Sr Staff Attorney - Commercial Transactions, Clean Energy
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Location: New York, NY 10025
Description:
Job Description
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
Qualifications
Required Education/Experience
About Us
Mission Statement:
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) employees are required to follow health, safety, and environmental policies, EEO, Standards of Business Conduct, and all other applicable company policy and procedures. We all share a responsibility to advance the company's mission by excelling at our three corporate priorities - safety of our people and the public, operational excellence in all that we do, and ensuring the best possible customer experience.
About the Team
EEO Statement:
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of the individual's actual or perceived disability, protected veteran status, race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, domestic violence victim status, or any other actual or perceived status protected by law.
Technical Difficulty Statement:
For technical issues, please contact us at careerconnect@coned.com
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.
- 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
- Driver's License Required
- 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.
About Us
Mission Statement:
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) employees are required to follow health, safety, and environmental policies, EEO, Standards of Business Conduct, and all other applicable company policy and procedures. We all share a responsibility to advance the company's mission by excelling at our three corporate priorities - safety of our people and the public, operational excellence in all that we do, and ensuring the best possible customer experience.
About the Team
EEO Statement:
Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. (Con Edison), Orange & Rockland Utilities (O&R), and Consolidated Edison Transmission (CET) are equal opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of the individual's actual or perceived disability, protected veteran status, race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, domestic violence victim status, or any other actual or perceived status protected by law.
Technical Difficulty Statement:
For technical issues, please contact us at careerconnect@coned.com