Legal Assistant (Paralegal) - Environmental Health & Safety

Valero is the best-in-class producer of essential fuels and products that are foundational to modern life. We invite you to join our ~10,000 employees to drive exceptional results for our company, the energy industry and our community.

As a Legal Assistant you will provide paraprofessional legal and administrative support to attorneys and the legal department as more specifically described below under supervision of attorneys while maintaining confidentiality and exercising sound judgment.  
 

At Valero, we are committed to advancing the future of energy through innovation, ingenuity and unmatched execution. You can help achieve this goal if you can:

• Assist attorneys with environmental, health, and safety (EHS) legal matters, regulatory compliance initiatives, enforcement actions, investigations, and litigation.
• Maintain environmental legal files, matter databases, regulatory calendars, and document repositories.
• Track environmental permitting, licensing, reporting, and regulatory filing deadlines.
• Assist with preparation and submission of environmental permits, registrations, notifications, and related filings as needed.
• Coordinate communications and document requests involving environmental regulatory agencies and other governmental entities.
• Conduct legal and factual research regarding environmental laws, regulations, permits, enforcement actions, and agency guidance.
• Assist with environmental audits, inspections, and compliance reviews under attorney supervision.
• Coordinate collection, organization, review, and production of documents for environmental investigations, audits, litigation, and regulatory inquiries.
• Assist with responses to notices of violation, agency information requests, administrative subpoenas, and enforcement actions.
• Maintain environmental compliance records, permits, monitoring reports, inspection reports, and correspondence.
• Support due diligence activities as needed.
• Assist attorneys in preparing chronologies, summaries, presentations, and reports related to environmental matters.
• Support litigation management activities, including discovery, document preservation, legal holds, witness files, and document productions.
• Assist with records retention and document preservation requirements relating to environmental compliance and litigation matters.
• Prepare reports, metrics, and other information as needed.
• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding environmental investigations, compliance matters, litigation, and attorney-client privileged communications.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
• Have flexibility to travel on short notice to field operations as needed for legal support/assistance.

This position is salaried nonexempt status, which means you are eligible for overtime pay.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• 3 years of legal experience required.
• Experience involving legal research, drafting legal documents, and a variety of other law-related tasks required.

• Able and willing to work on-site, in-person at the Valero San Antonio location, required.

   

Preferred Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• Certificate from accredited paralegal training program strongly preferred.
• Regional/national law firm or corporate legal department experience preferred.
• Experience with legal technology tools, including Legal AI software preferred.
• Certified Paralegal preferred.

Need more reasons to work for a company that is both professionally challenging and culturally rewarding?  Take a look at some of our best-in-class benefits:

• Competitive Pay and Annual Bonus Program
• 100% match on 401(K) up to 7%, with immediate vesting
• Company-sponsored Pension Plan
• Comprehensive Healthcare and Wellness Programs
• Onsite Daycare Center
• Onsite Employee and Family Wellness Centers (Physician & Pediatrician)
• Onsite Pharmacy
• State-of-the-art 24-hour Fitness Center free for employees and spouses with access to Tennis and Basketball Facilities
• Onsite cafeteria open for breakfast and lunch
• Sprawling campus with walking paths and access to biking trails

Benefits described above are highlights only, subject to an employee’s eligibility and work location.

Position level and salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Valero's employees and team-focused culture drive our success. We’re invested in our dedicated workforce through a comprehensive, customizable benefits package, while supporting a caring culture that delivers a rewarding work environment built on teamwork, excellence and career growth. To explore the ways we build a stronger team, visit Valero.com/Careers.

Valero is an EEO Employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected status, including race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Please be advised, if you are viewing this position on a website that lists an estimated salary rate/range, it was not provided by Valero.  Valero’s market specific salary rate/range will be provided during the recruiting process and tends to be higher than what is estimated by such websites.