Department Overview
The Law Department provides timely, efficient and business-focused legal services to the company. The Law Department’s substantive legal activities fall in three categories: Litigation, Regulatory, Transactions and Corporate Services. The Strategy & Policy team provides both regulatory and transactional support to clients across a broad spectrum of matters.
Position Summary
The Counsel Attorney will report to the Managing Counsel for Strategy & Policy and will be responsible for providing legal support related to efforts to extend the operations of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), including related advice and counsel to Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Energy Policy and Procurement, Corporate Strategy, and Power Generation groups. The work will focus on regulatory and other proceedings at the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the California Energy Commission (CEC), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and related policy and transactional matters, such as implementation of agreements with the California Department of Water Resources and potential funding arrangement with the U.S. Department of Energy.
This position will be filled at the Counsel level.
This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business need.
Job Responsibilities
• Represent PG&E in regulatory proceedings involving DCPP before the CPUC, CEC, NRC, and FERC, including hearings, workshops, written submissions, and filings.
• Research and draft pleadings for submission to regulatory bodies in respective proceedings.
• Develop and implement regulatory strategy as part of team that includes regulatory affairs and client representatives from policy and operations organizations.
• Provide advice and counsel to management and project teams on legal and regulatory issues and strategy. Consult with other attorneys in the Law Department regarding key business and legal issues involving DCPP.
• Research, review, interpret, and draft project documents for transactions, and related contract management involving DCPP.
• Support contract management teams with identified legal issues in connection with DCPP and assist contract management and litigation team members with complex commercial disputes and other dispute resolution processes with general guidance.
• Under supervision, manage and coordinate outside counsel handling specific proceedings or issues related to DCPP.
Qualifications
Minimum:
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• J.D. from an accredited law school
• 6 years of experience, which may include other industry experience relevant to the position
• Experience as Attorney, 3 years
Desired
• Licensed to practice law in California [or Registered In-House Counsel]
• Experience advising clients in the energy industry, including regulatory and transactional.
• Ability to represent PG&E in proceedings before regulatory bodies, including prior experience in Public Utility Commission proceedings or administrative litigation and/or competence in energy transactional agreements.
• Capable of working independently and as a team member.
• Experience directly advising clients and ability to provide a high level of client service.
• Ability to set priorities and to respond to changing demands from multiple internal and external sources.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).
• Strong academic record.
