Paralegal

Energy Innovation Corp; Harrisonburg (VA); On-site; USD 64,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Development Partners in Harrisonburg, VA is seeking a Paralegal who thrives in a collaborative, less-busy environment and values thoughtful governance over busywork. The role emphasizes ownership of projects from kickoff to delivery, with a focus on risk-aware drafting and process improvements, while offering a salary range of $64,000 to $94,000 and a comprehensive benefits package.

Join a team that prioritizes psychological safety and mentorship, with flexible Harrisonburg, VA setup

Qualifications

• Experience with Community Development Partners-scale workflows.
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team.
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics.
• A knack for Goal Setting that colleagues quietly come to rely on.
• 5+ years navigating the politics that general work attracts.

Responsibilities

• Push back respectfully on shortcuts that compromise outcomes.
• Guard the Community Development Partners customer experience through LexisNexis changes.
• Own assigned projects from kickoff to delivery.
• Trim Goal Setting processes that have quietly outlived their purpose.
• Catch the small metrics-driven details that derail general launches.

Skills

Familiarity with CDP-scale workflows

Independent & team collaboration

Defending recommendations in meetings

Goal Setting expertise

Organizational politics navigation

Tools

LexisNexis

Job description

The next Paralegal at Community Development Partners will inherit a general team that respects Goal Setting and is allergic to busywork. The general charter, the $64,000 - $94,000, the 3-year ask — all of it points to a Community Development Partners role built for owners, not order-takers.

Key Responsibilities

• Push back, respectfully, when a Contract Drafting shortcut will cost us later
• Guard the Community Development Partners customer experience through every LexisNexis change
• Own assigned projects from kickoff through final delivery
• Trim Goal Setting processes that have quietly outlived their purpose
• Catch the small metrics-driven details that derail general launches

What You'll Bring

• Familiarity with Community Development Partners-scale workflows, or the appetite to reach them
• Ability to thrive both independently and as part of a tight-knit team
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics
• A knack for Goal Setting that colleagues quietly come to rely on
• 5+ years navigating the politics that general work attracts

Our Harrisonburg, VA headquarters is home to a problem-solving group of builders, designers, and problem-solvers at Community Development Partners. Psychological safety is something we actively build, so disagreeing in good faith is encouraged.

You get $64,000 - $94,000, a growth runway, a mentor, full benefits, and a flexible Harrisonburg, VA setup, no fine print, no catch.

The Community Development Partners hiring team is moving on qualified applicants without delay.