Senior Attorney Litigation Attorney

Become a Senior Attorney Litigation Attorney at Southern California Edison (SCE) and build a better tomorrow. As a Senior Litigation Attorney, you will handle a wide range of litigation matters for the company in a lead counsel role and will report to a Director/Managing Attorney. The successful candidate will be part of a team of attorneys assigned to a particular section of the Law Department but must be able to work independently as well. The candidate also must be able to direct and manage outside counsel retained to support the company's legal needs. The successful candidate will represent SCE in state and federal court in tort litigation matters involving personal injury, property damage, and business loss claims. This position will also provide legal support to SCE Organizational Units and to Company Senior Management, while collaborating with other Company personnel on decisions that impact utility operations.

As a Senior Attorney Litigation Attorney, your work will help power our planet, reduce carbon emissions and create cleaner air for everyone. Are you ready to take on the challenge to help us build the future?

Responsibilities

The following job responsibilities are more generalized than the content above and apply to in-house attorneys across different sections of the department covering several specialty areas.

• Conducts complex legal analysis to craft strategies and interpretations which anticipate the outcome of important and uncertain legal and factual issues, ensuring legal compliance.
• Leads the development and implementation of legal strategies and SCE's position on changes in laws and regulations.
• Collaborates with the most senior levels of SCE and represents the company at significant public, business and legal gatherings, interacting with government officials, industry bodies and clients, as required.
• Develops SCE's legal strategy to select, retain, manage and evaluate effective outside counsel Guides corporate policy on regulation development, business processes, safety, ethics and compliance, operational efficiency, future business models, with business acumen, creativity, and legal expertise.
• Leads the provision of legal advice on aspects of corporate development and strategic initiatives while driving cross-functional alignment.
• Regulatory Sr Attorney conducts all aspects of regulatory litigation, which includes leading legal strategy and preparing all pleadings.
• Regulatory Sr Attorney leads SCE regarding regulatory and enforcement agencies, including the California Public Utilities Commission and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on complex legal matters, including the drafting and preparing of regulatory filings, testimonies and reports and advocating company positions at hearings.
• California Public Utilities Commission and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on complex legal matters, including the drafting and preparing of regulatory filings, testimonies and reports and advocating company positions at hearings.
• Transactional Sr Attorney oversees the execution, structuring, drafting, reviewing and negotiation of complex agreements, including identifying legal and business risks and recommending solutions.
• Securities/Corporate Governance Sr Attorney oversees compliance with federal and state securities laws and corporate governance requirements, including identifying legal and business risks and recommending solutions.
• Litigation Sr Attorney oversees the organization's docket of litigation and investigation matters, ensuring a sound strategy for engaging with outside counsel and internal legal teams.
• A material job duty of all positions within the Company is ensuring the protection of all its physical, financial and cybersecurity assets, and properly accessing and managing private customer data, proprietary information, confidential medical records, and other types of highly sensitive information and data with the highest standards of conduct and integrity.

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.
• Eight or more years of experience practicing law. Your combined experience can be at a law firm, corporate in-house setting, or government authority.
• Current member in good standing of the State Bar of California or willingness and ability to become accredited as such.

Preferred Qualifications

• Top academic credentials desired.
• Experience in the utility or energy industry is preferred, but not required.
• Experience interacting with federal, state, or local agencies.
• First chair trial experience.
• Strategic problem solver with strong analytical ability to provide legal advice within a business context.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to simultaneously manage a variety of assignments, work quickly and effectively under pressure, and prioritize activities and risk.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team including ability to promote positive collaboration within the legal team, with other Company personnel, and with outside counsel.

Additional Information

• This position's work mode is hybrid. The employee will report to an SCE facility for a set number of days with the option to work remotely on the remaining days. Unless otherwise noted, employees are required to work and reside in the state of California. Further details of this work mode will be discussed at the interview stage. The work mode can be changed based on business needs.
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• Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.
• Position will require up to 25% travel including to court and in the field.
• Relocation does not apply to this position.

Southern California Edison is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.

We are committed to ensuring that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at [email protected] or (626) 302-3456 and select option 2.