Corporate Paralegal

Location:

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Job ID:

R0101397

Date Posted:

2025-07-22

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC

Profession (Job Category):

Legal, Compliance & Audit

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

Corporate Paralegal

The Opportunity
Are you a detail-driven legal professional who thrives at the intersection of law, technology, and collaboration? Join our dynamic Legal team where your voice matters, your ideas are welcomed, and your impact is tangible. In this role, you’ll be the connective tissue between legal operations, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance—working cross-functionally with internal teams and externally with state officials and agencies. You’ll be empowered to innovate, streamline processes, and help shape the future of legal operations at Hitachi Energy. If you’re ready to grow in a fast-paced, high-integrity environment where no two days are the same, we want to hear from you.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Manage contractor and engineer licensing across all U.S. states
• Draft and maintain corporate documents, including Board resolutions
• Oversee company registrations and coordinate annual reporting
• Serve as a superuser of legal tech tools and platforms
• Collaborate with vendors to optimize legal service delivery
• Identify and implement process improvements to drive efficiency
• Build strong relationships across departments and with external stakeholders
• Adapt quickly to shifting priorities and urgent requests
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines

Your Background

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Certified Paralegal status required
• Notary public or ability to become one required
• Completion of an ABA-approved post-baccalaureate paralegal program preferred
• Strong communication, organizational, and critical thinking skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, Teams, PowerBI
• Experience with legal tech tools (e.g., ELM, Salesforce, CLM/CMS, Wolters Kluwer software)
• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States

More About Us
We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefits to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us, in work and out.
For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits (subject to the respective plan rules):

• Health Care: medical (PPO, CDHP with HSA, HMO), dental, and vision
• Financial Wellbeing: Employer-sponsored pension – 401(k) Program with generous company match and contribution, Life/AD&D Insurance, disability insurance
• Family Care: Life and Family (Legal, pet, auto, home, identity theft, etc.), special needs support, and adoption assistance
• Work-Life: Enhanced leave programs (FMLA, Military Service Leave, Maternal, Paternal, adoption, vacation, and holiday)
• Employee Engagement and Development: Employee Resource Groups (depending on location), tuition reimbursement program

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