-
Job Description
Announcement Number: 62323807
The PUCN is a regulatory agency that ensures investor-owned utilities
comply with laws enacted by the Nevada Legislature. The PUCN's basic
regulatory duties, powers, and scope of work are defined by the
Legislature and codified in statute. The PUCN's duties include:
- To provide for fair and impartial regulation of public utilities.
- To provide for the safe, economic, efficient, prudent and reliable
operation and service of public utilities.
- To balance the interests of customers and shareholders of public
utilities by providing public utilities with the opportunity to earn a fair
return on their investments while providing customers with just and
reasonable rates.The PUCN is seeking a Tualified candidate for the
position of 6enior $ttorney for the 5egulatory
2perations, 6taff Counsel 'ivision. 0ust be highly
professional, well-organi]ed, self-motivated, and possess
leadership skills. 0ust be able to work independently
with minimal supervision as well as in a team
environment.
This position will provide advice and counsel related to utility regulation including
tariff review, proposed legislation and compliance with regulatory reTuirements,
review decisions of courts, other states and the federal government to determine
precedent in regulatory legal matters. $dvise 6taff Counsel, the 'irector of
5egulatory 2perations, Commissioners and the Utilities +earing 2fficer on
probable legal or other impact of Commission decisions and proposed changes in
rules, regulations and applicable laws, review files, records and briefs, prepare
legal strategy and coordinate case e[ecution. The incumbent will also review,
coordinate, and maintain 6taff data reTuests and responses, assist in the
development andor review of proposed regulations, prepare and e[ecute
protective agreements for receipt of confidential material, maintain 6taff
confidential files, make presentations to various state, local and federal agencies.
The incumbent must be highly professional, well-organi]ed, self-motivated, and
possess leadership skills and be able to work independently with minimal
supervision as well as in a team environment in collaboration with other legal staff,
engineers, auditors, and economists, and must possess skill in effective written and
verbal communication, planning, prioriti]ing and e[ecuting timelines without the
need for supervision. 0ust be available for occasional travel.
*raduation from an accredited law school and active
membership in the Nevada 6tate %ar and one year
e[perience as an attorney.
-$bility to handle
comple[ legal issues
-Prepare legal comments,
briefs
-5esponds to petitions,
drafting stipulations, and
other legal pleadings
-Prepare testimony
-5epresent 6taff at
hearings and workshops
before the Commission.
(mployee(mployer Paid 5etirement
Plan: ,
(mployer Paid 5etirement Plan: ,
Carson City
•
•
•
•
•
• PERS
•
•
• ,n the subject line please reference: 6enior $ttorney
%reanne Potter, Commission 6ecretary
(mail: bpotter#puc.nv.gov
Closing Date/Time: Until recruitment needs are satisfied -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
-
-
State of Nevada
Show moreThe presence of Nevada's earliest inhabitants, beginning about 12,400 years ago, is marked by many petroglyphs and archaeological sites. Baskets, decoys, and ingenious traps are evidence of the resourcefulness of these early people in a harsh and arid environment.
European explorers traveled through Nevada in the early 19th century, but it was not until 1851 that the first settlements were established. An Act of Congress created the Territory of Nevada on March 2, 1861. James W. Nye of New York was appointed Nevada's first Territorial Governor by President Abraham Lincoln later that year. On October 31, 1864, President Lincoln proclaimed Nevada's admission to the Union as the 36th state. The State's first elected Governor, Henry Blasdel, took office on December 5, 1864.
Today, Nevada is the nation's seventh largest state in land area. Several hundred mountain ranges cross its landscape, many with elevations over 10,000 feet. In contrast, the State's lowest point (along the Colorado River) is only 470 feet above sea level. From majestic mountains to desert valleys, nature has endowed Nevada with diverse and unique ecosystems.
The Nevada Legislature has honored the State's natural resources and cultural heritage with a variety of State designations described below.
-