Renew Home is seeking a Paralegal to provide comprehensive legal and administrative support to our in-house lawyers. As part of a team passionate about changing how we power the world, you will be instrumental in building efficient legal operations. This role is central to managing our contract lifecycle, corporate governance, and supporting the legal needs of the largest residential virtual power plant in North America.
What You'll Do
- Manage the implementation and daily workflows of the company’s matter intake and matter management systems for all legal requests.
- Track active legal matters and projects, proactively managing deadlines associated with contracts and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Prepare and revise legal documents and correspondence as directed by in-house lawyers.
- Support administration of commercial agreements, including confidentiality agreements.
- Contribute to agile but responsible process development for escalation and approval of high-risk projects or agreements.
- Maintain and revise template forms and agreements, and maintain corporate documents and company policies.
- Ensure that timely notice is given of renewals, terminations, and other critical contract-related events and lifecycle deadlines.
- Ensure timely compliance with registration and other filings for all corporate entities of the company.
- Maintain board and governance records (minutes, consents, filings), and ensure strong corporate hygiene through accurate, timely, and highly visible administrative support.
- Conduct legal research to support compliance and risk analysis.
- Support trainings delivered by in-house lawyers.
- Work with other departments and teams to ensure cross-functional alignment.
- Assist with special projects as needed.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 5+ years of paralegal and/or legal operations experience.
- Excellent drafting and editing skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, and attention to detail.
- Superior organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Strong knowledge of legal technology tools and contract lifecycle management systems.
- Experience conducting legal research using tools such as Practical Law.
- Fluency with Google Workspace, Adobe, Ironclad and Microsoft Office suites.
- Demonstrated ability to handle matters of a sensitive and confidential nature.
- Demonstrated ability to accomplish tasks with speed and accuracy under minimal supervision.
- Ability to quickly understand the business and prioritize tasks and projects based on business objectives and operations.
- Flexibility to adjust priorities and manage time wisely in a fast-paced environment.
- Intellectual curiosity and a willingness to take on new challenges.
- Growth mindset and collaborative approach.
- Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future immigration from the company.
Nice to Have
- Paralegal Certificate from an ABA-approved program preferred or work equivalent.
- At least one year in-house legal department experience preferred.
- Experience in a high-growth environment and with smart home or clean energy products or services preferred.
Technical Stack
- Google Workspace
- Adobe
- Ironclad
- Microsoft Office
- Practical Law
Team & Environment
You will act as a key member of the company’s legal team, reporting to the CLO.
Benefits & Compensation
- Fully remote work environment with home office set-up allowance.
- No pre-set vacation limits (with a top-down culture of taking meaningful PTO every year!).
- Parental leave benefits.
- Competitive benefits package that includes numerous health and wellness benefits.
- 401(k) plan, with employer contributions to the same.
- Opportunity to work with amazing people who are passionate about their mission, thriving in a fully-remote work environment, and learning and growing every day.
Work Mode
This is a fully remote position. Candidates must be based in the US.
Renew Home is an Equal Opportunity employer striving to create a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work environment. Individuals seeking employment at Renew Home are considered without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender identification, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, veteran or military status, unfavorable military discharge, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
