Energy Attorney

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

📋 Description

• Provide legal counsel and assistance to all WECC departments and staff regarding a diverse range of legal matters.

• Draft, evaluate, and negotiate contracts along with other procurement documents.

• Offer legal guidance on the development of WECC’s reliability standards, compliance monitoring, enforcement, and reliability assessment activities.

• Advise on the identification, protection, and dissemination of confidential information.

• Provide counsel on WECC governance in accordance with its corporate governance documents.

• Draft and assess corporate policies.

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

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

• Facilitate audits of WECC’s regulatory operations and various other areas.

• Monitor and evaluate emerging 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 at least one state in the U.S.

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

• Robust knowledge of energy policy.

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

• Proficiency in preparing reports, summaries, presentations, and briefing materials.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.

• Capability to interpret and synthesize intricate policy, regulatory, and technical information.

• Excellent written communication skills with the ability to produce concise executive summaries.

• Ability to translate technical subjects into comprehensible business terms.

• Strong research and information-gathering skills.

• Ability to identify trends, emerging risks, and strategic implications.

• Proficient computer skills with a strong command of PC use.

• Familiarity with common software applications, particularly those within the Microsoft Office Suite.

• Knowledge and adherence to sound cybersecurity principles, including the protection of sensitive information, utilization of secure passwords, and compliance with 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.

• Remote-eligible work arrangement.

• 5–10% minimum travel expectation.