Paralegal
Seven Seas Water Group Seven Seas Water Group ( ) is a portfolio company owned by investment funds managed by EQT. Headquartered in Tampa, with operations across the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America, Seven Seas Water Group (SSWG) delivers annually over 20 billion gallons of water to industrial, commercial, governmental, municipal, and hospitality customers. SSWG designs, builds, owns, and operates, delivers new facilities, or acquires and upgrades existing facilities, with the goal of optimizing project risk transfer between the public and private sectors. We have more than 200 water and wastewater treatment plants in operations throughout the United States, Caribbean, and Latin America. With an outstanding reputation for decentralized water and wastewater treatment solutions, the SSWG "Water-as-a-Service " approach seeks to help solve global water and wastewater infrastructure challenges. SSWG operates two businesses within the water infrastructure space. Seven Seas Water, which provides water treatment and desalination for governmental, hospitality and industrial customers in United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the AUC Group ( ), which provides decentralized water and wastewater treatment plants for industrial and municipal customers in the United States. EQT is a purpose-driven global investment organization focused on active ownership strategies. With a Nordic heritage and a global mindset, EQT has a track record of more than three decades of developing companies across multiple geographies, sectors, and strategies. EQT has investment strategies covering all phases of a business' development, from start-up to maturity. EQT has EUR 273 billion in total assets under management (EUR 141 billion in fee-generating assets under management) as of 30 June 2025, within two business segments - Private Capital and Real Assets. With its roots in the Wallenberg family's entrepreneurial mindset and philosophy of long-term ownership, EQT is guided by a set of strong values and a distinct corporate culture. EQT manages and advises funds and vehicles that invest across the world with the mission to future-proof companies, generate attractive returns and make a positive impact with everything EQT does. The EQT AB Group comprises EQT AB (publ) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, which include general partners and fund managers of EQT funds as well as entities advising EQT funds. EQT has offices in more than 25 countries across Europe, Asia and the Americas and has more than 1,900 employees. Seven Seas Water Group is a portfolio company of EQT AB (together with its subsidiaries, "EQT"), a purpose-driven global investment organization that partners with companies worldwide through its Private Capital and Real Assets strategies. Founded in 1994, EQT is a leading active ownership firm that has more than EUR 273 billion in total assets under management across nearly 50 active funds. EQT is committed to investing behind essential infrastructure, partnering with established platforms that deliver sustainable, mission critical services aligned with global needs for resource efficiency. More info: Follow EQT on LinkedIn , X , YouTube and Instagram Job Summary The Role Seven Seas Water Group, a global Water-as-a-Service provider that builds, owns, and operates water and wastewater infrastructure, is seeking an experienced Paralegal to support the Legal and Compliance function. Reporting to and working closely with the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, Deputy General Counsel, and Associate General Counsel, this role will provide essential legal, compliance, and operational support across the company's multinational operations. Paralegal will assist with contract administration, corporate governance and entity compliance, compliance tracking, regulatory support, and legal department operations. This role helps ensure effective risk management, regulatory compliance, superior corporate record keeping and delivery of timely, high-quality legal work product. The successful candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced, global, and deadline-driven environment. This is a hybrid, in-office Tuesday-Thursday position. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Legal & Contract Support Assist with preparation, review, refinement, and organization of legal documents, including commercial agreements, amendments, disclosures, correspondence, and standard forms. Support contract management activities, including legal request intake. coordination and tracking, tracking approvals, coordinating execution, maintaining templates, and organizing executed agreements. Maintain contract summaries, trackers, and key dates related to commercial, procurement, construction, operations, and maintenance agreements. Assist attorneys with legal research, factual investigations, and information gathering related to commercial transactions, claims, disputes, or regulatory matters. Provide litigation support as needed, including coordinating document holds/collections, organizing discovery materials (e.g., requests for production and interrogatories), and maintaining case calendars and status updates under attorney supervision. Corporate Governance & Entity Management Support corporate governance activities, including preparing and maintaining corporate records, entity documentation, resolutions, and board and shareholder materials and minutes. Internal entity file management, including organization and maintenance of files. Maintain director and officer lists, shareholder lists, registered address / plant address lists, organizational structure charts, etc. Assist with new entity set-up, including preparing applications and other documentation and supporting due diligence. Compliance & Regulatory Support Assist in maintaining annual compliance calendars, coordinating with corporate service providers and local counsel as needed, and supporting routine filings and record updates under attorney supervision. Assist in maintaining company policies, employment agreements, and ethics-related documentation. Support the Legal and Compliance team with tracking and compiling materials for regulatory filings (i.e., UBO reporting, annual returns, business license renewals), compliance certifications, training documentation, KYC requests, and audit responses. Assist with employment-related legal support items (foreign and domestic, as applicable), including work permit documentation and supporting materials under attorney supervision. Help ensure consistent documentation and recordkeeping across jurisdictions in support of the company's global compliance framework. Serve as a primary point of coordination with registered agents and corporate service providers, including engagement support, address changes, maintenance of share registers/corporate books, and tracking related fees and deliverables. Assist with compliance screening process. Legal Operations & Coordination Maintain legal department filing systems, document management platforms, and matter trackers, ensuring accuracy, organization, and version control. Assist with intellectual property administration, including tracking trademarks, licenses, and renewal deadlines. Coordinate documentation and information flow with internal business partners (e.g., procurement, HR, finance, operations) and outside counsel. Assist with management of outside counsel invoices, matter documentation, and reporting. Support legal spend administration, including invoice routing/approvals, basic accrual support, maintaining outside counsel contact lists, and tracking renewals for key legal tools and subscriptions. Coordinate responses to internal and external information requests (e.g., audit legal letters, insurer questionnaires) by compiling documents and organizing for attorney review. General Support Proactively identify issues, gaps, or inefficiencies in legal processes and escalate appropriately. Handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism. Perform other legal and administrative support duties as assigned. Key skills and Qualifications Qualifications Associate or bachelor's degree required; Paralegal Certificate strongly preferred. 5-8 years of paralegal experience in an in-house legal department, law firm, or regulated industry. Experience supporting commercial contracts, corporate governance, compliance matters and entity management . Industry experience supporting infrastructure, utilities water/wastewater, energy, construction, or multinational operations strongly preferred. Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail. Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to interact professionally at all levels of the organization. High level of integrity, sound judgment, and discretion. Proficiency in Microsoft Office (including Excel-based trackers) and document management systems; experience with contract lifecycle management tools and compliance screening / KYC platforms is a plus. Preferred Qualifications Experience supporting global or multi-jurisdictional organizations . . click apply for full job details
