Staff Attorney, Legal Services Energy and Environmental Law

Overview

We are seeking a Staff Attorney with regulatory experience to join our Rate Case and Investigations team. Our team is responsible for providing legal services on state rate cases, various state regulatory proceedings, and regulatory audits/investigations. The Staff attorney will aid in representing the Company in matters before state regulators and in providing advice and legal counsel to the Companys operating groups.

The ideal candidate will have a background in state or federal energy regulatory law and/or administrative litigation at the state or federal level.

Responsibilities

• With supervision, represent the Company in state and federal regulatory proceedings, including rate cases, audits, investigations, rulemakings, enforcement matters, and ancillary judicial appeals.
• With supervision, serve as regulatory counsel on assigned matters, managing case strategy, procedural compliance, and coordination with internal subject matter experts.
• With supervision, provide legal and strategic advice to operating departments on regulatory obligations, compliance requirements, and risk mitigation related to utility operations
• Collaborate closely with regulatory affairs, finance, engineering, and operations teams to ensure legal positions are aligned with business objectives and regulatory strategy.
• Monitor and assess regulatory and policy developments affecting the Company and proactively advise management on potential impacts and recommended actions.
• Contribute to broader law departmental initiatives, including process improvement, internal training, and knowledge sharing related to regulatory law and practice.
• At Con Edison we have and we all need to take special interest in our customers, both within the company and externally. As an employee, you need to commit to these ideals of developing a proactive, customer-centric culture to foster trust and confidence among customers and improve value for all our stakeholders.
• Will provide any other legal service related to Company operations.
• Must perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate Juris Doctor degree from an accredited Law School required.

• Licensed to practice law or bar admission pending. If not a member of the New York State Bar or pending admission to the New York State Bar, must be an active or pending member of the bar in good standing in any state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and have the ability to register as a New York in-house counsel, required.
• Minimum of three years of legal experience or energy policy experience, required.
• Ability to organize and coordinate projects effectively and efficiently, required.
• Flexibility and ability to handle busy work environment, required.
• Must excel at written and oral communication skills, negotiation skills, presentation skills and interpersonal skills, and must be able to adopt a customer service mentality, required.
• Experience practicing before public service commissions or other regulatory agencies, including preparation of filings, testimony, briefs, comments, or compliance submissions, preferred.
• Experience aiding in advising on utility regulation, including interpretation of statutes, regulations, tariff provisions, and commission orders, preferred.
• Experience aiding in providing legal and strategic advice to business or operational clients in a complex, regulated environment, preferred.
• Experience supporting or managing regulatory audits, investigations, or enforcement matters, including responses to data requests and engagement with regulators, preferred.
• Experience collaborating with cross functional teams, preferred.
• Experience aiding in drafting or reviewing settlements, tariff provisions, regulatory agreements, or stipulations, preferred.
• Experience working in or with a public utility, regulatory agency, law firm, or on energy policy, preferred.

• Driver's License Required

• The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able and willing to travel within the Companys service territory and to Washington, D.C., Albany, N.Y., Trenton, N.J., and Newark, N.J., as needed.