Legal Technician or

Requisition ID : 17329

Join us in building a better future for Arizona!

SRP is one of the largest public power and water utilities in the U.S. providing electricity to approximately one million customers in the greater metropolitan Phoenix area. Since its founding in 1903, SRP has fostered a culture of stewardship and customer service consistently ranking as an industry leader in customer service according to J.D. Power and named one of Arizona's best employers by Forbes. SRP continues to adapt to its changing business environment by seeking innovative ways to reimagine utility service and the provision of critical resources essential to the life and economy of Arizona.

Why Work at SRP

At SRP, we foster an inclusive work environment and believe everyone should have a fair chance to work, regardless of who they are. That’s why we value teams with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds to help SRP deliver on its mission of providing reliable, affordable and sustainable water and power.

SRP's success is rooted in our employees' happiness, health, and safety. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and enhance their well-being. In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Available your first day: Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Summary

Provide highly skilled, varied, and complex administrative support with minimal supervision to attorneys in their specialized areas of law, primarily in the areas of water resources, land rights, and the environment; but may also include litigation, regulatory, renewable energy, and governance.

 

What You'll Do

• Administrative Support: Provide administrative support to assist attorneys in organizing fast-paced legal practices with the goal of providing accurate and timely legal advice to natural resources business clients;

• Organizational Skills and Responsibilities: Ability to organize time and materials efficiently for yourself and others. Organizational responsibilities include organizing calendars, scheduling multi-party meetings, reviewing, analyzing, and organizing incoming materials (digital and hard copy), filing documents, prioritizing and tracking tasks, preparing meeting folders, and calendaring court hearings and litigation deadlines;

• Teamwork: Strong teamwork skills to effectively operate within a collaborative environment and constructively contribute to high functioning teams of professionals; coordinating among multiple team members to complete tasks;

• Accountability: Contribute to a culture of accountability with high self-initiative for completing delegated matters timely and efficiently, as well as communicate results;

• Communication skills: Strong verbal and written communication skills;

• Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills to develop constructive and productive relationships both inside and outside the company to accomplish our mission;

• Growth mindset: willing to learn from mistakes and improve every day;

• Creativity: Ability to find and implement creative solutions to solving problems;

• Written Materials: Assist in the preparation of written materials including formatting, and finalizing status reports, briefing papers, complex agreements and pleadings; and

• Research: Perform legal research using resources such as Westlaw, PACER, FERC E-library, state and federal courts and other sources.

What It Takes To Succeed

• Process Board materials by tracking deadlines, assisting with preparation of board materials;
• Maintain and report attorney CLE;
• Ability to accurately type 70 words per minute;
• Ability to prioritize and multitask in a fast-paced environment;
• Ability to preserve and maintain confidential communication and legally privileged information;
• Strong proofreading skills, attention to detail, and exceptional work product;
• Proficient in docketing and calendaring pursuant to Arizona and Federal Rules of Civil Procedure;
• Tech savvy and advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office products (particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and Adobe; and
• Familiarity with SharePoint and Enterprise Content Management is preferred.

Experience

At job entry, placement will be determined by a review of college transcripts and related work experience. A minimum of 6 years of related experience is required for the senior level. Once placed into the job family, an employee may become eligible for promotion by demonstrating the ability to perform advanced and more difficult work as determined by their management and meeting experience requirements.

Education

College level coursework (100+) from an accredited institution will be evaluated on an individual basis according to the skill/level to determine if applicable to the position by management.

Hybrid Workplace

SRP currently offers a hybrid workplace, which allows employees whose jobs can be performed remotely, and who have sufficient technical capability, to telework up to three days per week. Although teleworking is available, all employees must live and work in Arizona. We are taking steps to protect the health and well-being of all team members, and by following a number of health and safety protocols, to reduce the risk of the coronavirus (COVID-19).

Drug/Alcohol Policy Statement

To promote the safety and well-being of our employees, customers, and the communities we serve, SRP is committed to maintaining a drug/alcohol free work environment. Although marijuana may now be legal in Arizona, except as otherwise specified under Arizona law, SRP considers it to be an illegal drug for the purpose of our drug/alcohol policy because marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. Any candidate found to be impaired during the hiring process or who has the presence of an illegal drug or unauthorized substance in their system during the pre-employment drug/alcohol test may be disqualified from further consideration in the hiring process.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

Salt River Project (SRP) is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military status, or any other protected status under applicable federal, state or local law.

Work Authorization

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Currently, SRP does not sponsor H1B visas, OPT, or other employment-related visas.