Utilities Paralegal

Job Description

Utilities Paralegal | Cook & Associates

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Cook & Associates, located in Vinings. Cook & Associates is a legal services provider with over 20 years of experience serving utilities, telephone and electric cooperatives, state and local governments, and the construction industry. The firm focuses on the unique regulatory and infrastructure needs of clients operating in utility and public service sectors. Team members collaborate closely with clients to support long-term projects and ongoing operational requirements, offering opportunities to develop specialized expertise in utilities law.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Vinings, GA

• Team: Supports attorneys and staff
• Mission: Provide efficient and responsive legal service to utility and cooperative clients by managing a significant volume of projects and deadlines.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft 365

What You’ll Actually Do
• Scheduling & Coordination: Coordinate communications and schedule meetings, conference calls, and appointments with clients, opposing counsel, consultants, and other parties.
• Project Management: Manage legal project deadlines, calendars, task lists, and matter-tracking systems to ensure timely completion.
• Legal Support: Assist attorneys with various legal matters including transactional, regulatory, governance, and litigation, specifically focusing on the utilities practice.
• Document Preparation: Draft, review, and proofread correspondence, corporate documents, resolutions, minutes, pleadings, and other legal documents for accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
• Records Management: Organize and maintain client files and document management systems, including the preparation of meeting materials and board packets.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Understanding of legal support processes within a professional services environment.
• Experience: Not specified.
• Skills:
• Strong organizational and project-management capabilities.
• Excellent writing, proofreading, and communication abilities.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.