Paralegal

About the role

The Paralegal will comprehensively support the legal department in providing a wide range of legal services to all business functions, including contracting, real estate, insurance, litigation/disputes, and other matters.

Responsibilities

• Support document management and retention efforts.
• Support attorneys and business colleagues on land matters (ex., acquisitions, dispositions, easements, rights-of-way, leases, condemnations, etc.).
• Partner with Supervising Paralegal to support the Company’s corporate governance program, including subsidiaries and affiliated entities.
• Provide dispute/litigation support to attorneys and business colleagues.
• Co-manage the legal inbox to ensure accurate routing, timely responses.
• Collaborate with the legal team to identify and implement process improvements.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s or Associate's degree in paralegal studies or a similar field of study.
• Experience: Five or more years of experience providing paralegal support. Specific expertise in contracting is critical; experience in the energy sector and/or complex transactions a plus; exposure to real estate and/or litigation preferred.
• Work Experience: Preference for candidates who have worked in both law firms and private company settings.

Qualifications

• Knowledge: Discretion, credibility, and trustworthiness are critically important, including sensitive and confidential information.
• Skills: High attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and meticulous analytical capability. Excellent judgment and initiative in developing creative and effective solutions with a business-oriented approach. Demonstrated success in consulting effectively with all levels of management. Strong ability to take initiative and manage multiple projects successfully, while maintaining an even-keel approach in a very high-paced work environment. Penchant for teamwork in a diverse workplace.
• Abilities: Highly proficient in Microsoft Office suite of programs. Comfortable using legal operations tools (e.g., e-signature platforms, matter/invoice tools, trackers).

Benefits

We offer competitive pay and medical/dental/vision and other benefits that provide flexibility, choice and support to our employees when they need it most. We understand that home and family are essential pieces of your life, and our benefits are designed to support you both at work and at home.

Pay

Competitive pay is offered based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The position is a hybrid opportunity, with the option to work from either Little Rock, Arkansas, or Portland, Maine.