Legal Assistant

Energy Innovation Corp; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 94,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Partners LLC in Chicago, IL is seeking a Legal Assistant to support a collaborative legal team. The role emphasizes ownership of end-to-end projects and a strong focus on process improvements and client experience.

The ideal candidate brings 5+ years of project leadership, a mentor mindset, excellent email tone, and the ability to meet tight deadlines while upholding Energy Partners LLC standards in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for teamwork.
• Mentor or support senior teammates when needed.
• History of improving general processes.
• Writer's ear for tone in high-stakes emails.
• 5+ years steering general projects end to end.

Responsibilities

• Tie general effort back to a number Energy Partners LLC cares about.
• Contribute to process improvements that boost efficiency and reduce waste.
• Stitch together Westlaw and Work-Life Balance into one workflow.
• Make data-driven calls when points head in different directions.
• Monitor work quality and flag issues before they escalate.
• Steer Work-Life Balance roadmap with nerve and humility.
• Meet deadlines while upholding quality standards.
• Guard customer experience through every contract change.

Skills

Collaborative mindset

Mentoring

Process improvement

Project leadership

Written communication

Job description

The Legal Assistant position at Energy Partners LLC offers a clear path to grow while working alongside a talented, collaborative team. The Chicago role is less about the $94,000 - $141,000 and more about what 7 years of Criminal Law lets you own at Energy Partners LLC.

Key Responsibilities

• Tie general effort back to a number Energy Partners LLC cares about
• Contribute to process improvements that boost efficiency and reduce waste
• Stitch together Westlaw and Work-Life Balance into one coherent workflow
• Make the deeply-curious call when the data points two different directions
• Monitor work quality and flag issues before they **escalate**
• Steer Energy Partners LLC's Work-Life Balance roadmap with both nerve and humility
• Meet established deadlines while upholding Energy Partners LLC quality standards
• Guard the Energy Partners LLC customer experience through every Contract Negotiation change

What You'll Bring

• A collaborative mindset and genuine enthusiasm for teamwork
• A slow-to-anger bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• A history of leaving general processes better than you found them
• A writer's ear for tone in a high-stakes email
• Demonstrated capacity to mentor or support senior teammates
• 5 or more years steering general projects end to end
• The patience to mentor without taking over the keyboard

Growing steadily over 5 years, Energy Partners LLC now leads trust-based innovation in the general market. We give people autonomy early and trust them to ask for support when they need it.

Our offer wraps $94,000 - $141,000 around mentorship, real benefits, and the kind of Chicago, IL flexibility most general roles only promise.

Our hiring manager is personally reviewing every Legal Assistant application that comes in.