Career Area:
Legal and Compliance
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed to and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
Your Impact Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled Paralegal to join Legal IP - India – Law, Security and Public Policy Division
The preference for this role is to be based out of Chennai - Brigade World Trade Centre
What you will do
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Intermediate paralegal position assisting corporate attorneys with legal tasks and activities to support and protect the organization
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Assisting corporate legal attorneys in resolving legal issues.
Conducting legal tasks, such as research, review, and drafting, under the supervision of corporate legal attorneys. -
Maintaining repositories of legal documentation and procedures.
Collecting law sources for attorneys such as statutes, regulations, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles and legal codes for preparation of legal documents, such as pleadings, appeals, contracts, legal opinions, etc.
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What you will have
- Any 3-or 4-year Bachelor’s Degree is required
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Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Patent Paralegal, either in-house or with a reputed law firm, with excellent English communication skills.
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This position requires candidate to work a 5-day -a -week schedule in the office.
Skills desired:
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Accurately gauges the impact and cost of errors, omissions, and oversights.
- Utilizes specific approaches and tools for checking and cross-checking outputs.
- Processes limited amounts of detailed information with good accuracy.
- Learns from mistakes and applies lessons learned.
- Develops and uses checklists to ensure that information goes out error-free.
Confidentiality: Knowledge of practices and policies governing disclosure of information about the organization, its business activities, and employees; ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Utilizes authorized disclosure levels and authorized personnel in own area.
- Under guidance, deals with situations or information requiring confidentiality.
- Identifies locally relevant tools or instruments for managing confidential information.
- Makes sure to know organization-wide policy, procedures, and internal experts on confidentiality.
- Identifies information within own function that cannot be disclosed.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Applies an assigned technique for critical thinking in a decision-making process.
- Identifies, obtains, and organizes relevant data and ideas.
- Participates in documenting data, ideas, players, stakeholders, and processes.
- Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns.
- Assists in assessing risks, benefits and consideration of alternatives.
Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.
- Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.
- Makes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.
- Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.
- Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.
Managing Multiple Priorities: Knowledge of effective self-management practices; ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Clarifies and handles multiple concurrent and diverse activities.
- Shifts focus among several efforts as required by changing priorities.
- Addresses potential conflicts that impact current delivery commitments.
- Works with or leads others to re-prioritize work and reschedule commitments as necessary.
- Responds to shifting priorities while maintaining progress of regularly scheduled work.
- Demonstrates an expectation that there will be ongoing shifts in demands and priorities.
Document Management: Knowledge of document management; ability to categorize, integrate, update, document and distribute business information in a secure, effective way.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Follows security and version management guidelines and practices.
- Checks documents thoroughly according to standard processes and procedures.
- Tracks document management's existing issues and best practices.
- Creates, stores, retrieves and archives electronic documents.
- Uses software tools and technologies for document management.
Legal Analysis: Knowledge of methods and tools used in legal analysis; ability to read, interpret and draw accurate conclusions from both legal and factual information.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Researches key criteria necessary for valid legal analysis.
- Follows procedures that help guide the evaluation of large scale implications and legal decisions.
- Participates in discussions with professionals in order to break down legal issues into understandable concepts.
- Selects legal documents and research tools to be utilized by the legal department.
- Interprets major types of legal analysis required by the organization.
Legal Function: Knowledge of the major responsibilities, accountabilities, and organization of the legal function or department; ability to provide legal consulting, advice and assistance.
Level Working Knowledge:
- Works with major units or sub-functions of the legal department.
- Monitors major current legal challenges, initiatives and issues.
- Works with common transactions and documents processed by the legal department.
- Explains the mission, vision and objectives of the legal function.
- Adheres to organizational standards and procedures for the legal department.
What you will get:-
Work Life Harmony
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Earned and medical leave.
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Relocation assistance
Holistic Development
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Personal and professional development through Caterpillar ‘s employee resource groups across the globe
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Career developments opportunities with global prospects
Health and Wellness
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Medical coverage -Medical, life and personal accident coverage
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Employee mental wellness assistance program
Financial Wellness
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Employee investment plan
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Pay for performance -Annual incentive Bonus plan.
Additional Information:
Caterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, as a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
July 14, 2026 - July 27, 2026
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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