Sr Staff Attorney - Commercial Transactions - S...

Closing Date: 31st March, 2024

Description:

Mission Statement
An Electric Utility Company 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.

Core Responsibilities:

• This role will be on a hybrid work schedule.
• Review, negotiate and draft financing documents, with limited supervision.
• Determine requirements for and, if required, prepare requests for regulatory approvals and other regulatory filings for financing transactions.
• Provide legal support in connection with periodic reports to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K).
• Review, negotiate and draft bank credit arrangements.
• Provide legal support in connection with Company presentations at financial conferences.
• Counsel and advise internal clients and senior management regarding these legal services.
• Perform legal research and write legal memoranda.
• Review and prepare comments on proposed regulations and legislation.
• Assist in the cross-training of other attorneys in the Law Department.
• Perform administrative functions relating to the operation of the Law Department.
• Perform other legal services, tasks and assignments as required.

Required Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance Preferred
• Juris Doctorate and Admission to the New York State Bar required.

• Minimum of four (4) years relevant securities/corporate finance experience, including negotiating and drafting financing and disclosure documents; regulatory filings for financing transactions; bank credit arrangements; and advising clients regarding the 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 securities and corporate finance legal principles. Required
• Writing samples are required and should include examples of both narrative writing and contract drafting. Required
• Must be flexible and able to handle busy work environment. Required

Licenses & Certifications:

• 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.

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