Senior Counsel or Assistant General Counsel (Real Estate)

Entergy•New Orleans, LA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Entergy Services, LLC is hiring a Senior Counsel or Assistant General Counsel specializing in real estate. The level will depend on the candidate’s qualifications and experience. The role provides and manages legal support for real-property assets and transactions across a four-state service area: Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. Assets include generation facilities, battery energy storage systems, transmission and distribution infrastructure, and support-service and office facilities. The position supports real-property acquisitions and dispositions, easement and servitude acquisitions, leasing, property management and service agreements, asset and equity transactions, and project financings. Work includes title and survey due diligence, title and survey objections, closing conditions, title insurance, zoning and subdivision diligence, and addressing mineral rights, mechanics’ lien, and curative issues. The attorney drafts and negotiates transaction agreements and related documentation, advises senior attorneys and company management on real-estate and right-of-way risks, develops forms and trains employees, supports storm and emergency response, and advises on joint use of utility poles and infrastructure. The role requires collaboration with senior and executive management and multidisciplinary teams, and may include managing outside counsel budgets and internal paralegal support. Travel is expected to be light to moderate, with travel listed as up to 25%. The Senior Counsel position is hybrid; the Assistant General Counsel position is expected to be onsite at least four days per week. Employees may be required to work additional hours, work at alternate locations, or perform additional duties during storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations deemed necessary by the company.

Requirements

Juris Doctor degree.
Membership in good standing with the Louisiana bar (preferred) or the Texas, Arkansas, or Mississippi bar, with no prior suspensions or disciplinary history.
For Senior Counsel: at least 5 years of attorney experience with transactional commercial real estate and right-of-way (easement/servitude) matters, including experience at a multistate private law firm or corporate legal department.
For Assistant General Counsel: at least 12 years of attorney experience with transactional commercial real estate and right-of-way (easement/servitude) matters, including experience at a multistate private law firm or corporate legal department.
Broad-based knowledge and experience with title insurance and survey matters, including title insurance coverages, endorsements, and associated underwriting requirements.
Ability to work effectively in team-oriented environments and interact comfortably with senior and executive management.
Ability to manage multiple unrelated matters and meet deadlines and client expectations; prioritize and work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Excellent academic credentials; strong interpersonal and communication skills; solid work ethic; demonstrated success in prior employment; excellent organizational, planning, and project-management skills; practical, solution-oriented mindset; and intellectual curiosity.
Ability to be available for additional hours, alternate locations, and additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations deemed necessary by the company.

Nice To Haves

Prior employment at a nationally recognized law firm.
Experience with alternative energy projects, such as solar or wind, gas-fired capital projects, or regulated public utilities.
Demonstrated experience using AI tools to improve efficiency and quality.

Responsibilities

Provide and manage legal support for transactions and other matters involving real-property assets, including acquisitions, dispositions, easements and servitudes, leasing, property management, and service agreements.
Provide and manage real-estate subject-matter support for asset purchase and equity transactions involving real-property assets and for project financings.
Conduct or support title and survey due diligence, prepare title and survey objections, monitor real-estate closing conditions and contingencies, and prepare or review transaction agreements and closing documents.
Support real-property acquisitions, including securing title insurance, conducting zoning and subdivision diligence, and addressing mineral rights, mechanics’ lien, and curative matters.
Draft and negotiate purchase and sale agreements, options, closing documents, leases, licenses, easements and servitudes, crossing agreements, and other agreements.
Advise senior attorneys and company management on real-estate and right-of-way matters, including identifying and analyzing business and legal risks.
Draft forms and train non-lawyer employees on forms and procedures for recurring transactions.
Provide legal and transactional support as needed for storms, restoration, and other emergency events.
Provide and manage legal support for telecommunications companies’ and others’ joint use of utility poles and infrastructure pursuant to 47 USC §224.
Work with multidisciplinary teams and, as applicable, oversee outside counsel and budgets and internal paralegal support.
Be available for additional hours, alternate locations, or additional duties during storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations deemed necessary by the company.