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This is a Senior Paralegal position within Kinder Morgan, Inc.’s corporate legal group, reporting to the Managing Counsel.  This is a position in Kinder Morgan’s headquarters office in Houston, Texas and is eligible to observe a hybrid work model.  Core responsibilities would include paralegal and administrative support as part of the corporate legal team, including the following:

• Assist with the Corporate Secretary function, including:
  • all aspects of entity management for a large organization, including annual report filings and drafting and filing of corporate governance documentation, such as resolutions, written consents, minutes, and meeting notices;
  • preparation for public company board meetings;
  • helping treasury and commercial teams respond to know-your-customer inquiries;
• Assist with various public company tasks, including SEC filing processes and audit procedures;
• Perform reviews, with attorney supervision, of agreements such as parent guaranties, confidentiality agreements and letters of intent.
• Prepare, revise and file various correspondence, reports, agreements.
• Coordinate meetings, travel and presentation materials.
• Help track department budgeting and expenses and code invoices for payment.
• Assist with general housekeeping and filing.
• Position level will be determined based on the successful candidate’s skills and qualifications

Position Requirements

Education and Experience

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree and Paralegal formal training in certificate program preferred.
• 5 years or more of experience as a corporate legal assistant/paralegal.

Skills and Abilities

• The candidate must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment across a wide range of matters, including matters that call for flexibility and developing new skills.  The candidate must have experience working with clients at all levels of a company, including management.
• The candidate must be:
  • a team player with strong analytical skills, detail orientation and excellent interpersonal skills and verbal and written communication skills.
  • self-starting and comfortable working both independently, with limited supervision, and as a member of a team;
  • highly organized, dependable and able to meet deadlines;
  • able to maintain confidentiality and use discretion in the dissemination of information;
  • able to prioritize numerous tasks, with accuracy, timeliness and good follow-through;
  • comfortable taking direction from supervisors; and
  • conscientious and able to keep required work schedules and follow work rules.
• Excellent PC skills including Adobe, Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook are a must.
• Experience with Boardvantage, Workiva, DocuSign, Lawson, Ariba, LegalExchange, FileTrail, and iSearch are a plus.

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