Description:
Position Summary:Under the supervision of the General Counsel, the law clerk will operate in a dual capacity, providing direct support to the litigation and pre-litigation attorneys. Success in the role requires effectively working in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment, being organized, displaying excellent communication and people skills, and maturity in handling business and confidential situations with a keen eye for detail. The ideal candidate will exhibit strong professionalism, a positive go-getter mentality, who is eager to learn and develop his or her legal skills
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist the litigation and pre-litigation teams with responding to demands, settlements and active litigation, including (i) preparing and filing documents with courts, (i) drafting responses, demands, depositions and pleadings, and (iii) researching and summarizing cases, developing legal arguments, and preparing reports
- Assist the escalation team with customer management, support, and outreach
- Assist the regulatory team with research, review, and drafting for a wide range of legal topics such as construction (including electrical/solar), permitting, insurance
- Review, evaluate, and analyze briefs, petitions, motions, and other pertinent documents filed in a particular case in order to determine legal issues, scope and complexity of issues raised, and factual accuracy
- Provide general operational support to the company on an as-needed basis
- Work with other departments as requested to analyze and/or prepare corporate documents according to business needs
- Assist the legal team on a variety of tasks, projects, processes, and initiatives as needed
- Assist with the electronic databases housing all the companys sensitive legal documents, and serve as the custodian of such records
- Keep track of changes in the ever-shifting legal landscape, and provide timely research, updates and reports on such changes
- Other duties as assigned
Qualification Requirements:
Education & Certifications:
Juris Doctorate or equivalent legal education required; superior academic credentials preferred
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Must be comfortable with working in a fast-paced environment, wearing multiple hats, flexible attitude and quick to react
- Must have excellent writing, research and analytical skills
- Must be able to communicate at a professional level with all levels of the company
- Must be able to conduct complex and difficult legal research
- Must be able to apply legal principles and precedents to particular set of facts
- Must be able to analyze legal issues through presenting statement of facts, law, and policy
- Ability to meet deadlines and perform multiple tasks while maintaining attention to detail
- Excels under pressure in demanding, fast-paced environment
