PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Performs contract administration support; legal research; assists with law department database design, management and maintenance; provides corporate paralegal support with emphasis on support of wholesale business unit functions located in Golden, Colorado, including oil and gas exploration, wholesale energy, natural gas marketing/storage/transportation; also supports corporate records management and maintenance; and may provide litigation support.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
Senior Counsel in Golden, Colorado

MAJOR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Contract Administration Support
? Implements procedures for tracking company contracts.
? Assists with processing Contract Approval Forms.
? Drafts standard non-disclosure and other agreements.
? Assists in finalizing and execution of various agreements, including communicating and supporting the contract review process, identifying and gathering additional information regarding the agreements from internal clients, initiating draft agreements for review, managing signature process, monitoring status of in-process agreements and preparing applicable reports.

General Law & Compliance Support
? Provides corporate and wholesale business unit paralegal support for regular operations and business development activities. 
? Assists in monitoring pending legislation by obtaining copies of legislative bills or obtaining additional information from various state legislatures and industry organizations and summarizing findings.
? Performs legal research as requested by attorneys, including electronic legal research, and drafts memoranda regarding results of same.
? Organizes and maintains company-wide legal form directory for applicable business areas.
? Assists attorneys in performing corporate development activities, including due diligence, preparation of contracts and supporting documentation.
? May provide litigation support, involving such activities as developing and maintaining files and reports; routing complaints to appropriate insurers/outside counsel; drafting/coordinating responses to interrogatories, requests for admission / search / produce documents, fact investigations and discovery responses, interviews, document reviews/gatherings/ productions/indexing; investigates facts, attends trials/depositions, takes notes, and prepares reports.

Administrative Support
? Assists in the design/development and maintenance of Law Department databases.
? Performs corporate records retention and maintenance duties; serves as legal interface with other departments to ensure that appropriate documents are indexed, archived and properly stored.
? Assists with administrative functions of legal department, including formatting and preparing documents, files, etc.
? Assists with special projects, system development and department initiatives, as required. 

Required Skills 

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor?s or Associate?s Degree, or certificate in Paralegal Studies, and three years of corporate or law office paralegal experience required; equivalent work experience will be considered in lieu of a degree; completion of paralegal courses (litigation, securities, corporate transactions, etc.) helpful. 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Knowledge of:
? Law office work environment.
? Standard legal proceedings and related written documentation.
? Legal research techniques.
? Advanced office administration practices and concepts.
? Automation applications and computer databases.
? Written business communication and report writing techniques.

Ability to:
? Communicate effectively, both orally and in written form, with all levels of the organization; clients, witnesses, internal and external legal counsel, customers; vendors and contractors; and local, state, regional and federal agencies.
? Obtain, compile, organize and analyze complex transaction documentation.
? Coordinate and prioritize a variety of tasks and assignments simultaneously.
? Maintain confidential information.
? Use independent judgment and discretion.

Interest in learning about the energy industry ? oil & gas exploration, production & marketing and independent power plant businesses.

Limited travel possible. 

Job Location 

Golden, CO, US. 

Position Type 

Full-Time/Regular 

Closing Date (HR Only) 

03/09/2008 

Accepting Employee Referrals? (HR Only) 

Yes 

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