Paralegal or Senior Paralegal, Uplight

$70-105k

Salary dependent on the seniority of the role + Bonus

Senior and Expert level
Denver

Office located in Boulder, CO

Uplight

Clean energy technology partner

Open for applications

Uplight

Clean energy technology partner

501-1000 employees

B2BEnterpriseEnergySustainability

Open for applications

$70-105k

Salary dependent on the seniority of the role + Bonus

Senior and Expert level
Denver

Office located in Boulder, CO

501-1000 employees

B2BEnterpriseEnergySustainability

Company mission

To fuel the transition to clean energy in order to build a more sustainable future.

Role

Who you are

  • Bachelor's degree in a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience working as a paralegal in a corporate legal department or law firm (Paralegal)
  • 10+ years of experience working as a paralegal in a corporate legal department or law firm (Senior Paralegal)
  • Commitment to professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality
  • Strong knowledge of corporate law / corporate governance, commercial contracts, and legal research methods
  • Familiarity with data privacy and security, intellectual property, litigation, regulatory compliance, employment / immigration
  • Familiarity with Ironclad or another CLM
  • Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Ability to proactively exercise independent judgment and decision making skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities, multitask, and complete objectives in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision
  • At least five years of intensive experience with contracts negotiation and management
  • Experience working closely with or reporting to legal counsel
  • Knowledge of and experience with contract terms and legal requirements
  • Ability to multitask, demonstrate organization, prioritization, and time management skills to ensure that work-related activities are completed in an accurate and timely manner
  • Excellent writing skills and ability to demonstrate clear and concise communication
  • Commitment to maintaining high standards of confidentiality and ability to work with highly sensitive data and information
  • Exceptional communications skills to effectively deal with various levels of colleagues, management, and business partners

Desirable

  • Experience with subsidiary management and international corporate law
  • Notary Public certification

What the job involves

  • We are looking for a Paralegal or Senior Paralegal to drive our company forward, and help us lead the clean energy revolution!
  • The Corporate Paralegal will be responsible for maintaining corporate records, drafting and reviewing legal documents and contracts, conducting legal research, supporting regulatory compliance, and otherwise provides legal support on a wide variety of matters handled in the legal department. This position requires the ability to anticipate needs, think critically, and offer solutions to problems with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality
  • Maintain corporate records and databases, ensuring accuracy and compliance with applicable laws and regulations
  • Support counsel with corporate/ subsidiary management, board of directors and corporate governance efforts
  • Support counsel in regulatory work including monitoring compliance, conducting research, preparing periodic filings and maintaining appropriate records
  • Contract process management, including intake, populating templates, liaising with internal stakeholders, request tracking, and facilitating signatures
  • Maintain and update contract management system, including contract records, periodic quality control, routine reporting, and user updates
  • Execute on e-signature requests, including intake, tracking, and facilitating signatures
  • Conduct legal research on general, compliance, and industry-specific legal issues
  • Coordinate with external legal counsel on litigation, intellectual property, employment/immigration, regulatory compliance, etc
  • Assist with legal projects and initiatives as assigned by attorneys
  • Collaborate with other departments, such as finance, people team, and security / CISO team, to support corporate legal initiatives and projects
  • Perform a variety of administrative tasks and support for legal department, including legal billing and budgeting
  • Perform other duties as assigned
  • Review, analyze, draft and revise contracts in concert with sales leads, professional services leads and counsel
  • Work with internal and external stakeholders to carefully obtain and track the requirements needed for each contract
  • Coordinate and negotiate contract process with customer and vendor procurement teams
  • Collaborate on and assist with management of practical, organization-wide contract management process and system (Ironclad), overseeing the processes needed to create, execute and analyze contracts
  • Maintain organized systems of digital contract records
  • Communicate and manage contracts workflow

Application process

  • Application Deadline: September 6, 2024

Our take

Uplight provides end-to-end technology solutions that aim to increase efficiency within energy ecosystems. The company's tech solutions consist of energy personalization systems to motivate customers to use energy more efficiently, in addition to energy reports, marketplaces, and other API microservices. They're currently working with more than 80 of the world’s leading electric and gas utilities.

Uplight’s software gives these utility companies granular data about how customers consume energy in their homes and businesses and offers ways to reduce their base power demand. They also offer a consumer marketplace for finding rebates and deals on energy-efficient appliances and electric vehicles.

The company has grown rapidly, reaching Unicorn status in 2021, despite only being founded two years previously. Uplight is entering its next phase of growth, focusing on significantly scaling its software solutions to further expand globally. It acquired Virtual Power Plant provider Autogrid in 2023 to embolden these aims.

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Insights

B Corporation
Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

-6% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Company benefits

  • Medical & Dental
  • Flexible PTO
  • 401k Match
  • Parental Leave
  • Peer Recognition

Company values

  • Do the right thing - We act with integrity, even when it’s hard
  • Grow - We’re driven by curiosity and excitement, always ready to learn
  • Impactful progress - We work to meaningful outcomes, mindful of each step
  • One team - We operate as a unified team, made stronger by uniqueness

Company HQ

Boulder, CO

Leadership

Luis D'Acosta

(CEO (Not Founder))

Previously Executive Vice President at Schneider Electronics, CEO at SEL, Director General of Mexico for Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories and Power Systems Manager in Mexico for ABB.

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