Paralegal

ROLEWHC LLC (A Surerus Murphy Company) supports the Legal and Contracts function for WHC Energy Services, focusing on contract administration, commercial risk, claims management, and legal documentation across construction and energy infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Support internal legal counsel with document preparation, review, organization, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Support responses to contractual notices, claims, and project correspondence.
• Maintain organized legal and contract files (digital and/or physical).
• Support document management systems and continuous improvement of contract workflows.
• Assist with tracking insurance certificates, bonding, warranties, and compliance documentation.
• Assist with audits, information requests, and document retrieval.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with internal governance and corporate policies.
• Prepare summaries, reports, and tracking documents for internal stakeholders.
• Assist with claims management, including communicating with insurance adjusters and outside counsel as required.
• Perform other duties as reasonably required to support company objectives.

Requirements

• Paralegal diploma or certificate, or equivalent legal/contract administration experience.
• 10+ years of experience in a legal assistant, paralegal, contracts administration, or legal operations role.
• Experience in construction, energy, EPC, or infrastructure environments strongly preferred.
• Experience working with MSAs, subcontracts, purchase orders, and service agreements considered an asset.

Skills

• Strong understanding of contract structure, commercial terms, and document control processes.
• Strong understanding of claims management for both litigated and non-litigated matters.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and document management systems.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven project environment.

Working Conditions

This position is based at our Lafayette, LA office. Travel to project sites may be required.

Reports to the General Counsel.