Details
Posted: 20-Dec-21
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Type: Full Time
Required Education: 4 Year Degree
Salary: 100,000-150,000 per year
Categories:
Legal
Operations
Years of Experience:
5 - 10
Salary Details:
City Utilities offers a competitive salary and benefits package, including medical and life insurance, company-paid defined benefit retirement plan, paid vacation and sick leave, savings benefit plan with a company-match, long-term disability plan, Flexible Spending Accounts, and other voluntary insurance plans. CU provides a balanced work/life environment for all employees.
Internal Number: 21000312
Under the direction of the Vice President-Chief Legal Officer, the Legal/Regulatory Counsel position handles legal matters including litigation, contract review, negotiation, risk management, and claims investigations and acts as legal advocate or advisor concerning legal rights and obligations of the Utility.
Legal/Regulatory Counsel Requirements:
Candidates for the Legal/Regulatory Counsel position must have a minimum of five years’ experience in general practice or corporate staff (including governmental) practice. Graduation from an American Bar Association approved law school and admittance to practice law in Missouri State Courts and Federal Courts at the time of hire or within 30 days thereafter is required. Previous utility, energy or regulatory experience is a plus.
Candidates for the Legal/Regulatory Counsel position must be knowledgeable of civil practice and procedure. Candidates must be articulate and skilled in oral and written communications, plus have ability to relate to other employees and managers, and demonstrate the ability to function well in conditions of time constraint and pressure, including maintaining professional relationships with all levels of managers. The ability to analyze, evaluate, and organize facts, evidence, and legal procedures, and present information verbally and in writing in a clear and logical manner is required. Candidates must exhibit a high level of professional and ethical standards in all personal and business activities, and must demonstrate professional ability through practice accomplishments, excellent academic achievements and/or previous job evaluations.
Senior Legal/Regulatory Counsel Requirements
Candidates for the Senior Legal/Regulatory Counsel position must have a minimum of 10 years’ experience as a practicing attorney with seven years' recent advanced-level experience as a practicing attorney in a general or corporate staff (including governmental) practice, preferably having served as a partner in a law firm or senior attorney with a governmental/not-for-profit or corporation.
In addition to the education and certification requirements and the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above, candidates for the Senior Legal/Regulatory Counsel position must have extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and judicial decisions of federal and state courts, including regulations and their enforcement as they apply to local governments and municipal utilities; legal principles with respect to general utility law, power sales contracts, and financing devices used in the utility industry; and environmental and regulatory law concerning utilities.
