Attorney - Legal & Corp Secretary - Akron General Office Bldg

FirstEnergy Service Company

FirstEnergy Service Company is a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. FirstEnergy Corp. is a public utility holding company headquartered in Akron, Ohio. FirstEnergy Corp.’s public utility subsidiaries are involved in the transmission and distribution of electricity to more than six million retail customers in six states. FirstEnergy Corp. and its subsidiaries are subject to extensive regulation by state and federal agencies.

About the Opportunity

This is an open position at FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., and is in the Legal group. The position reports to the Associate General Counsel – Federal Regulatory. A well-qualified applicant will have experience working on Regional Transmission Organization (RTO) tariffs (including PJM tariffs), navigating RTO stakeholder processes, and have representative experience in proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

This role supports FirstEnergy’s transmission companies by advising on federal regulatory and RTO matters, with a focus on matters that impact transmission owners. Specifically, this position will represent FirstEnergy in the PJM Transmission Owners group and build consensus with peer utilities and PJM, develop company positions on federal regulatory issues in consultation with the internal business unit subject matter experts, and support FirstEnergy’s other FERC-jurisdictional issues, including monitoring and participating in PJM stakeholder processes and support state regulatory attorneys on combined federal-state matters.

This position is ON-SITE at the FEHQ - White Pond Drive, Akron/Fairlawn location

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Handle legal matters in the areas of federal public utility regulatory law, with special emphasis on PJM and other RTO issues that are heard before FERC, state commissions, and appellate tribunals.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external counsel, consultants, business unit staff, and other industry stakeholders on complex regulatory matters.
• Perform legal research, with special emphasis on Administrative Procedure Act, regulatory agency rules, and adjudications, with follow-on appellate litigation.
• Draft and review pleadings and other documents.
• Advise internal business clients and other FirstEnergy counsel on matters within the attorney’s responsibility.
• Provide legal, strategic, and business advice.
• Manage outside counsel.

Qualifications:

• J.D. from an accredited university.
• Member in good standing of at least one state bar.
• 7-10 years of litigation experience, FERC experience preferred; experience with state utility regulatory work is a plus.
• Strong work ethic and demonstrated ability to understand new areas.

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.