Paralegal

This position will offer a ST hourly rate of $36.40/hr. 

Hybrid work schedule - 3 days in office, 2 days remote weekly. 

Description:

Looking for team players and self-starters. Will be working closely with others. The work that we do is very heavy on communication and collaboration Via Teams and in person. The Charlotte team is in a conference room/ shared space.
Raleigh or Charlotte- 525 St Tryon
Hybrid- min of 3 days in office
• At least 1 year of experience in field, paralegal cert is desired but not required.
• Ability to take initiative and use sound judgment to make decisions critical to the success of the company
• Draft, edit and file legal documents, such as petitions, applications, testimony, discovery, orders, settlement agreements, cover letters and other regulatory-related documents, using DataSite, Word, Excel, TEAMS, Outlook and other Microsoft products, in an accurate, complete, and timely manner;
• Oversee, review, proofread, cite and quality check regulatory pleadings and exhibits before filing with the NC and/or SC Utility Commission e-filing system and in person;
• Track and manage regulatory dockets to track regulatory requirements and procedural deadlines and ensure timely response.
• Investigate facts and gather documents from existing hardcopy files, data repositories and through inquiries of various departments throughout the company or jurisdictional Commissions ; organize and coordinate information that has been gathered; draft summaries;
• Assist outside counsel or consultants supporting regulatory matters as needed;
• Develop and maintain SharePoint, DataSite including SharePoint Workflows, and SFTP sites or other electronic media, as needed;
• Interact with external attorneys, administrative agencies, members of management, in-house attorneys, clients, and other team members in a respectful and professional manner.
• Comfortable working in a deadline driven environment
• Ability to appropriately prioritize multiple tasks, organize, and coordinate work
• Experience in conducting legal and regulatory research, including use of research software (i.e., Lexis Nexis), and internet searches

Qualifications

• High school diploma
• 1 year