Paralegal

Requisition ID:  88396 

NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale generators of electricity, leveraging all forms of energy across renewables, storage and nuclear. We offer customized energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact? Join our innovative, world-class team today!

Position Specific Description

• Support the Legal Operations team in creating and managing RFPs for outside counsel engagements.
• Review and manage outside counsel engagement letters and supporting documentation.
• Draft AFAs (alternative fee arrangement) and scopes of work for outside counsel engagements.
• Support the preferred counsel program and annual evaluations and renewals.
• Collect and analyze data to report on key performance metrics with the outside counsel spend.
• Help ensure outside counsel compliance with established outside counsel guidelines.
• Technology: high proficiency in MS365 (Word, Outlook, Excel, OneNote) required on day one; will need to learn new software used for legal RFPs, matter management/eBilling, and CLM (contract lifecycle management) on-the-job.
• Handle other duties as assigned.
• Prior experience with AFAs, attorney billing, and engagement letters is preferred.
• Prior experience with PERSUIT and TeamConnect is a plus but not required.

NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

Employee Group:  Non Exempt
Employee Type:  Full Time
Job Category:  Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs
Organization:  NextEra Energy Resources, LLC 
Relocation Provided:  No

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. 

NextEra Energy and provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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