Paralegal
Houston, TX - USA
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Job Summary
For oil & gas exploration and production companies worldwide Superior Energy Services provides oilfield products and services with global reach financial stability and a strong safety culture. Through a portfolio of premier rental and well servicing brands Superior delivers robust inventory expedient delivery engineered solutions and expert consultative serviceguided by enterprise-wide Shared Core Values and a commitment to safe sustainable operations and corporate citizenship. Superior is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant because of race religion national origin gender pregnancy sexual orientation age disability veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Superior is seeking a Paralegal Legal Operations & Litigation Support to join our team in Houston TX (on-site 5 days per week) to support a dynamic private growth-oriented company. This role will report to the Assistant General Counsel Global Operations and Litigation and will be primarily responsible for supporting the day-to-day administrative and operational needs of the legal department with secondary support for a relatively small and manageable litigation and claims portfolio.
The position is well-suited for a highly organized paralegal who enjoys building structure managing workflows and supporting a lean legal team in a fast-paced oilfield services environment.
Key Responsibilities:
Legal Department Operations & Administration (Primary Focus)
- Serve as a central resource for legal department administration including document management tracking systems and workflow coordination
- Maintain organized contract and matter repositories ensuring completeness accessibility and version control
- Coordinate execution of documents including signature processes and records retention
- Assist in preparing internal reports presentations and summaries for management
- Support development implementation and maintenance of legal templates processes and systems
- Manage departmental calendars deadlines and key deliverables across legal workstreams
- Provide general administrative support to the legal team ensuring efficient day-to-day operations
Contract & Matter Tracking Support
- Assist in tracking contracts renewals and key obligations
- Help manage intake and triage of legal requests from business teams
- Support organization and filing of agreements and related documentation
- Maintain tracking logs and reporting tools for legal matters and requests
Litigation & Claims Support (Secondary Focus)
- Support the Assistant General Counsel in administering a limited litigation and claims docket including tracking matters and key deadlines
- Coordinate with outside counsel on routine filings updates and document requests
- Assist with document collection and organization for discovery and claims processes
- Track legal spend and assist with invoice processing and budget reporting
- Maintain records of pleadings correspondence and settlement documentation
- Assist with administration of insurance claims and coordination with insurers and brokers
- Support internal fact gathering for incidents claims and disputes
- Maintain organized records of claims indemnity matters and related documentation
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with operations finance HR and other business teams to support legal processes and requests
- Coordinate with external counsel and service providers as needed
- Provide practical business-oriented support aligned with company priorities
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree and/or paralegal certification preferred
- 5 years of relevant experience including law firm and/or in-house experience
- Prior in-house experience strongly preferred ideally within oilfield services energy or a similarly industrial environment
- Strong organizational skills and experience managing documents systems and workflows
- Comfortable supporting a broad range of legal and administrative activities in a lean team
- Discretion and professionalism in handling sensitive and confidential information
Excellent Benefits: Medical Dental Vision Disability Life Matching 401(k)
About Company
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