About Stoel Rives and the Energy Development Team Our Energy Development team consists of over 100 lawyers who provide services to traditional and renewable energy clients. Our services within the team include corporate and industrial energy management, energy finance, energy litigation, and utility solutions. We are nationally recognized for work on projects including solar power, wind power, pipelines, hydropower, natural gas plants, renewable gas facilities, transmission lines and bioenergy projects. We are proud to have led development and financing of close to one-quarter of wind energy production in the United States. Role Overview Stoel Rives is hiring a mid-level energy regulatory attorney with 3 years’ plus experience in its Minneapolis office. Candidate will have experience in general energy and utility matters including familiarity with state and federal energy laws, energy transactional matters (including power supply and related agreements), and general energy litigation. Candidate will preferably have legal experience on matters before a state public utility commission, and/or worked in-house for a city, municipal utility, or rural electric cooperative. The candidate will work on state and federal regulatory matters for a wide mix of clients. The candidate will interact directly with clients with the eventual goal of taking on the responsibility for managing aspects of matters independently, including making appearances and presenting oral argument before various agencies. Skills Needed to Be Effective in This Role We pride ourselves in forming diverse teams with a wide array of interpersonal and professional attributes. We don’t expect one human to embody all of these skills, but if you have many of these skills, and are enthusiastic to learn, we encourage you to apply. • Administrative litigation before state regulatory commissions and/or FERC (including research, drafting pleadings, developing strategy, settlement negotiations, administrative hearings, and appellate representation) regarding electricity and/or natural gas issues; • Contract negotiation involving transmission or generation services or assets, including renewable resources; • Contract negotiation involving power supply, including behind the meter generation, interconnection thereof, facilities construction agreements, and other related documents • Representation regarding organized market developments, including energy, imbalance, and capacity market issues; • Review and development of electric and/or gas tariffs; • Municipalization, local law, tribal law, or not-for-profit matters; • Legislative/policy development and advocacy; • A commitment to client service and team success; • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced collaborative environment; • JD from an accredited university; and • Membership in the Minnesota Bar. Stoel Rives: Part of Our Team A broader question you may have is, “How will this position enhance my legal skills and career trajectory?” At Stoel Rives, we offer a unique lateral integration program and core competency model that are designed to provide a roadmap of the practical skills, abilities, and client service techniques our lawyers need to succeed and progress at the firm. We also established a New Lawyer Integration Program that has deepened our relationships and connections with our new lawyers, while providing them with the mentoring, resources, and information necessary for success. How You Will Live Life Well at Stoel Rives: Compensation, Benefits, and More! The pay range for this position in Minneapolis is $194,000 – $244,000+; however, the base compensation presented to a candidate may vary based on skills and overall experience. This salary range is based on market location. In addition to base compensation, Stoel Rives has a total rewards program that includes an annual discretionary bonus and rich benefits offerings. For example, our benefits offerings include paid family & medical leave (and an on/off-ramp program for expecting parents), unlimited PTO, a flexible schedule program, remote work options, and a sabbatical program for eligible attorneys. We also offer competitive and robust medical, dental, vision, life, long-term disability, AD&D, EAP, FSA, and Voluntary Life, ADD, and LTC options. We also provide a generous firm-contributed health savings account and a pre-tax transportation/parking plan. To help meet billable hour expectations, we also allow up to 50 hours of billable credit for diversity, equity, and inclusion-related activities, as well as an additional up to 50 hours for pro bono activities. We are also proud participants of the ABA Well-Being Pledge, strongly believing that the well-being of our employees is paramount to the success of the firm. In addition, the firm’s Culture Committee supports the firm’s mission, vision, and values in bringing together spectacular client service and job satisfaction. What We Are Doing to Ensure A Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Environment Stoel Rives places a high priority on attracting and retaining lawyers with different backgrounds and life experiences. This makes us better and happier as people, as an organization, and as legal advisers. We are proud to offer many engagement opportunities including a firmwide DE&I Committee, Associates Committee, Pro Bono Committee, Affinity Groups, and Parenting Circle. We proudly partner with Diversity Lab to implement innovative programs to advance Stoel Rives’ DE&I goals, including the aggressive metrics-based goals we’ve adopted as one of five founding Move the Needle Fund firms. Our efforts with Diversity Lab include certification under the Mansfield Rule, to boost the representation of diverse lawyers in our firm’s leadership by broadening the pool of candidates considered for opportunities. Principals only; no recruiters, please. #LI-KD1