Legal Specialist (Paralegal) - Akron Office

FirstEnergy Corp • Akron, OH • 8h ago

JOB DESCRIPTION FirstEnergy at a Glance FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy comprises one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems based on serving six million customers in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Our diverse generating fleet features non-emitting nuclear, scrubbed baseload coal, natural gas, and pumped storage hydro and other renewables. About the Opportunity This is a position within FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. The Legal Specialist is responsible for providing support to the Legal Department and other departments throughout the Company on various legal and regulatory matters. This position reports to a supervising attorney or Associate General Counsel as assigned. All tasks are performed under the direction or supervision of an attorney. It is located at the FirstEnergy Headquarters / White Pond Dr., location in Akron, OH. Responsibilities include:

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

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