Required qualifications
- Senior Counsel Requires a Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from an accredited law school and seven years of aggregate experience practicing as an attorney.
- A record of continual learning and training and the ability to obtain license through the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) by Motion within one year.
- Must meet and maintain nuclear requirements for Unescorted Plant Access.
- At least two or more years previous legal experience at a law firm, municipality, or public utility district doing legal work related to one or more of the following areas: employment, contracts, litigation, environmental, and energy transactions.
- Staff Counsel II Requires a Juris Doctorate (JD) degree from an accredited law school and five years of aggregate experience practicing as an attorney.
- A record of continual learning and training and the ability to obtain license through the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) by Motion within one year.
- Must meet and maintain nuclear requirements for Unescorted Plant Access.
- At least two or more years previous legal experience at a law firm, municipality, or public utility district doing legal work related to one or more of the following areas: employment, contracts, litigation, environmental, and energy transactions.
About this role
The Counsel reports directly to the Legal Services Supervisor. This position provides legal advice, counsel and services to all organizations within Energy Northwest regarding a wide range of activities without significant oversight. Due to the nature of the work, the selected applicant must be able to work onsite in Richland, WA.
Responsibilities
- include ensuring procedural and legal compliance in a number of regulatory areas such as environmental, nuclear, ethics, industrial safety, procurement, Washingtons State Public Records Act (PRA), employment and managing major contractual transactions and litigation without significant day-to-day supervision.
- NOTE: Percentages allotted to job functions vary depending on workload and current assignments.
- Provide legal support and advice with respect to nuclear licensing and nuclear regulatory compliance issues, including but not limited to Nuclear Regulatory Commission investigations and enforcement matters.
- Negotiate, draft and review a wide variety of diverse contracts, leases, waivers, and other agreements on behalf of Energy Northwest with limited oversight or supervision.
- Provide legal support in a number of regulatory areas such as environmental, ethics, industrial safety, and employment, including but not limited to attending meetings and interfacing with all levels of staff at Energy Northwest.
- Establish and maintain programmatic and procedural guidance for implementation of the PRA including oversight of the Paralegal in analyzing and evaluating PRA requests, determining responsive records, establishing search criteria.
- Oversee the Paralegal’s work to ensure timely communication with requesters to establish commitments.
- Oversee the Paralegal’s work with office(s) of records to obtain responsive records within commitment timeframes.
- Provide legal review and support of PRA responses.
- Protect Energy Northwest’s financial and legal interests by initiating and/or defending Energy Northwest in contract claims, contract requests for equitable adjustments, lawsuits, administrative hearings, administrative investigations, and/or directing the conduct of such litigation by outside counsel.
Location, schedule, and travel
onsite in Richland, WA.
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