Energy Attorney

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Offer legal guidance and assistance to all departments and employees at WECC on a diverse range of legal matters.

• Draft, assess, and negotiate contracts along with other procurement-related documents.

• Provide legal counsel concerning WECC’s development of reliability standards, compliance oversight, enforcement, and reliability assessment initiatives.

• Advise on the recognition, safeguarding, and dissemination of confidential information.

• Counsel on WECC governance in alignment with its corporate governance documents.

• Draft and evaluate corporate policies.

• Assist with WECC’s enterprise risk management and insurance operations.

• Extend legal support to WECC’s technical committees and other groups.

• Aid in audits of WECC’s regulatory practices and additional areas.

• Monitor and evaluate the latest policy, regulatory, reliability, and market rule changes impacting the Western Interconnection.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctorate from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.

• Licensed to practice law in a minimum of one U.S. state.

• At least three years of experience as an attorney in legal areas pertinent to utilities, energy, regulation, compliance, or a related field, or as in-house counsel.

• Robust background in energy policy.

• Experience in analyzing and summarizing intricate information for business and management audiences.

• Proficient in preparing reports, summaries, presentations, and briefing documents.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.

• Capacity to interpret and synthesize complicated policy, regulatory, and technical information.

• Excellent written communication skills, capable of creating succinct executive summaries.

• Ability to present technical topics in easily understandable business language.

• Strong research and information-gathering skills.

• Proficient in identifying trends, emerging risks, and strategic implications.

• High level of computer literacy and proficiency in using PCs.

• Familiarity with common software applications, including those in the Microsoft Office Suite.

• Understanding of and compliance with sound cybersecurity principles, including the protection of sensitive information, use of secure passwords, and adherence to organizational cybersecurity protocols.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary pay.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• Life insurance.

• Health reimbursement accounts.

• Flexible spending accounts.

• 401(k) plan.

• Generous paid personal time.

• Eligible for remote work arrangements.

• 5–10% minimum travel expectation.