PUC Assistant Counsel 3 Non-Supervisory

Full Job Description

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) is eager to welcome a highly motivated Pennsylvania attorney with experience in highly responsible and complex professional legal work to the PUC Law Bureau.

This position advises Commissioners and their assistants, bureau directors, and other Commission employees on various legal, procedural, ethical and policy matters through verbal and written communications.

If you have professional legal experience which provided exposure to governmental regulatory law (regarding public utilities) or administrative law, we encourage you to apply today.

Requirements

This position advises Commissioners and their assistants, bureau directors, and other Commission employees on various legal, procedural, ethical and policy matters through verbal and written communications. This position also represents the Commission in difficult and complex cases before state and federal appellate courts, before federal agencies (primarily the FCC and FERC), before the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC), and PA Office of Open Records (OOR). This position prepares memoranda, reports, legal opinions, draft orders and proposed regulations for Commissioners, the Chief Counsel, client bureaus, other agencies, and the general public. The well-qualified candidate will have three years of progressively responsible professional legal experience, with some experience in highly responsible and complex professional legal work which provided exposure to governmental regulatory law (regarding public utilities) or administrative law.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

Necessary Special Requirement:

• Possession of a certificate of admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; or eligibility for such certification.

Additional Requirements:

• You must possess at least three years of demonstrated experience in proceedings before Pennsylvania or federal agencies.
• You must possess at least three years of demonstrated experience in proceedings before Pennsylvania or federal courts.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.