Corporate Attorney - Regulatory / Maryland

FirstEnergy at a Glance

FirstEnergy (NYSE: FE) is dedicated to integrity, safety, reliability and operational excellence. Headquartered in Akron, Ohio, FirstEnergy includes one of the nation's largest investor-owned electric systems, more than 24,000miles of transmission lines that connect the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions, and a regulated generating fleet with a total capacity of more than 3,500 megawatts.

The ability to work remotely within the United States may be available based on business needs. This option is not available in the states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Oregon or Washington at this time.

About the Opportunity

This position is open with FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.

This position is classified as mobile (0 to 2 days) in the office per week; however, it is required that the candidates are within 2 hours’ driving or train distance of Baltimore, MD for administrative hearings, team meetings and collaboration, as needed.  

The mobile reporting option is not available in the states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Oregon or Washington at this time. 

The position reports to the Managing Counsel who is responsible for state regulatory matters. 

The Legal department provides exceptional counsel that assures legal compliance and enables FirstEnergy to optimize business outcomes in all legal, regulatory and commercial contexts. The Legal department is involved in every major activity and initiative involving all entities of FirstEnergy Corp.

The State Regulatory Attorney will work directly with business units, department lawyers and outside counsel on regulatory matters and in proceedings before state regulatory commission(s). This individual will handle legal matters and projects to include advising internal clients with respect to relevant statutory and, requirements, and issues, and utility commission rates, regulations, orders and utility tariff and litigation and rulemaking proceedings, while involving a meaningful amount of legal writing. The attorney will have responsibility for their own case load and will have responsibility related to complex regulatory matters.

Responsibilities:

• Handling legal/regulatory matters before the state utility commission(s) and appellate courts
• Working on complex regulatory matters as part of a team with attorneys, business units, and outside counsel
• Handling aspects of multiple ongoing cases simultaneously
• Drafting and reviewing both legal pleadings and business documents
• Representing the Company in mediation and litigation of customer disputes
• Providing legal support and strategic and business advice to FirstEnergy business units on state regulatory matters
• Assisting, handling, and managing, as applicable, regulatory matters before various state public utility regulatory agencies
• Working on litigated matters and administrative rulemaking proceeding. Attending in-person hearings
  Attending in-person regulatory meetings with Commission Staff/and or Stakeholders

Qualifications:

• J.D. degree from an accredited university required
• Minimum 9 years relevant work experience required. Relevant work experience will include practicing law, legal writing and handling complex legal matters
• Member in good standing of Maryland state bar or able to meet the state requirements to practice before the Maryland Public Service Commission
• Solid written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work with all levels within the organization

Benefits, Compensation & Workforce Diversity

At FirstEnergy, employees are key to our success. We depend on their talents to meet the challenges of our changing business environment. We are committed to rewarding individual and team efforts through our total rewards philosophy which includes competitive pay plus incentive compensation, a company-sponsored pension plan, 401(k) savings plan with matching employer contribution, a choice of medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, and life insurance programs, as well as skills development training with tuition reimbursement. Please visit our website at www.firstenergycorp.com to learn more about all of our employee rewards programs. FirstEnergy proudly supports workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. No recruiters or agencies without a previously signed contract. Unable to sponsor or transfer H-1B visas at this time.

Safety

Safety is a core value for FirstEnergy and is essential to all of our business activities. We ensure employees have the tools, information, and processes to perform their duties in a manner that assures safety for themselves, their co-workers, our customers and the public. Our goals are to provide a safe work environment, to maintain an accident-free, injury-free workplace, and to promote and maintain public safety. To meet these goals, we dedicate ourselves to achieving world-class safety standards.