Assistant General Counsel I/II (SEC)

At PGE, our work involves dreaming about, planning for, and realizing a smarter, cleaner, more enduring Oregon neighborhood. Its core to our DNA and we haven’t stopped since we started in 1888. We energize lives, strengthen communities and drive advancements in energy that promote social, economic and environmental progress. We’re always on the lookout for people passionate about leading and being a part of teams that are advancing innovative clean energy solutions that are also affordable and accessible to all.

This position will serve as a lawyer reporting to the senior managing assistant general counsel in the governance and compliance practice group. You will be working on key SEC filings, including the proxy statement, as well as insider trading compliance, equity issuances, entity management and Board of Directors governance. You will also support the development of compliance programs across the company. The successful candidate will be joining legal department that prizes and fosters a culture of collaboration, innovation, creative problem-solving, and results.

PGE supports career progression, and this role will be filled at the level commensurate with the successful candidate’s applicable skills and experience at either the Assistant General Counsel I or II levels.

Key Responsibilities

Legal Guidance and Counsel Provides legal counsel in ensuring company’s interests are effectively represented for complex issues. Uses precedent to develop and recommend company position on legal issues to further company’s interest and mitigate potential legal risk. Relies on outside counsel as needed.

Business/Regulatory Legal Risk Under general guidance, identifies and assesses legal risks. Leverages existing policies, procedures, past practices and guidelines to make recommendations on approaches to specific issues assigned.

Select/Oversee Outside Counsel Recommends outside counsel as needed. Proposes outside budget for issues assigned. Monitors work performed and ensures cost-effective and high-quality service. Develops and implements alternative fee arrangements with outside counsel.

Legal Documents Leverages existing templates and contracts to prepare and/or review routine written legal documents. Provides legal analyses, interpretations and recommendations in compliance with policies and laws. Obtains peer review on documents.

Improvements and Efficiencies Identifies and recommends areas for improvement. Provides input regarding strategy and goals of the practice group and department as a whole. Participates in assigned companywide and department committees.

Internal Communications and Training to Clients Under general guidance, provides legal updates, opinions and advice to internal stakeholders related to issues assigned.

Representation/External Communication Under general guidance, represents and advocates for PGE interests to governmental agencies, counterparties and third parties. Solicits assistance/information and obtains authorizations for company business activities from governmental agencies.

Exchanges information, learns industry best practices and builds relationships with other utilities’ attorneys.

Education/Experience/Certifications

Education Requires a Juris Doctor degree.

Experience Typically, four or more years in related field.

Certifications, Licenses and Training Admitted to Oregon State Bar

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities)

Functional Competencies

Working knowledge of laws, regulations and legal practice in areas assigned

Basic skills in identifying risk, problem solving and strategic thinking in nonroutine operations and ambiguous situations

Working skills in distilling complex legal concepts and issues in a manner to make them understandable to nonlegal specialists up and down the corporate reporting chain

Basic skills in understanding and supporting the technical needs of a regulated utility and advocating for the company to advance its position or interests

Working legal research and writing skills to analyze, interpret and summarize, as well as draft, complex legal documents

Working knowledge of the utility industry, market and politics

Basic knowledge of and support for PGE’s policies, practices, philosophy, business model, regulatory regime and financial reporting requirements

General Competencies

Basic analytical thinking skills

Basic decision-making skills

Basic presentation/facilitation skills

Basic project management skills

Basic enterprise/business awareness skills

Physical and Cognitive Demands

Cognitive Level

Intermediate: Consistent use of relevant principles to solve practical problems and to deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Cognitive

Ability to adhere to set response times, deadlines and time-sensitive tasks

Ability to follow accuracy standards

Ability to follow through on decision-making tasks

Ability to interact effectively and collaboratively within a team environment

Ability to communicate and problem solve when under stress

Ability to respond and adapt to frequent change

Ability to accept and demonstrate self-awareness when provided constructive feedback

Ability to discern feedback and acknowledge ownership of areas of improvement

Ability to avoid future mistakes by applying reasonable skills to new but similar work situations or tasks

Ability to successfully collaborate with peers, managers and others within the organization Demonstrates sound memory

Ability to process new information to be applied consistently to work tasks

Schedule/Attendance

Ability to work long hours

Ability to work a variable schedule

Ability to report to work and perform work during periods of severe inclement weather

Ability to consistently meet attendance standards for regular, reliable, predictable, full-time attendance

Physical Capabilities

Occasionally (one to two times a month or less)

Computer use (use computer regularly for entire work shift)

Environment

Office environment - Hybrid - 1-2 days per week

Compensation Range:

Actual total compensation, including a performance based incentive bonus, is commensurate with experience, skills, qualifications, education, training, and internal equity. While we anticipate the selected candidate for this position will fall towards the middle or entry point of the compensation range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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PGE is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. PGE will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

PGE does not discriminate on the basis of disability. We recognize individuals have a variety of abilities to offer and we believe there is much to value and celebrate by incorporating different abilities into the work we do. One very important way we live this out is in our application and interview process. We work hard to support individuals who may need an accommodation to fully participate in these processes. If you feel you may need an accommodation, or would like to request one, please notify the Talent Acquisition Specialist (Recruiter) associated with the job posting. You may also make this request by contacting talentacquisition@pgn.com or by calling 503-464-7250. The Recruiter will provide information and next steps for the accommodation process.  Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) team is also available for support.  You can contact them at dei@pgn.com.

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