Government Paralegal Jobs in Reno, NV (NOW HIRING)

Basic Purpose
Provides a wide range of professional legal support services to attorneys in the form of legal research, summarizing legal documents, providing litigation and pre-trial discovery support, analyzing data, drafting of legal and business communications. Primary focus will be on state and federal regulatory forums. Provides support to the in-house regulatory attorneys. Works in a professional environment and has occasional contact with the public, governmental agencies and regulatory agencies, law firms, and management.

NV Energy is looking for qualified people to join us in one of the premier energy companies in the West. Located in the fastest growing state in the United States, NV Energy provides electricity to 1.3 million customers throughout Nevada as well as a state tourist population exceeding 40 million annually. Among the many communities we serve are Las Vegas, Reno-Sparks, Henderson, Elko and South Lake Tahoe. We also provide natural gas to more than 155,000 citizens in the Reno-Sparks area.NV Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status (except as required by law), gender (including gender identity and expression), sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, familial or parental status, marital status or any other category protected by applicable local, state or U.S. federal law. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without an accommodation.

Essential Education, Skills, and Environment
Bachelor's degree from an accredited school and 2 or more years of paralegal experience.  

Candidates that do not possess a bachelor's degree must have six years of paralegal experience.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills
Demonstrated knowledge of:
Nevada and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and/or PUCN, FERC guidelines.

Applicable legal principles, legal research techniques, legal terminology, and knowledge of applicable government regulations.

Legal research on Westlaw or Lexis-Nexis, PACER and the internet.

Demonstrated skill such as:
Detail oriented, research, analytical, critical thinking, planning, information monitoring, time management, communications, decision making, presentation, human relations, and organizational skills.  

Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks.

Equipment and Applications
PCs, MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Teams, database software, PACER and Westlaw/Lexis-Nexis.

Work Environment and Physical Demands
General office environment.  No special physical demands required.

Note: Immigration Sponsorship
At this time, we're not considering applicants that need any type of immigration sponsorship (additional work authorization or permanent work authorization) now or in the future to work in the United States. This includes, but is NOT LIMITED TO: F1-OPT, F1-CPT, H-1B, TN, L-1, J-1, etc. For more information regarding work visas, please visit www.uscis.gov.
 

**NOTE: THE COMPANY MAY FILL THE POSITION(S) AT A LOWER LEVEL DEPENDING ON QUALIFICATIONS OF CANDIDATES**
 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Assists attorney(s) in research, tracking and preparation of legal documents:

Performs records, legal and factual research. Prepares regulatory filings for submission to the PUCN and FERC.

Identifies relevant judicial decisions, statutes, legal articles, codes and other pertinent material.

Prepares correspondence, written reports and helps prepare legal arguments, applications,

declarations, motions and litigation strategy.

Drafts legal documents including pleadings, regulatory documents, data requests, data request responses, testimony, reports, presentations, discovery, briefs, appeals, contracts and legal agreements.

Checks legal forms, exhibits and documents for accuracy. Organizes, analyzes, cross-checks and validates information as needed.

Assists the lawyers during hearings, trials and arbitrations.

Provides training, oversight, and mentoring of secretarial position, ensuring compliance with

processes. Provides backup secretarial support as needed.

Locates and communicates with witnesses, including identification of witnesses, preparation of

questions/issues to be addressed in interviews and handling witness interviews as assigned.

Maintains file system for legal documents, and case calendars.

Organizes and tracks regulatory filings and physical files.

Helps coordinate subpoena delivery and other law-office activities.

Performs Records Coordinator duties in compliance with corporate records retention policies.

Backup management of the Legal Hold process including preparation and issuance of notices, maintenance of database, coordination with key stakeholders and performance of searches.

Reviews and monitors new and updated regulations. Communicates impacts as appropriate.

Ensures all compliance aspects of position are known and followed; understands and complies with all policies, codes and regulations applicable to position and company.

Performs related duties as assigned.