Senior Counsel or Assistant General Counsel (Environmental)

Work Place Flexibility: Hybrid 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, Inc.-ESI (OLD) 

COMPANY INFORMATION

At Entergy (NYSE: ETR), we power life. More than 100 years ago, our founder Harvey Couch started this company with a handshake, some sawdust and a vision. Couch wanted to bring safe, affordable, reliable energy to the Middle South – energy that would power the lives of people and communities. Today, Entergy is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. We own and operate power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including nearly 9,000 megawatts of nuclear power. The 13,000 men and women of Entergy deliver electricity to 2.9 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, generating annual revenues of approximately $10.8 billion.  Entergy Corporation is a Fortune-300 company that has won numerous awards for safety, diversity, and social responsibility.  Selected awards include:

• Black Enterprise Magazine - Best Companies for Diversity
• Women's Business Enterprise National Council - America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises
• Corporate Responsibility Magazine - 100 Best Corporate Citizens 
• Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Best Economic Opportunity and Empowerment Program
• U.S. Department of Labor - Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion Award
• Points of Light - The Civic 50
• Edison Electric Institute - Business Diversity Innovation Award
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation - Corporate Equality Index

 

 

***This role will be filled as a Senior Counsel or Assistant General Counsel, depending on the candidate’s qualifications and experience. This role may be filled in Jackson, MS; Little Rock, AR; The Woodlands, TX; New Orleans, LA; or Washington, D.C. The preferred location is either Jackson, MS or Little Rock, AR***

 

 

 

Job Summary/Purpose

Provides first-rate legal advice in strategically important environmental legal areas, based on sound, considered judgment of relevant facts, law, and policies and procedures.  Anticipates issues, develops effective ways of resolving them, and to the extent appropriate, provides continued legal counsel through implementation. Proactively and effectively uses contacts and resources as necessary to accomplish goals. Functions effectively within the larger Company, providing direct support to operations leadership and supporting Entergy’s communications, investor relations, external reporting, and similar functions concerning environmental issues and litigation. 

 

Specific Job Duties/Responsibilities

1. Manage and advise management on legal aspects of the Company's environmental regulatory compliance and responses to any enforcement actions related to the Company's nuclear, fossil, and renewable generating fleet and transmission and distribution operations.
2. Manage and advise on the Company's litigation involving environmental matters.
3. Identify and advise on environmental permitting and other environmental risks in the context of operations, commercial transactions and new projects.
4. Supervise and manage outside counsel and consultants engaged to assist with environmental litigation and regulatory matters.
5. Advise on environmental legal aspects of the Company's regulatory and other proceedings.

 

General Job Duties/Responsibilities

1. Handle routine tasks without supervision and solving difficult problems with minimal supervision.   
2. Apply legal principles and knowledge to analyzing business conduct and evaluating compliance with regulatory requirements.
3. Demonstrate in-depth environmental expertise and substantial relevant experience. With only general guidance from supervisors or input from outside counsel, analyze key issues, organize thoughts, advocate and present legal points; draft all documents, negotiate necessary matters, and/or perform other assigned job functions.
4. Effectively supervise paraprofessionals and administrative staff; demonstrate interest in developing management skills.
5. Function as a strong team player and demonstrate ability to lead project teams to successful resolution.
6. Deliver difficult or controversial messages to a wide variety of both supportive and adversarial audiences in a highly-skilled manner.
7. Practice focused listening and respectful interaction with others.
8. Keep key organizational functions (e.g., management, communications, external affairs, investor relations) apprised of significant developments in environmental matters.

 

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

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