Corporate Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Corporate Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Company: TexEx Energy Operating, LLC

Title: Legal Assistant/Paralegal

Location: Houston, Texas - Corporate Offices - (REQUIRED – Monday – Friday - Full-time in office work schedule)

FLSA Status: Exempt

COMPANY OVERVIEW With over 30 years of entrepreneurial success, TexEx Energy Operating, LLC has owned and operated 20+ companies in numerous channels, including energy, midstream, real estate, finance, insurance, and logistics. TexEx Energy Operating serves as a holding company to our family of companies and has consistently thrived in multiple industries through innovation, strategic investments, and a commitment to operational excellence.

JOB SUMMARY

The Legal Assistant/Paralegal will support the legal team with various legal and regulatory tasks, ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Executive team and other departments, as needed. This role requires a proactive individual with strong research, organizational, and communication skills.

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

- Manage the legal project task/to-do items and update other members in the company on status

- Maintain, update and schedule calendar reporting deadlines appropriately for multiple industries – ability to learn compliance/regulatory requirements for each industry

- Assist with regulatory filings nationwide

- Assist in preparing, reviewing, and managing legal documents and contracts

- Assist with litigation files, subpoenas and discovery

- Conduct legal and regulatory research to ensure company compliance

- Maintain and organize regulatory filings and documentation

- Monitor changes in laws and regulations affecting the company

- Support the preparation of reports and submissions to regulatory agencies

- Track secretary of state filings nationwide and aid in forming new entities

- Coordinate with internal teams and external counsel as needed

- Draft correspondence, memos, and summaries related to legal and regulatory matters

- Support document management processes, including scanning, organizing and mailing label correspondence as needed

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

- Required: Familiarity with legal or regulatory concepts gained though coursework, internships, volunteer work, or academic projects

- Required: Strong interest in working within legal, regulatory or compliance environments.

- Required: Must be experienced with Microsoft Word, Excel, Teams, Adobe, and general office software

- Preferred: Prior work-related experience filing in state and federal courts

- Preferred: Paralegal certification

ABILITIES REQUIRED

- Ability to meet highest attendance requirements

- Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently

- Ability to use personal computer, calculator, etc.

- Could involve some lifting up to 20 pounds

- Ability to sit for extended periods of time without much movement

- Ability to work in time-sensitive environment with non-flexible deadlines

- Ability to take initiative and support colleges across tasks and projects, contributing to a positive and inclusive team dynamic

- Ability to foster strong working relationships though respect, reliability and a team-focused mindset, celebrating group successes and stepping into assist with challenges arise

- All candidates must have the ability to speak, read and write English

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

TexEx Energy Operating, LLC, is an equal opportunity employer.

“We are currently managing our staffing needs internally. Please, no recruiting firm or staffing firm candidates. Consideration will not be given to candidates who have not directly completed an employment application. We do not accept unsolicited agency resumes and are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. We are not adding to our limited list of currently approved vendors. Please refrain from contacting us or any employees regarding staffing or recruitment opportunities.”