Senior Corporate Counsel – Special Assistant General Counsel
Ameren
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington D.C. • District of Columbia • Montana • United States
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Salary
💰 $161,600 - $300,100 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Provide legal representation, advice, or support for the organization as requested by clients.
- Work independently to identify risks and issues and recommend solutions to solve complex problems.
- Oversee or conduct legal research relevant to the scope of responsibility.
- Lead functional teams or projects.
- Provide subject matter expertise in the area of specialization and help guide decision making with a regulatory and ratemaking consciousness.
- Actively engaged in informal department management, including training and mentoring less-experienced attorneys and staff, leading department initiatives, identifying and implementing significant process improvements and driving change.
- Identify risks and offer solutions for resolving client projects of higher complexity.
- Work collaboratively with legal colleagues and business lines to develop and implement policy positions and related strategies.
Requirements
- Juris Doctorate Degree (J.D.) from an accredited law school required.
- Ten or more years of experience in a law firm, corporate legal department or other comparable legal setting with experience in an area of specialty required.
- Licensed and eligible to practice in a U.S. State is required.
- Advanced knowledge of legal primary practice area (FERC regulation) required.
- Transaction experience in wholesale energy, interconnection, transmission and related matters is preferred.
- Expert knowledge and skills with legal software systems (i.e., LEXIS and/or Westlaw) required.
- Proficiency with general computer skills
Benefits
- Medical coverage on date of hire
- 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan
- 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
- Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
- Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
legal researchFERC regulationtransaction experiencewholesale energyinterconnectiontransmissionlegal software systemsLEXISWestlawgeneral computer skills
Soft Skills
problem solvingleadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationtraininginitiativeprocess improvementchange managementsubject matter expertise
Certifications
Juris Doctorate Degreelicensed to practice law