Paralegal

Flexible Work Schedule: Hybrid -

The PJM Law Department is comprised of nearly twenty-five attorneys, paralegals, and support staff. The Department is a fast-paced environment with a dedicated and dynamic team of legal professionals who work on cutting edge questions of electricity law and regulation. In light of our team-based environment, we seek a collegial and personable individual who is comfortable with and capable of independent work responsibities with the collaboration that is essential to our mission. Come learn an exciting area of the law while working for an electric industry leader.

The (Sr.) Paralegal I (II) will work with attorneys and other legal support staff to provide a broad range of clerical, administrative, workflow, and project management duties to support PJM’s Law and Compliance Division.

The responsibilities will include conducting legal and factual research; preparing documents, exhibits, reports and filings; completing filings; activities related to drafting, processing, updating and filing tariff and tariff related agreements; assistance with drafting and processing service agreements and other legal documents; promoting tariff and regulatory compliance; and supporting legal proceedings.

The successful candidate will be meticulous and have a thorough knowledge of legal formalities, computer and technical knowledge as well as strong analytical, communication and organizational skills; and should work well in fast-paced collaborative environments with competing demands. Prior legal experience preferred, but PJM is open to training a motivated candidate who is interested in pursuing a career in the energy/electricity industry.

Essential Functions:

• Assist in maintaining the filing system for the Law Department.

• Assist attorneys in the preparation and electronic filing of letters, pleadings, discovery and subpoena responses, motions, and summaries of filings and orders.

• Manage service and posting of filed documents.

• Attend internal meetings as needed.

• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders.

• Conduct research and analysis on legal and regulatory matters, prepare memos, reports, summaries, charts and other legal documents as directed.

• Provide administrative support as needed to the Department.

• Legal Document Review and Analysis Duties: (a) overall responsibility for the administration, processing and maintenance of Service Agreements including the tracking of effective and expiration dates, and coordinate with both internal and external stakeholders to maintain overall regulatory compliance; (b) review pro forma documents and agreements for conformity; and (c) prepare draft filings for legal counsel indicating reason for non-conformity, and oversee any service requirements for filing.

• Governing Document and Filing Duties: (a) oversee company’s governing documents and tariff maintenance process and administer the eTariff database to grant levels of access to company personnel as needed; (b) track deadlines to accurately manage tariff documents with any and all pending updates and update designated personnel; (c) review filing documents for completeness in compliance with FERC regulations and standards, including the preparation of the filing package (i.e., transmittal letter, clean and redline tariff sheets, etc.) and load the documents into the eTariff system; (d) provide reports from the eTariff database or prepare ad hoc reports as requested; (e) assist attorneys with draft tariff language for new sections to the tariff or tariff documents; (f) closely monitor Federal Energy Regulatory Committee (FERC) dockets for information regarding assignment of docket numbers and filings in pending dockets (i.e., comments, interventions, answers and orders); (g) review orders (in coordination with attorney as needed) to update the tariff in an accurate and timely manner; and (h) monitoring pending court and appellate matters.

• Other functions and duties as assigned.

Characteristics & Qualifications:

Required:

• AS degree or at least 5 years experience as a Paralegal: as a law clerk or paralegal in a law firm, corporate legal department or governmental agency.
• (Sr.) Paralegal must have more than 10 years of experience with FERC filings
• At least 5 years of experience Paralegal: as a law clerk or paralegal in a law firm, corporate legal department or governmental agency.
• Ability to produce high-quality work products with attention to detail
• Ability to visualize and solve complex problems
• Experience using verbal and written communications skills
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (MS-Word, MS-Excel and MS-PowerPoint)

Preferred:

• Experience with PJM operations, markets, and planning functions
• Experience with eTariff
• Experience with FERC
• Experience with regulated electric utility(ies)
• Experience with state public utility commissions
• Paralegal Certificate