Paralegal Sr – Litigation

Williams is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected under applicable discrimination law.

Do something that means something at Williams. This isn’t just a job – it’s an opportunity to explore and discover your passion with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours.

As a Paralegal Sr., you will provide professional and technical assistance to legal staff by researching and analyzing law sources, and investigating facts. You will handle a diverse range of sophisticated assignments as well as prepare documents, certificates, and other legal filings. You will be successful in this role if you thrive in a team environment, have broad experience, are innovative and possess excellent judgment!

Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.

Responsibilities/Expectations:

• Opens, maintains, and closes matters, including document management in electronic form
• Performs investigative work, including information gathering, identifying and collecting documents and information
• Leads and performs due diligence, including searches, filings, and good standing certifications
• Conducts legal research, including relevant case law, relevant statutes, and legal articles
• Drafts and analyzes correspondence and legal documents
• Assists in the preparation and review of discovery requests and responses, coordinating and managing document receipt and production; collaborates with outside counsel as required
• Reviews matters for legal hold applicability, working with stakeholders as appropriate
• Keeps the internal calendar for matters
• Interviews custodians and/or potential witnesses
• Interfaces with outside counsel and internal stakeholders to locate materials required for prosecution or defense of a matter
• Checks online dockets
• Other duties as assigned

education/Years of Experience:

• Required: High School Diploma/GED and a minimum six (6) years’ experience in corporate or law firm
• Preferred: Some College/Associate’s Degree from an ABA accredited Paralegal program and a minimum of eight (8) years’ experience in corporate or law firm, and/or Certified Paralegal designation from NALA

Other Requirements:

• Must possess strong organization and time management skills
• Ability to learn matter and document management software
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Applications and PC skills, with emphasis in Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
• Assists with responding to third-party subpoenas and in the preparation and review of requests and responses, coordinating and handling document receipt and production while collaborating with outside counsel
• Must possess litigation, legal hold, and eDiscovery experience
• Preferred: Legal research skills

About Tulsa:

Our corporate headquarters is located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, the 2nd largest city in Oklahoma and the 47th most populous in the U.S.

Tulsa is known as the Mother of “The Mother Road” – Route 66, and boasts impressive art deco architecture, the #1 city park in the U.S. (The Gathering Place) and is a great venue for live music. It’s an easy place to get in and out of, with more than 20 non-stop flight destinations offered at Tulsa International Airport. Tulsa is listed on CNN Travel’s best destinations to visit in 2022!

Tulsa is not only a great place to live, but it’s affordable. According to the 2019 Economic Report from Tulsa’s Future, the cost of living is 8 percent below the U.S. average. There is no place like T-Town. Check out visittulsa.com to learn more!

Why Choose Williams?

We are committed to providing our employees with competitive compensation and benefits as part of your Total Rewards package to help protect your current and future physical, emotional, and financial health. We generally offer health benefit programs to our employees and their families that are competitive and flexible enough to meet your needs, and retirement benefits to allow you to invest now for financial security when you retire. With rich learning and development programming and a high internal mobility rate, you are not just applying to a job with Williams; you are embarking on an exciting career!

• Competitive compensation
• Annual incentive program
• Hybrid work model – one work from home day each week for most office-based roles
• Flexible work schedule for most field-based roles
• 401(k) with company matching contribution and a fixed annual company contribution
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Generous company-paid life insurance and disability benefits
• A consumer-driven health plan option with the potential for a generous company contribution to a Health Savings Account
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid time off, including floating and company holidays
• Wellness Program with annual rewards
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Robust employee learning and development
• High internal mobility (we promote from within)
• Parental leave (we provide up to 6 weeks for each parent)
• Fertility coverage and adoption benefits
• Domestic partner benefits
• Educational reimbursement
• Non-profit donation matching contributions and time off to volunteer
• Employee resource groups
• Employee assistance programs
• Technology to make our work more productive and collaborative
• Regular employee engagement surveys and feedback processes

Williams has a long history of making a significant difference in the communities where we live and work, and we strive to cultivate an environment of employee inclusion, innovation and passion that values all voices and opinions. We help each other succeed and great things happen when people from a diverse set of backgrounds come together. Together, we make clean energy happen.

Eligibility and benefits are governed by the terms of the applicable plan or program document which can be amended or terminated at any time.

For more information, please visit https://www.williams.com/careers/total-rewards/.

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