Paralegal - Legal & Corp Secretary

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

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work overtime when needed

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.

Safety

Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.