Paralegal - Legal & Corp Secretary

Responsibilities

• Preparing drafts of correspondence and simple legal documents
• Managing internal legal department processes for preparing, filing and management of applications for regulatory authorization for certain transmission customer service activities
• Conducting legal research, including the use of Lexis, internet and other databases and resources, gather data, produce reports from the data
• Cite-checking and proofing letters, diagrams, and pleadings for filing, research history and current status of a docket or filing, verifying accuracy of documents
• Filing pleadings, applications and other documents with the appropriate court or administrative agency, as directed by an attorney
• Assisting in-house or outside counsel, as appropriate, including the regulatory review and the discovery process, drafting answers to interrogatories; drafting answers to requests for the production of documents; collecting and reviewing documents in response to such requests; docketing and reporting deadlines as well as status, managing the process flow for drafting/sending discovery as well as receiving/responding to discovery
• Assisting in-house or outside counsel, as appropriate, with e-discovery, including document review and classification, and document production
• Retrieving information from agency or court files and dockets, reporting results
• Coordinating file management, including organization, tracking and monitoring of agreements and litigation of regulatory and court cases, ensure compliance with regulatory, administrative and judicial protocols and rules
• Coordinating and conducting due diligence reviews and document/fact gathering
• Assisting with group administration: preparing and maintaining weekly reports, administering and maintaining data for other periodic reporting, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required, Associates or Bachelor’s degree a plus
• Minimum 4 years professional work experience required with legal background preferred
• ABA Paralegal Certification or equivalent preferred
• Experience with general litigation or transactional work or financings
• Experience with process management with a customer-service focus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Teams) as well as experience in Lexis and other internet database research
• Additional skills with File Net, SAP and PACER, SharePoint, NetDocuments, helpful
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize assignments, and apply excellent organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail and excellent proofreading skills required
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work overtime when needed