Sr. Paralegal

Description

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Sr. Paralegal is responsible for providing legal, commercial, and administrative support. This position will act as a liaison between Legal, EnFin, Axia, and QSS’s business teams and may participate in discussions relating to demand letters, complaints, claims, and other legal filings related to residential business. This position reports to and will work directly with the Director of Contracts or another senior management personnel that the General Counsel of the Company may designate. This position is located in Irvine, California.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Case Management:

- - Check and acknowledge Service of Processes and send an acknowledgement letter promptly.

- Check and liaise between the business teams and legal to verify facts for demand letters, complaints, and other legal filings against installers and other residential business partners.

- Prepare case analysis, and identify issues, omissions, and discrepancies.

- Prepare and draft demand letters, outline and narrative summaries, and chronologies of installer risk records of events under an Attorney’s supervision.

- Manage, update and assist with case spreadsheet/database of legal claims, complaints, and other legal filings related to each business.

- Support in-house counsels with providing overall administrative support including but not limited to: (i) preparing various types of letters, claims, schedules, invoices, status reports, and supporting documents in a timely manner, (ii) interfacing with vendors/service providers and cross-functional teams to process invoices and expenses for in-house counsels, (iii) setting-up meetings, and (iv) other administrative duties and ad-hoc projects as needed.

- Review NDAs and any other documents (e.g. PSAs, SOWs, amendments, assignments, estoppels) assigned under the direction of either the Director of Legal Ops and Contracts and/or an Attorney.

- Co-manage corporate books, maintain, and update various forms of agreements, and records as needed.

- Compile information and contents for exhibits to all agreements. Help support the contract execution process, including assembling agreements and exhibits, and obtaining signatures from authorized signatories as needed.

- Backup other team members within Legal Ops as necessary.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 5+ years of experience or equivalent in in-house legal department or law firm experience.

- Must have a Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program.

- Experience with the solar or renewable industry is a plus.

- Advance understanding and knowledge of litigation process and ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgment.

- Excellent organizational skills, detail orientation, and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

- Computer and tech savvy. Advanced level in MS Office Suite, G-Suite, Salesforce, and Adobe Pro (pdf), AdobeSign/DocuSign.

- Enjoy learning using new software or any type of computer system (e.g. Agiloft).

- Excellent verbal, and written communication, organizational, and time management skills.

- Agile and effective communicator with clear oral and written explanations.

- Ability to prioritize multiple and simultaneous projects, issues, and activities.

- Proactive and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.

- Able to multi-task, set priorities, and meet deadlines.

- Confidence and ability to interact with people at all levels of the organization.

- Dependable and trustworthy.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- CA Notary public, Remont Online Notary (RON), or willing to become one.

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. (“HQCA”) is a Qcells company, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and providers of solar photovoltaic (PV) products and solutions. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HQCA has been rapidly expanding its business in North America through the expansion of products and solutions, including distributed energy solutions, direct-to-homeowner solar sales and financing, and EPC services. We provide an opportunity to be part of an exciting and growing world-class global business in an interesting and expanding industry of the future.

PHYSICAL, MENTAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DEMANDS:

To comply with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the essential physical, mental and environmental requirements for this job are listed below. These are requirements normally expected to perform regular job duties. Incumbent must be able to successfully perform all of the functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.

Mobility

Standing

20% of time

Sitting

70% of time

Walking

10% of time

Strength

Pulling

up to 10 Pounds

Pushing

up to 10 Pounds

Carrying

up to 10 Pounds

Lifting

up to 10 Pounds

Dexterity (F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)

Typing

F

Handling

F

Reaching

F

Agility (F = Frequently, O = Occasionally, N = Never)

Turning

F

Twisting

F

Bending

O

Crouching

O

Balancing

N

Climbing

N

Crawling

N

Kneeling

N

The salary range is required by the California Pay Transparency Act and may differ depending on the location of those candidates hired nationwide. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to, skill set, education, licenses and certifications, essential job duties and requirements, and the necessary experience relative to the job’s minimum qualifications.

- This target salary range is for CA positions only and should not be interpreted as an offer of compensation.

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