Principal Attorney - Energy Advisory

NextEra Energy•Houston, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

EverBright, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, is seeking an experienced attorney, in its Houston office, for its residential solar business to handle customer complaints and disputes and advise the company on issues related to the residential solar business. The role will include drafting and negotiating responses to legal inquiries and claims, managing responses to regulatory inquiries, government investigations, consumer protection complaints, and Attorney General matters, and providing legal and commercial guidance to business leaders. The attorney will oversee compliance with all legal requirements related to consumer protection issues, including state and federal requirements governing residential solar transactions, financing arrangements, marketing practices, disclosures, collections, and customer communications, and will assess regulatory developments to advise business stakeholders on compliance risks and operational implementation. The attorney will serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders by identifying legal and regulatory risks, developing mitigation strategies, and supporting operational decision-making, and should be able to handle multiple matters concurrently. The attorney will also handle tasks such as drafting contracts and managing vendor and other agreements related to the residential solar business. The candidate should ideally have a background in litigation, and experience in consumer finance, consumer protection, commercial transactions and regulatory compliance. Experience in residential solar and energy industries is strongly preferred. This attorney will participate in complex legal matters and projects and deliver timely and quality legal services to clients with minimal supervision.

Requirements

Member in Good Standing of State Bar
High School Grad / GED
Juris Doctorate
Bachelor's Degree
2+ years of experience
Background in litigation
Experience in consumer finance
Experience in consumer protection
Experience in commercial transactions
Experience in regulatory compliance

Nice To Haves

Experience in residential solar and energy industries is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

Provides written and oral legal advice to clients
Anticipates and guards against legal risks involving the organization
Works to ensure budget compliance and avoids the need for outside counsel
Ensures disclosure of potentially material legal issues to senior leadership
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Drafting and negotiating responses to legal inquiries and claims
Managing responses to regulatory inquiries, government investigations, consumer protection complaints, and Attorney General matters
Providing legal and commercial guidance to business leaders
Overseeing compliance with all legal requirements related to consumer protection issues, including state and federal requirements governing residential solar transactions, financing arrangements, marketing practices, disclosures, collections, and customer communications
Assessing regulatory developments to advise business stakeholders on compliance risks and operational implementation
Serving as a trusted advisor to business leaders by identifying legal and regulatory risks, developing mitigation strategies, and supporting operational decision-making
Handling multiple matters concurrently
Drafting contracts and managing vendor and other agreements related to the residential solar business
Participating in complex legal matters and projects and delivering timely and quality legal services to clients with minimal supervision