Paralegal

WHC Energy Services; Lafayette (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

WHC LLC (A Surerus Murphy Company) seeks a Paralegal to support WHC Energy Services’ Legal and Contracts function, focusing on contract administration, commercial risk, claims management, and legal documentation across construction and energy infrastructure projects. The Paralegal will work with internal counsel and the commercial team to manage contracts and related documentation.

The role involves preparing, reviewing, organizing, and tracking contracts in a high-volume, project-based

Qualifications

• Paralegal diploma or certificate, or equivalent legal/contract administration experience.
• 10+ years of experience in a legal assistant, paralegal, contracts administration, or legal operations role.
• Experience in construction, energy, EPC, or infrastructure environments strongly preferred.
• Experience working with MSAs, subcontracts, purchase orders, and service agreements considered an asset.
• Strong understanding of contract structure, commercial terms, and document control processes.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support internal legal counsel with document preparation, review, organization, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Assist responses to contractual notices, claims, and project correspondence.
• Maintain organized legal and contract files (digital and/or physical).
• Support document management systems and continuous improvement of contract workflows.
• Assist with tracking insurance certificates, bonding, warranties, and compliance documentation.
• Assist with audits, information requests, and document retrieval.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with internal governance and corporate policies.
• Prepare summaries, reports, and tracking documents for internal stakeholders.
• Assist with claims management, including communicating with insurance adjusters and outside counsel.

Skills

Contract administration

Document management

Claims management

MS Office

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Education

Paralegal diploma or certificate

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

WHC LLC (A Surerus Murphy Company) (WHC), is seeking to recruit a Paralegal. The Paralegal supports WHC Energy Services’ Legal and Contracts function, with a primary focus on contract administration support, commercial risk support, claims management support, and legal documentation support across construction and energy infrastructure projects. This role works closely with internal legal counsel and the commercial team to support contract lifecycle management, compliance, claims management, and risk mitigation activities.

The Paralegal will support the preparation, review, organization, and tracking of contracts and related commercial documents in a high-volume, project-based environment, as well as support claims management across the business.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Legal & Commercial Support
• Support internal legal counsel with document preparation, review, organization, deliverables, and deadlines.
• Support responses to contractual notices, claims, and project correspondence.
• Maintain organized legal and contract files (digital and/or physical).
• Support document management systems and continuous improvement of contract workflows.
• Assist with tracking insurance certificates, bonding, warranties, and compliance documentation.
• Assist with audits, information requests, and document retrieval.
• Assist in maintaining compliance with internal governance and corporate policies.
• Prepare summaries, reports, and tracking documents for internal stakeholders.
• Assist with claims management, including communicating with insurance adjusters and outside counsel as required.

Note: In addition to these duties personnel are required to carry out such other duties as may be reasonably required in order to support the objectives of the company.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications

• Paralegal diploma or certificate, or equivalent legal/contract administration experience.

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in a legal assistant, paralegal, contracts administration, or legal operations role.
• Experience in construction, energy, EPC, or infrastructure environments strongly preferred.
• Experience working with MSAs, subcontracts, purchase orders, and service agreements considered an asset.

Skills and Knowledge

• Strong understanding of contract structure, commercial terms, and document control processes.
• Strong understanding of claims management for both litigated and non-litigated matters
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and document management systems.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a deadline-driven project environment.

WORKING CONDITIONS

This position is based at our Lafayette, LA office. Travel to project sites may be required.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

The Paralegal reports to the General Counsel.

EEO Statement

WHC Energy Services is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.