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FirstEnergy Corp Legal Specialist - Legal & Corp Secretary - Akron FirstEnergy Headquarters in Akron, Ohio
JOB DESCRIPTION
FirstEnergy at a Glance
FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is a diversified energy company dedicated to safety, reliability and operational excellence.
Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy comprises one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems based on serving six million customers in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Our diverse generating fleet features non-emitting nuclear, scrubbed baseload coal, natural gas, and pumped storage hydro and other renewables.
About the Opportunity
This is a position within FirstEnergy Service Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.
The Legal Specialist is responsible for providing support to the Legal Department and other departments throughout the Company on various legal and regulatory matters. This position reports to a supervising attorney or Associate General Counsel as assigned. All tasks are performed under the direction or supervision of an attorney.
It is located at the FirstEnergy Headquarters / White Pond Dr., location in Akron, OH.
Responsibilities include:
Preparing drafts of correspondence and simple legal documents
Managing internal legal department processes for preparing, filing and management of applications for regulatory authorization for certain transmission customer service activities
Conducting legal research, including the use of Lexis, internet and other databases and resources, gather data, produce reports from the data
Cite-checking and proofing letters, diagrams, and pleadings for filing, research history and current status of a docket or filing, verifying accuracy of documents
Filing pleadings, applications and other documents with the appropriate court or administrative agency, as directed by an attorney
Assisting in-house or outside counsel, as appropriate, including the regulatory review and the discovery process, drafting answers to interrogatories; drafting answers to requests for the production of documents; collecting and reviewing documents in response to such requests; docketing and reporting deadlines as well as status, managing the process flow for drafting/sending discovery as well as receiving/responding to discovery
Assisting in-house or outside counsel, as appropriate, with e-discovery, including document review and classification, and document production
Retrieving information from agency or court files and dockets, reporting results
Coordinating file management, including organization, tracking and monitoring of agreements and litigation of regulatory and court cases, ensure compliance with regulatory, administrative and judicial protocols and rules
Coordinating and conducting due diligence reviews and document/fact gathering
Assisting with group administration: preparing and maintaining weekly reports, administering and maintaining data for other periodic reporting, etc.
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
High school diploma or GED required, Associates or Bachelor's degree a plus
Minimum 4 years professional work experience required with legal background preferred
ABA Paralegal Certification or equivalent preferred
Experience with general litigation or transactional work or financings
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