Senior Attorney (Commercial Law) | Palo Verde

Senior Attorney (Commercial Law) | Palo Verde

Are you a business-savvy attorney who excels at building relationships, navigating complex commercial agreements, and offering clear, practical guidance? Join our high-performing legal team supporting one of the most important energy operations in the country thePalo Verde Generating Station as a Senior Attorney specializing in Commercial Law.

This is a highly visible role where you'll partner closely with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to shape contracts, support business strategy, and ensure APS's commercial activities run smoothly. If you're a strong communicator with excellent judgment and a collaborative, solutions-oriented mindset, this is the place to make a meaningful impact.

What your day would be like:

• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to leaders and project teams, providing clear, business-aligned guidance on commercial matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements, including procurement, licensing, vendor, and operational contracts.
• Build strong internal relationships by listening, advising, and partnering with stakeholders across operations, supply chain, finance, and engineering.
• Identify legal risks and propose practical solutions that support business goals while protecting the company's interests.
• Manage and influence commercial strategy throughout the contract lifecycle, from negotiation through execution.
• Collaborate across teams to support corporate initiatives, process improvements, and the rollout of new business practices.

Who we're looking for:

• Experienced Attorney: 5-8 years of commercial, corporate, or transactional law experience.
• Contract Specialist: Strong background drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements.
• Business Partner: Skilled at translating legal considerations into practical guidance that supports operational decision-making.
• Strong Communicator: Able to build trust, influence stakeholders, and communicate clearly with leaders at all levels.
• Relationship Builder: Approachable, collaborative, and skilled at working with diverse teams across the organization.
• In-House Mindset: Experience in an in-house legal department or as outside counsel to large organizations is preferred.

Senior Attorney (Commercial Law) | Palo Verde

• Degree from an accredited law school; Licensed state bar member in good standing
• May be required to become a member of the State Bar of Arizona;
• PLUS five (5) years of experience with significant exposure to corporate clients and the types of legal issues regularly faced by large public companies.

1) Independently perform a variety of legal services, which involve a high level of complex and difficult legal and/or factual issues in connection with every phase of the Company's operations.
2) Counsel officers and senior management in the development of strategy regarding negotiations, disputes, claims, litigation/administrative proceedings, etc., by recommending specific courses of action based on extensive research, investigation, analysis, and experience.
3) Provide preliminary instruction, monitor performance of assignments, review soundness of approach/arguments and application of legal principles of outside counsel retained by the company.
4) Direct and coordinate the workflow of project teams, while maintaining positive working relationships with internal and external customers

This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy's Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, 'U.S. Export Control Laws'). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), a Political Asylee, or a Refugee under the U.S. Export Control Laws. All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected in this regard will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws, and will be used in full compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin and other factors. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person.

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates ('Pinnacle West') maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, recruiting, hiring, promoting, compensating, reassigning, demoting, transferring, laying off, recalling, terminating employment, and training for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other classification or characteristic protected by law.

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In compliance with the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, the Company is committed to a work environment that is free from the effects of alcohol and controlled substances, and free from the abuse or inappropriate use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications. The Company requires employees to be subject to drug and alcohol testing that is job-related and consistent with business necessity, regulatory requirements and applicable laws.