Legal Assistant

The Enviva team is driven by our shared vision for a renewable energy future. We are a fast-growing, purpose-driven, global energy company specializing in delivering sustainable wood bioenergy solutions. We are the world’s largest producer of sustainable wood pellets, which provide a low-carbon alternative to fossil fuels.

Enviva is seeking an organized and professional Legal Assistant to provide administrative support to the Chief Legal Officer and broader Legal team . This role will help ensure effective coordination and execution of administrative activities, including calendar management, meeting coordination, travel arrangements, quarterly Board Meetings, correspondence, and other administrative priorities.

• Provide administrative and office support to theEVP, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, includingcalendar management;meeting coordination; arranging domestic travel; preparing and processing expense reports; preparing, reviewing, and editing documents such as letters, contracts, spreadsheets, and presentations; and maintaining organized electronic filing systems.
• Proactively managethe Chief Legal Officer’s schedule and serve as a gatekeeper, coordinating priorities and ensuring appropriate meetingcoverage and support.
• Manage the shared Legal Department inbox and calendar, including scheduling and coordinating Board meetings, monthly accrual meetings, and other Legal Department meetings and activities.
• Manage intake of confidentiality agreement requests, including adapting agreement templates to the requested purpose, routing agreements to the appropriate reviewers, performing counter party background checks, and liaising with commercial requesters throughout Enviva.
• Manage the Legal invoice and accrual process, includingmonitoringthe Legal invoices inbox; coding and tracking invoices;maintainingrelated spreadsheets and electronic files; coordinating attorney review and approval; preparing approval summaries;submittingapproved invoices to Accounts Payable; and supporting the monthly Legal expense accrual process.
• Review Legal invoices for confidential or sensitive information and ensure appropriate redactionsare completed before invoices are provided tootherinternal or external parties. Maintain unredacted invoices in a secure, separate location.
• Assist the Corporate Governance team with quarterly Board of Directors meetings, including preparing presentation materials, coordinating travel arrangements, and providing other administrative support as needed.
• Track and manage contract renewals, state corporate filings, and other recurring legal and compliance deadlines, coordinating with responsible stakeholders to ensuretimelycompletion.
• Assist with special projects, including creating presentations, conducting research, coordinating Legal Team events, and supporting other departmental initiatives as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Legal Studies, Business Administration, or arelated discipline preferred.
• Minimum of1-yearofadministrativeexperience. Preferred administrative experience supporting a legal or contracts team.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail
• Demonstratedproficiencyusing generative AI and other advanced technologies toenhance productivity,streamline administrative processes, synthesize information, draft communications, manage workflows, and increase team effectiveness, while exercising sound judgmentregardingconfidentiality, accuracy, and data security.
• Possess strong oral and written communication skills.
• Able to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team, juggle multiple projects, and assumeadditionalresponsibilities over time.
• Demonstrate sound judgment and ability to reach decisions independently.
• Ability to develop solid, trusted relationships.
• Maintainstrongsense of urgency and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrate a positive customer service attitude.
• Adapt well to changing plans and priorities.
• Maintain strict confidentiality standards.
• Able toworka flexible schedule as business needsdictate.

• This role follows a hybrid schedule . Four days of in-office work per week…