Legal Assistant

Energy Innovation Corp; Arlington (TX); Remote; USD 69,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first flexibility

Parental leave

Tools and courses stipend

Job summary

Kinder Morgan is seeking a refreshingly candid Legal Assistant for our Arlington, TX operations. The role offers a salary range of $69,000 to $104,000 and a remote-first culture with flexibility.

You will support daily operations, provide plainspoken judgments, and help ensure work moves smoothly from site to completion. Ideal candidates bring Westlaw chops, ownership, mentorship ability, strong written and oral communication, and a readiness to challenge assumptions.

Qualifications

• Proficient knowledge of Westlaw and legal research.
• Ability to own tasks and mentor colleagues.
• Experience with court filing and written communication in real-world settings.

Responsibilities

• Earn trust to make plainspoken judgments without a committee.
• Read signals and reprioritize proactively.
• Support daily operations at Arlington site and keep workflows moving.
• Challenge assumptions before they lead to costly mistakes.
• Notice gaps between spec and delivered work.
• Pair public speaking with clear explanations to stakeholders.
• Use speaking to streamline routine tasks and free capacity.

Skills

Westlaw chops

Ownership mindset

Mentor/support teammates

Court Filing

Written Communication

Public Speaking

Tools

Westlaw

Job description

We're Kinder Morgan, we're growing in Arlington, and we need one refreshingly-candid Legal Assistant to keep the general side honest. Cut to the chase and you get $69,000 - $104,000, a general mandate, and Kinder Morgan colleagues who treat ownership as the default.

Key Responsibilities

• Earn the trust to make plainspoken judgment calls without a committee
• Read Kinder Morgan's general signals and reprioritize without being asked
• Support daily operations at our Arlington site and keep workflows moving
• Pressure-test assumptions before they harden into expensive mistakes
• Notice the thoughtfully-bold gap between the spec and the shipped thing
• Pair Public Speaking fluency with the patience to explain it plainly
• Use Public Speaking to streamline routine tasks and free up capacity

What You'll Bring

• Real Westlaw chops, plus the Creativity curiosity to keep growing
• An appetite for ownership that scales with the stakes
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support mid-level teammates
• Working understanding of both Court Filing and Written Communication in real-world settings
• Hands-on general experience that holds up to follow-up questions
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• Curiosity that outpaces your current job description

Quietly, from Arlington, Kinder Morgan has become the client-centric general partner that TX's most demanding teams refuse to replace. People here care as much about how we work together as what we ship.

Count on $69,000 - $104,000, remote-first flexibility, parental leave, and a stipend for the tools and courses you need.

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