Counsel or Senior Counsel

Job Summary

Dominion Energy seeks an experienced state regulatory attorney with the skills and demeanor to work directly with regulatory and business unit teams to accomplish Company regulatory goals. There is one position available and it will be filled at the level commensurate with the successful candidate's knowledge, skills, and abilities.  

This position will perform the following duties:

• Provide legal advice and represent Dominion companies.
• Coordinate and litigate cases before state regulators, with an emphasis on utility cost recovery, affiliate transactions, rulemaking, integrated resource planning, transmission and distribution siting approval, and facility permitting, including associated environmental impacts reviews.
• Draft, review and negotiate legal documents such as regulatory applications, testimony, pleadings, briefs, contracts and other regulatory-related documents.
• Counsel and advise clients on legal and regulatory matters and develop strategies within the overall business plan context.
• Monitor state and federal legislative and regulatory actions, court decisions, and company business practices, and advise clients concerning relevant developments.
• May train or provide work direction to less-experienced lawyers.
• Direct, monitor, and coordinate outside counsel and internal resources who provide legal services. This will include responding to discovery, hiring outside experts, coordinating company experts, preparing witnesses for hearings, and overall responsibility for developing strategy for hearings or settlement.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities & Experience

Counsel:  3+ years legal experience related to the above responsibilities.
Senior Counsel:  5+ years legal experience related to the above responsibilities.

Specific knowledge, skills, abilities and experience include:

• Significant state regulatory experience preferred. 
• Experience with understanding and implementing strategic business values and objectives.
• Excellent analyst, advocate, and presenter of legal points, both through oral advocacy and legal writing.
• Proven ability to develop and manage complex legal cases and projects.
• Exhibits good people skills, business sense, and awareness of the industry.
• Independent judgment, and initiative, and ability to work directly with clients and develop and maintain positive relationships with internal clients as well as with individuals outside the company.
• Ability to participate in team environment and work effectively with team members.

Education Requirements

Required Degree (equivalency not accepted in lieu of required degree): Juris Doctorate

Required Disciplines:  Law

Licenses, Certifications, or Quals Description

Law License (for work location state)

Working Conditions

Other Working Conditions

Test Description