Paralegal

JOB_REQUIREMENTS

Hires in

Not specified

Employment Type

Not specified

Company Location

Not specified

Salary

Not specified

Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, LES is customer-owned and is one of the nation’s leading utility companies. We are recognized for low costs, unmatched reliability, financial stability, cutting-edge innovation, environmental stewardship, and community engagement. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional customer service while fostering a culture that celebrates passion, talent, and high standards. If you're not just looking for a job but a fulfilling career in a workplace that values excellence, the environment, and the community we call home, LES might just be the perfect fit for you. Join us and power a brighter future!

LES is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States.
LES is unable to sponsor employment-based immigrant or non-immigrant visas.
This is not a remote position and requires residency within a reasonable commuting distance to LES in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Job Title

Paralegal

Employment Type

Starting Pay Range

Posting Date

Full-time

$70,581.00 - $88,226.00

11/10/2025

Employment Classification

Division

Closing Date

Regular

Communications & Corp Records

11/26/2025

We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Paralegal to assist with Lincoln Electric System’s legal operations and corporate governance. In this role, you will provide administrative support to LES’s in-house attorneys to maximize the efficiency of LES’s in-house legal services and assist with maintaining and managing LES’s corporate records. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, assertive and exercise a high degree of professionalism. Join us and help power a sustainable future through efficient and detailed legal support services.

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for assisting attorneys and other staff in the Legal and Government Services division including in preparing legal and regulatory documents, maintaining and organizing LES’s corporate policies and enterprise-wide records, forms and other documents, as well as performing traditional administrative legal support functions. This responsibility will require the employee to interface with LES employees on all legal and corporate governance matters including, but not limited to, records retention, litigation holds, public records requests, contract management system, the corporate forms library and corporate policies and processes collection. Consistent and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND COMPETENCIES

Prepares rough drafts and finalizes legal documents including legal pleadings, motions, briefs, contracts, written discovery, internal policies and general correspondence.

Maintains case files and assembles appropriate documentation for use by attorneys.

Manages a calendar of relevant time deadlines for ongoing legal and regulatory matters.

Manages the collection of claims brought by LES and against third party for damage to LES facilities and other unpaid invoices.

Manages the organization’s records management and records retention schedule as the subject matter expert and promotes organizational compliance with the records retention schedule.

Coordinates the response to all formal public records requests and collaborates with LES legal counsel to ensure all responses are compliant.

Identifies individuals affected by a litigation hold and ensures that all affected individuals are made aware of their obligations related to a litigation hold.

Accountability - Holds self and others responsible for goals, outcomes, deadlines, and objectives and follows through on commitments. Takes accountability for delivering on commitments; owns mistakes and uses them as opportunities for learning and development.

Initiative - Takes action on their own without being prompted; handles problems independently; able to resolve issues without relying on extensive help from others; does more than is expected or asked.

Project Management - Establishes project goals, milestones, and procedures, defines roles and responsibilities, acquires project resources, coordinates projects throughout company, monitors project progress, and manages multiple projects.

Quality Orientation - Holds self and others to being attentive to detail and accuracy, maintains high quality work, looks for improvements continuously, monitors quality levels, finds root cause of quality problems, owns/acts on quality problems while encouraging a quality focus in others.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED