SENIOR PARALEGAL

Senior Paralegal
 

Do you like working in collaborative teams and solving legal problems?
 

Would you like to be part of a team that provides essential legal guidance?
 

Join our leading Legal Team!
 

Our Legal Team takes responsibility for developing and safeguarding our company's global legal strategy. We partner with the business to provide advice and guidance to ensure the protection of our employees and global locations.
 

Partner with the best
 

We are looking for an experienced Senior Paralegal with extensive knowledge of managing corporate governance. The role will work closely with the functions and operations within the region and will be based in Houston, Texas.
 

As a Senior Paralegal, you will be responsible for:

• Managing a complex docket with minimal supervision; monitoring deadlines and notifying attorneys of pressing issues.

• Maintaining a tickler system for important dates and assuring the quality of file preparation.

• Generating reports, performing legal research, and investigating case details as needed.

• Compiling and organizing records, analyzing data, and drafting substantive legal and administrative documents.

• Anticipating and coordinating legal support projects to completion.

• Guiding legal secretaries, legal assistants, and junior paralegals as needed.

• Conducting legal research and drafting documents to support attorneys.

• Implementing and managing matter/contract management systems, E-billing systems, and DocuSign; training end-users.

• Maintaining SharePoint database for legal holds and managing document production/E-discovery.

• Assisting in creating MSAs, NDAs, T&Cs, and other legal templates.

• Reviewing discovery, contracts, and engagement letters.

• Receiving and responding to service requests; managing others’ responses and coordinating with outside counsel.

• Responding to subpoenas and researching new legal hold tools/requirements.

• Overseeing legal hold requirements, including tool selection and process management.

• Preparing and issuing legal holds and chains of custody for departing employees.

• Managing case status and matter management.

• Maintaining legal trackers (e.g., services, legal holds, mediations).

• Preparing quarterly litigation reviews and year-end reporting for finance.

• Conducting yearly litigation audit for accounting/finance.

• Updating and maintaining legal templates and tools, including NDAs, MOUs, Legal Handbooks, and pre-bid agreements.

Fuel your passion
 

To be successful in this role you will:

• ABA-approved Paralegal Certification

• Bachelor's Law degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma/GED with demonstrated experience in Legal)

• 8+ years of solid paralegal experience, with significant focus in one or more areas of law

• Ability to anticipate tasks in support of legal matters

• Demonstrated ability to handle substantive assignments, handle a heavy docket and change focus with shifting priorities.

• Knowledge of legal terminology and processes

• Demonstrated docketing ability

Work in a way that works for you
 

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
 

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working with us
 

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
 

Working for you
 

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input.  Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities

• Comprehensive private medical care options

• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs

• Tailored financial programs

• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

About Us
 

With operations in over 120 countries, we provide better solutions for our customers and richer opportunities for our people. As a leading partner to the energy industry, we're committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and we're always looking for the right people to help us get there. People who are as passionate as we are about making energy safer, cleaner and more efficient.
 

Join Us
 

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.