Legal Assistant III

Enbridge • Houston, TX

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Do you have the ability adapt quickly, prioritize effectively and have a high degree of business sense? We are currently searching for a Legal Assistant to join your dynamic Enbridge Legal Services team. In this role, you will be responsible for providing legal administrative support services to inhouse lawyers who are members of the Legal Major Transactions (MT) group and the Ethics & Compliance (E&C) (including Litigation) group within the Enbridge Law Department. The position is based in the company’s Houston, TX office, and reports to the Associate General Counsel & Managing Director of Major Transactions in that office.

Requirements

• You will have a minimum of 5 years of legal administrative experience at private practice law firms and/or inhouse legal departments.
• Ability to work independently on demanding workloads and meet tight deadlines.
• You will maintain strict confidentiality and professionalism in handling information and files for Enbridge’s inhouse lawyers.
• You possess exceptional interpersonal, communication (written and oral) and people skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint) and familiar with MS Teams.
• Able to quickly learn other information/document management systems and assist staff in the Law Department with basic technology issues.
• Able to maintain a positive and enthusiastic approach to the work even when competing priorities and tight timelines exist.

Responsibilities

• Administrative Support Coordinate personnel schedules, meetings, appointments, and events. Handle all logistics relating to meetings and events. Handle all logistics relating to in-person meetings, CLE’s and Team Building events. Assist with onboarding of employees joining the MT group or the E&C group (including Litigation). Arrange travel, and process expenses through Oracle Cloud.
• Legal E-billing Functions Open and close TeamConnect matters, manage external counsel budgets, accruals, and process all incoming invoices for inhouse lawyers I support in the MT group or the E&C group (including Litigation). Responsible for coding, processing external counsel and other Law Department invoices, maintaining Excel spreadsheet to track invoices. Provide assistance with onboarding legal vendors through Oracle Cloud and TeamConnect Legal e-billing. Assist with settlement check request process such as setting up payees, and monitoring status of payment requisitions. Keep track of invoices and assist with the success fee calculations of MT.
• MT and E&C (incl. Litigation,)Support Support document management, and external counsel engagement through TeamConnect. Provide word processing and related support to ENB inhouse lawyers and paralegals such as drafting, proofreading, and revising legal documentation, correspondence, and other documents. Assist inhouse lawyers with document requests related to litigation or investigations, or responsive productions by regulators in connection with M&A transactions. Support MT and E&C (incl. Litigation) members with scheduling travel and processing related receipts and accounting for expenses. Assist inhouse lawyers to assemble and distribute within hardcopy signing and/or closing binders.

Benefits

• Enbridge provides competitive workplace programs that differentiate us and offer flexibility to our team members.
• Enbridge’s FlexWork (Hybrid Work Model) offers eligible employees the opportunity to work variable daily schedules with a flexible start and end time, to opt for a compressed workweek schedule, and the option to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees