Legal Secretary

Valero Energy; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 74,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Four-day flex week

Ongoing coaching

Job summary

Valero Energy in Iowa City, IA is hiring a part-time Legal Secretary. The role emphasizes ownership over busywork, with a four-day flex week and ongoing coaching to deepen mergers and acquisitions skills.

Ideal candidates will bring a proactive mindset, comfort with DocuSign, and the ability to commute or work flexibly as needed.

Qualifications

• Ownership mindset and willingness to take on meaningful work.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience guiding junior initiatives or teams is a plus.
• Willingness to commute to Iowa City, IA or work flexibly as needed.

Responsibilities

• Own the middle of a project, beyond just kickoff.
• Pair Process Improvement fluency with clear explanations.
• Keep the IA engine running while rebuilding parts of it.
• Partner with peers to troubleshoot issues and share knowledge.
• Notice gaps between specs and shipped deliverables.
• Carry the Legal Research thread across time zones and tools.

Skills

Process Improvement

Leadership

Communication

Ownership

Flexibility

Tools

DocuSign

Job description

Consider this your invitation to bring 1 of general chops to Valero Energy as our next Legal Secretary in Iowa City, IA. A part-time Legal Secretary role that values ownership over busywork, pays $46,000 - $74,000, and invests in your long-term growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the boring middle of a project, not just the kickoff
• Pair Process Improvement fluency with the patience to explain it plainly
• Keep the IA engine running while you rebuild parts of it
• Partner with peers to troubleshoot issues and share practical knowledge
• Notice the relentlessly-kind gap between the spec and the shipped thing
• Carry the Legal Research thread across three time zones and two tools

What You'll Bring

• Comfort with a Valero Energy pace that rarely sits still
• The kind of ownership that treats the company's money like your own
• The communication discipline to over-share early and trim later
• 1 years that taught you which corners can be cut
• Enough DocuSign to be dangerous, enough Process Improvement to be trusted
• Proven leadership experience guiding junior-level initiatives
• Willingness to commute to Iowa City, IA or work flexibly as needed

From an Iowa City loft, Valero Energy has built a purpose-soaked reputation for solving general problems others quietly gave up on. Collaboration over heroics is our default, and we'd rather win as a group than burn anyone out.

At Valero Energy, you'll find $46,000 - $74,000, a four-day flex week option, and ongoing coaching to deepen your Mergers and Acquisitions skills.

Hiring is happening now, not last quarter, for this Legal Secretary seat.

If steady part-time work with real stakes appeals to you, the Legal Secretary chair is waiting.