Counsel I/II

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As a Counsel II, you will have the unique opportunity to provide expert legal guidance and counsel, ensuring PGE's interests are effectively represented in complex regulatory matters. This position will serve as a lawyer reporting to the managing corporate counsel for the regulatory practice group. You will be working with business partners throughout the company to further key business strategies and projects that will include matters before the Oregon Public Utility Commission and other regulatory agencies. This position will serve as a legal advisor assisting the Company in complying with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations. You will also advocate for company positions, potentially representing the company in contested proceedings before regulatory agencies. The successful candidate will be joining a practice group and legal department that prizes and fosters a culture of collaboration, creative problem-solving, and results. PGE supports career progression, and this role will be filled at the level commensurate with the successful candidate's applicable skills and experience at either the Assistant General Counsel I or II levels.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides legal counsel on state and federal regulatory issues ensuring company's interests are effectively represented by developing and recommending company positions on legal issues to further the company's legal interests and mitigate potential legal risk.

• Identifies and assesses legal, business and regulatory risks and offers steps to comply and mitigate risk.

• Prepares and reviews written legal documents and provides legal analyses, interpretations and recommendations regarding compliance with, and risk under, policies and laws.

• Identifies and implements process improvements and efficiencies within the Legal department. Contributes to the overall strategy and goals of specific business partners, the practice group, and department as a whole.

• Represents and advocates for PGE's interests to governmental agencies, counter parties and third parties.

• Selects outside counsel as needed. Oversees outside counsel to ensure cost-effective and high-quality legal representation

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/CERTIFICATIONS

Education

• Requires a Juris Doctor degree.

Experience

• For Counsel II, typically, eight or more years (in private practice, in-house, or government) in connection with electricity or natural gas state regulatory, litigation, or FERC matters.

• For Counsel I, typically, least two years (in private practice, in-house, or government) in connection with electricity or natural gas state regulatory, litigation, or FERC matters. Candidates who are newer to the practice of law with the same years of relevant experience are encouraged to apply.

Certifications

• Admitted to Oregon State Bar (or able to be admitted within 6 months of employment)

COMPETENCIES (KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES)

Functional Competencies

• Intermediate knowledge of particular laws, regulations and legal practice in multiple practice areas.

• Working skills in identifying risk, problem solving and strategic thinking in nonroutine operations and ambiguous situations

• Intermediate skills in distilling complex legal concepts and issues in a manner to make them understandable to nonlegal specialists up and down the corporate reporting chain

• Working skills in understanding and supporting the technical needs of a regulated utility and advocate for the Company to advance its position or interests

• Working legal research and writing skills to analyze, interpret and summarize, as well as, draft complex legal documents

• Working knowledge of the utility industry, market and politics

• Working knowledge of and support for PGE's policies, practices, philosophy, business model, regulatory regime and financial reporting requirements

General Competencies

• Working analytical thinking skills

• Working decision-making skills

• Working presentation/facilitation skills

• Working project management skills

• Working enterprise/business awareness skills

PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE DEMANDS AND SCHEDULE/ATTENDANCE

Physical

• Does the job require a valid driver's license? - No

• Driving/travel/commute: Daily within service territory - Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)

• Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)

Cognitive

• Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks

• Ability to follow accuracy standards

• Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks

• Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment

• Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress

• Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change

• Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback

• Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement

• Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks

• Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization

• Demonstrates sound memory

• Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks

Schedule/Attendance

• Ability to work long hours

• Ability to work a variable schedule

• Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather

• Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance

Environment

• Office/Hybrid/Travel within PGE Service Territory

• PGE supports hybrid flexible work arrangements; and will have a combination of in-the-office and working offsite, however, these arrangements may need to change due to business needs or changes in responsibility.

Pay Range

Counsel I - $112,840 - $209,560

Counsel II - $132,160 - $245,440

Compensation Range:

Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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