, including invoice review against budgets and billing guidelines

Risk management support

• Support the corporate insurance program, including renewals, underwriting submissions and policy tracking
• Hold the broker, TPA and carriers to service and reporting expectations
• Manage certificates of insurance, additional-insured requests and contractual risk transfer
• Maintain loss runs and risk data so they're ready for renewals and due diligence
• Support vendor and subcontractor onboarding and train field leaders on incident reporting

Contracts, leases and legal operations support

• Run contract intake, maintain templates and the contract repository, and draft routine agreements
• Maintain lease abstracts and critical dates, and manage renewals well ahead of deadlines
• Help build repeatable processes, trackers and technology for a growing function
• Support license renewals and provide backup coverage for the General Counsel

Who you are

• An owner. You take matters from start to finish.
• Sound in judgment. You prioritize by exposure, flag issues early and bring recommendations, not just problems.
• At home in the field. You work as easily with branch managers and technicians as with lawyers.
• Disciplined. You build processes and keep trackers accurate.
• Discreet. You handle confidential and privileged information with care.

What you bring

• 7+ years of paralegal experience, in-house or defense-side, with substantial claims and litigation management experience
• Hands-on experience managing auto/fleet, general liability and/or workers' compensation claims, including litigated claims, working directly with TPAs, carriers, brokers and defense counsel
• Solid understanding of reserving, the claim lifecycle, settlement and subrogation
• Experience supporting corporate risk management, including insurance programs, COIs and contractual risk transfer
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn claims data into clear, decision-ready summaries
• Excellent writing, communication and organizational skills
• Advanced Excel skills and comfort with claims portals and data systems
• A Bachelor's degree or Paralegal Certificate, or an equivalent mix of education and experience

Nice to have

• Commercial real estate or lease administration experience across a multi-location portfolio
• Experience in field services, construction, home services or fleet-based businesses
• Experience with matter management, contract lifecycle or claims management systems

Ready to apply?

If you're ready to take ownership and help shape a growing Legal, Risk & Compliance function, we'd like to hear from you.

Horizon Services is an equal opportunity employer. [Insert standard EEO statement.]