Corporate Paralegal

Grid United • Houston, TX

5d

About The Position

Grid United is seeking a highly organized and proactive Corporate Paralegal to join its Legal team as the company grows its portfolio of large-scale transmission projects. The role supports corporate, transactional, contracting, and legal operations activities, working closely with the SVP & Chief Legal Officer, other Legal team members, and business teams including Development, Land, Finance, and Procurement. The Corporate Paralegal will manage corporate records and governance processes, support transactions and due diligence, administer contracts and legal systems, and coordinate legal matters across the organization. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who takes ownership of processes, organizes complex workstreams, and works across multiple legal and business matters in a fast-paced environment. The position is based in Houston, Texas, and reports to the SVP & Chief Legal Officer.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of paralegal, corporate legal, or legal operations experience.
• Experience maintaining corporate records and supporting corporate governance activities, including resolutions, consents, entity records, and signature authorities.
• Experience supporting commercial contracting processes, including NDAs, MSAs, vendor agreements, and other business contracts.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365, particularly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and SharePoint.
• Exceptional organizational and project-management skills, including the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines accurately.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work effectively with employees at varying organizational levels.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
• Comfort working independently and taking ownership of processes in a lean, fast-moving Legal team.
• Positive, professional, collaborative, and solutions-oriented approach.
• Commitment to Grid United's values of humility, tenacity, ingenuity, and grace; ability to build and value stakeholder relationships, work proactively to solve problems calmly and without blame, and commitment to making a difference in the community.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree and/or paralegal certificate, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Experience within an in-house legal department or corporate/transactional law firm environment.
• Experience supporting M&A, financing, investment, joint venture, or other corporate transactions, including due diligence and virtual data rooms.
• Familiarity with contract lifecycle management or document management platforms; ContractWorks experience is a plus.
• Experience in the energy, infrastructure, project development, or a similarly complex industry.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate, organized, current, and accessible corporate records, including organizational documents, resolutions, consents, minutes, and other governance materials.
• Coordinate the preparation, execution, filing, and retention of corporate documents.
• Support entity management activities and corporate governance requirements as the company and its project portfolio grow.
• Establish, organize, and manage virtual data rooms for corporate transactions, financings, partnerships, project-level transactions, and other due diligence processes.
• Coordinate document collection and diligence requests across Legal and other functional teams, tracking outstanding items and deliverables.
• Support contracting for NDAs, MSAs, vendor agreements, consulting agreements, and other commercial contracts in coordination with Legal and business stakeholders.
• Administer and maintain the company's contract management system, including ContractWorks, and help ensure agreements, amendments, and related documents are properly executed and retained.
• Coordinate contract signatures and track agreements through execution.
• Help maintain consistent contracting processes, templates, and documentation across the organization.
• Provide paralegal support to the Land team and other project teams on legal documentation and project-related matters.
• Assist with document organization, execution, tracking, and recordkeeping for land and project development activities.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders and outside counsel to advance project-related legal matters efficiently.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and bonus incentive plan.
• Long-term incentive plan.
• Health benefits.
• 401(k).
• Comprehensive benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed