Assistant General Counsel, Corporate & Commercial (Transactional Projects) - (Hybrid)

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Are you in?Primary Purpose:

A senior lawyer who is a highly qualified attorney handling complex transactional legal matters and projects on behalf of the Company.

Primary Duties:

1. Under minimal supervision, handles and leads numerous commercial, corporate, and procurement matters in support of all business units, including planning, conducting, and supervising complex legal assignments. Evaluates matters which may have a major bearing on the conduct of the Company’s business, including both legal and business risks, and advises clients accordingly. Interprets and applies organization policy according to law.

Functional duties include providing general transactionally-focused legal advice; contract review; drafting and negotiating agreements and deal terms; counseling clients; coordinating with business and litigation teams on warranty, breach, and other performance issues; coordinating with, and providing consulting specialist support for, other Exelon lawyers (e.g., regulatory, litigation, labor & employment, etc.) concerning corporate and commercial issues relating to service agreements and transactions governed or impacted by electric or gas utility tariffs, laws, or regulations; and providing guidance and training within this transactional subject area. and coordination with Project Management and Supply colleagues

Prepares and revises, as necessary, budgets and early matter assessments for all matters involving outside counsel.

 

2. Projects / duties as assigned.

Job Scope:

· Works independently as the sole Corporate & Commercial attorney for the majority of matters and with other Corporate & Commercial attorneys, other internal attorneys (e.g., Litigation or Labor & Employment), and/or outside counsel on complex commercial matters.
· Supports more senior attorneys in the ongoing management of relationships and matters with Exelon Operating Companies/Business Units and outside counsel.
· Demonstrates superior legal judgment in the business context.
· Demonstrates innovation; generates new ideas and devises original and successful solutions, programs or actions.

Minimum Qualifications:

An LLB or JD from an accredited law school and be licensed to practice law in the relevant jurisdictions. At least 7 to 10 years of professional experience in a specialized area of law. Possesses and applies a comprehensive knowledge of principles, practices and procedures of the legal field to the completion of complex assignments. Requires excellent legal research, analytical abilities and on ongoing knowledge of federal or state law. Must have the ability to communicate clearly – both orally and in writing; to read and analyze legal materials and other data; to work in stressful conditions under time deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with the electric and/or gas utility business or other regulated company or industry.

Benefits:

• Annual salary will vary based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, and other factors: $164,000.00/Yr. – $225,500.00/Yr.
• Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 20%
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support
• Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement
• Referral bonus program
• And much more

Note: Exelon-sponsored compensation and benefit programs may vary or not apply based on length of service, job grade, job classification or represented status. Eligibility will be determined by the written plan or program documents.