Sr Staff Attorney - Commercial Transactions, Clean Energy

Overview

The Sr Staff Attorney is responsible for providing legal services, including advising clients, structuring transactions and reviewing, negotiating, and drafting contracts and other documents related to clean energy projects, including without limitation, battery storage, electric vehicle charging, energy efficiency, demand management, interconnection and transmission projects. This is a dedicated position supporting Con Edison's affiliate, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (O&R), so an average of 1-2 days a week will require the Attorney to report to O&R's offices located in Rockland County (likely Spring Valley or West Nyack) and 1-2 days a week the Attorney will report to Con Edison's Headquarters in Manhattan. This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in the office.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• This role will be on a hybrid work schedule; with reporting to office locations in both Rockland County and Manhattan.
• Review, negotiate and draft contracts and other legal instruments related to clean energy projects, including without limitation, battery storage, electric vehicle charging, energy efficiency, demand management, interconnection and transmission projects.
• Analyze and structure transactions.
• Counsel and advise internal clients and Company management regarding these legal services.
• Perform legal research and write legal memoranda.
• Review, analyze, prepare comments and advise on proposed rules, regulations and legislation.
• Perform administrative functions relating to the operation of the Law Department.
• Perform other legal services, tasks and assignments as required.
• All of the foregoing is expected to be handled with a high level of supervision.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience

• Juris Doctorate and Admission to the New York State Bar.
  
  

Relevant Work Experience

• Minimum of four (4) years relevant transactional experience, including: structuring and analyzing transactions; reviewing, negotiating and drafting contracts, and advising clients regarding the same. Required
• Ability to manage, with appropriate level of supervision, all aspects of a transaction, including, structuring and analyzing the transaction, reviewing, negotiating and drafting transaction documents and advising internal clients regarding same. Required
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as excellent negotiation, presentation, analytical and interpersonal skills, and must be able to adopt a proactive customer-centric mentality. Required
• Must possess a good working knowledge of contract and commercial legal principles. Required
• Writing samples are required and should include examples of (i) contract drafting, and (ii) narrative writing to explain a legal issue or key contract terms and conditions with recommendation. Required
• Must be flexible and able to handle busy work environment. Required
• Familiarity with one or more of the following areas:
• renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives
• cyber security issues
• Preferred
  
  

Licenses and Certifications

• Driver's License Required
  
  

Additional Physical Demands

• Must be able to respond to Company emergencies by performing a System Emergency Assignment to restore service to our customers.
• Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory, as needed.