Legal Assistant / Paralegal

Overview

Keysight is a mission-critical design enablement partner for organizations solving the world’s most complex engineering challenges. With deep engineering expertise and leading design, emulation, and test solutions, our ~16,800 employees help customers in over 100 countries accelerate innovation across communications, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace and defense, semiconductor, and artificial intelligence markets.

Learn more about what we do . At Keysight, people come together to explore new ideas, challenge what's possible, and advance the technologies defining the future. Here, you'll find opportunities to do your best work, take your career further, and thrive in an award-winning culture . Learn more about our benefits .

Responsibilities

Provide executive support to Global Tax - a group of lawyers, economists and accountants. Including, but not limited to, support for tax disputes, mergers and acquisition, compliance and trade and customs activities. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and external advisors to effectively manage day-to-day coordination of the Global Tax Teams’ respective duties.

Manage multiple tax controversy cases simultaneously, ensuring deadlines all are met. Prepare and file tax protest letters, responses to information requests, and other submissions, as required. Implement and maintain systems for organizing Tax deadlines and deliverables Maintain and update databases of key documents for the Tax team.

Manage internal processes across the Tax team for executing agreements, maintaining records, and coordinating with stakeholders. Assist with IRS, or foreign government, communications and filings including filing tax forms, transcript requests, power of attorney documents, and other relevant communications, as needed Manage a broad range of complex administrative duties, such as scheduling meetings, preparing reports and meeting materials, editing documents, furnishing information, responding to routine correspondence, assisting with technical support, and processing expense reports.

Organize complex domestic/international travel arrangements, with detailed itineraries. Coordinate flights, hotel accommodations, car service, visas, dining reservations, etc.

Qualifications

High attention to detail in composing, typing, and proofing materials, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands with minimal supervision. Exceptional verbal and written communication and people skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders and clients.

Collaboration and facilitation skills to work with various departments and facilitate their ability to work with each other. Ability to work independently and with a team, and to delegate and manage resources effectively. Exhibit high degree of initiative and critical-thinking skills in exercising independent judgment and making decisions in managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, detail-oriented work environment.

High level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information. Self-starter with demonstrated instances of taking initiative. Creative thinker who is resourceful and anticipatory of the needs of their assignments. Experience: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience preferred. 7+ years of relevant experience required, preferably in a legal or professional services environment.

Careers Privacy Statement Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The level of role will be based on applicable experience, education and skills; Most offers will be between the minimum and the midpoint of the Salary Range listed below. Bay Area, CA MIN $86,310.00-MID $115,070.00- MAX $143,840.00 Note: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region This role is eligible for Keysight Results Bonus Program US Employees may be eligible for the following benefits: Medical, dental and vision Health Savings Account Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Life, Accident, Disability insurance Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health 401(k) Plan Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays Paid Family Leave Discounts, Perks Tuition Reimbursement Adoption Assistance ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan) #LI-EY1 Provide executive support to Global Tax - a group of lawyers, economists and accountants.

Including, but not limited to, support for tax disputes, mergers and acquisition, compliance and trade and customs activities. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and external advisors to effectively manage day-to-day coordination of the Global Tax Teams’ respective duties. Manage multiple tax controversy cases simultaneously, ensuring deadlines all are met.

Prepare and file tax protest letters, responses to information requests, and other submissions, as required. Implement and maintain systems for organizing Tax deadlines and deliverables Maintain and update databases of key documents for the Tax team. Manage internal processes across the Tax team for executing agreements, maintaining records, and coordinating with stakeholders.

Assist with IRS, or foreign government, communications and filings including filing tax forms, transcript requests, power of attorney documents, and other relevant communications, as needed Manage a broad range of complex administrative duties, such as scheduling meetings, preparing reports and meeting materials, editing documents, furnishing information, responding to routine correspondence, assisting with technical support, and processing expense reports.

Organize complex domestic/international travel arrangements, with detailed itineraries. Coordinate flights, hotel accommodations, car service, visas, dining reservations, etc. High attention to detail in composing, typing, and proofing materials, establishing priorities and meeting deadlines. Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands with minimal supervision.

Exceptional verbal and written communication and people skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders and clients. Collaboration and facilitation skills to work with various departments and facilitate their ability to work with each other. Ability to work independently and with a team, and to delegate and manage resources effectively.

Exhibit high degree of initiative and critical-thinking skills in exercising independent judgment and making decisions in managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, detail-oriented work environment. High level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information. Self-starter with demonstrated instances of taking initiative.

Creative thinker who is resourceful and anticipatory of the needs of their assignments. Experience: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience preferred. 7+ years of relevant experience required, preferably in a legal or professional services environment. Careers Privacy Statement ***Keysight is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

*** The level of role will be based on applicable experience, education and skills; Most offers will be between the minimum and the midpoint of the Salary Range listed below. Bay Area, CA MIN $86,310.00-MID $115,070.00- MAX $143,840.00 Note: For other locations, pay ranges will vary by region This role is eligible for Keysight Results Bonus Program US Employees may be eligible for the following benefits: Medical, dental and vision Health Savings Account Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Life, Accident, Disability insurance Business Travel Accident and Business Travel Health 401(k) Plan Flexible Time Off, Paid Holidays Paid Family Leave Discounts, Perks Tuition Reimbursement Adoption Assistance ESPP (Employee Stock Purchase Plan) #LI-EY1