Attorney (Hybrid)

Closing Date: 4th June, 2024

Description:

Perform entry level to moderately complex professional legal work and administrative duties for the Commission Advising Section. Primary duties involve the practice of administrative law including, but not limited to, giving legal advice, analyzing proposals for decision and proposed orders, writing orders, and presenting recommendations to the commissioners on contested cases. Responsible for cases and projects with a high degree of complexity. Work under close to general supervision with minimal to moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Essential Functions:

• Analyze telecommunications, electric, water, and sewer utility issues and policies, formulate alternative solutions, and develop recommendations for commissioners on contested cases.
• Identify legal issues and perform legal research and analysis relating to Commission projects and contested cases; write memoranda summarizing and evaluating applicable law and applying the law to relevant facts.
• May participate in rulemaking activities as assigned.
• Track contested cases and stay informed of the issues being addressed.
• Provide legal advice and recommendations on contested cases.
• Coordinate the preparation of and prepare well-reasoned, legally sound preliminary orders, interim orders and final orders related to contested cases.
• Review uncontested filings for consistency with Commission policies, rules, and orders.
• Monitor current trends and issues for communications, electric, water and sewer utilities and their industries, and determine potential regulatory effects of these trends.
• May prepare, in conjunction with other divisions as necessary, reports as required by the legislature, Commission action, or other reports as assigned.
• Produce telecommunications, electric, and water utility information for the legislature.
• Perform administrative and budget activities and prepare special reports or projects as directed.
• Demonstrate a spirit of teamwork, offering positive and constructive ideas, encouragement, support to other members of the staff and team, and respond professionally to constructive feedback from others, while upholding the PUC's mission and core values.
• Adhere to all PUC personnel policies and division procedures and perform other work as assigned.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Attorney I: Graduation from an accredited law school with LLB or JD degree and licensed with the State Bar of Texas and eligible to practice law in Texas.
• Attorney II: Graduation from an accredited law school with LLB or JD degree; licensed with the State Bar of Texas and eligible to practice law in Texas; and a minimum of two (2) year legal work experience as a licensed attorney.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree in math, finance, accounting, engineering, or in English.
• Administrative law or litigation experience.

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