Paralegal - Legal Research

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Mission Statement:

Hitachi Energy is recruiting a Paralegal. In this capacity, you will be part of our Legal Operations Team. You will actively support the Global Legal & Integrity Team which includes the Office of Special Investigation (“OSI”).  As an organizational talent, you take care of our customers in the background, handling documents and urgent matters.

Your Responsibilities:

• Assist lawyers in the preparation of documents including the drafting, reviewing and amending materials such as contracts, memorandums and non-disclosure agreements.

• Assist in editing and proofreading various contracts and draft legal correspondence.

• Identify and mitigate risks and opportunities, ensuring delivery of a document with high quality.

• Summarize key provisions from contracts.

• Support in Conflict resolution cases (non-integrity cases) and HR referred cases.

• Be part of the further development of services towards the legal & integrity function.

• Support OSI in their investigations: - interview note taking & preparing statements.

• Quality assurance on a selection of cases.

• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your Background:

• LL.B. / B.L. from a recognized University with a bachelor's degree in a comparable field.

• Minimum two years’ experience as in related work area.

• Experience with investigations and tools like Navex, Relativity, Zylab etc, shall be preferred.

• Proficient with Microsoft O365, specifically, MS Lists, Teams, Word, and Excel.

• Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously, manage time-sensitive documents and have exceptional organizational skills in a fast-paced environment.

• Great attention to detail.

• Excellent organizational skills and excellent understanding of contracts and legal terminology.

• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.