Sr Legal Counsel

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This Senior Counsel role will focus on real property and right-of-way transactions municipal law and general commercial matters. This attorney position requires the skills and demeanor necessary to quickly learn and support a wide variety of Enbridge Gas Ohios legal needs including advising internal clients on sound legal and risk analyses while ensuring alignment with business objectives.

We offer opportunities for career development growing your knowledge and skills and an exciting career with competitive benefits including generous time off.

Apply today to this excellent opportunity on our team! #joinourteam

What You Will Do:

• Provide legal advice to Enbridge Gas Ohio (EGO) and other Enbridge businesses. Counsel internal clients expertly and reliably.

• Draft review and negotiate real estate legal documents such as right-of-way agreements easement agreements interconnect agreements agreements for the conveyance of real property public permits and other public-way applications and agreements with municipalities and the Ohio Department of Transportation.

• Draft review and negotiate commercial legal documents such as sales and service agreements agreements with builders developers and industrial customers for the construction of new natural gas facilities to serve those customers and gas storage and transportation related agreements.

• Provide legal support for various matters including Ohio Power Siting Board applications and bankruptcy proceedings.

• Monitor applicable local state and federal legislative and regulatory actions court decisions and advise clients concerning relevant developments.

• Collaborate with internal colleagues including internal regulatory litigation and claims personnel.

• Direct and coordinate outside counsel and internal resources who provide legal services.

• Provide clients with legal and risk analyses recommended courses of action and financial reporting as required.

• Ensure effective communications with all departments seeking advice on legal matters.
  

Who You Are:

• A Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and are licensed to practice law in Ohio.

• A minimum of 8 years of direct related experience.

• Experience with and knowledge of matters related to the conveyance of real property rights-of-way municipal and commercial law as well as a solid understanding of applicable areas of law and associated regulations.

• Experience with and knowledge of state public utility laws regulations issues interaction with local authorities and other legal matters related to the public utility and energy industry.

• The ability to work effectively and efficiently in a diverse and dynamic enterprise and coordinate a variety of internal and external activities having legal significance to the company.

• Independent judgement initiative and ability to work directly with clients.
  

Flex Work

Enbridge provides competitive workplace programs that differentiate us and offer flexibility to our team members. Enbridges FlexWork (Hybrid Work Model) offers eligible employees the opportunity to work variable daily schedules with a flexible start or end time to opt for a compressed workweek schedule or the option to work from home on Wednesdays and Fridays. Role requirements determine your eligibility for each option.

Working Conditions:

• Typical office work environment.

• Travel up to 25%.
  

Physical Requirements (Include but are not limited to):

Grasping kneeling light moderate lifting (objects up to 20 pounds) reaching above shoulder repetitive motion typing sitting standing visual requirement (able to see screens detect color coding read fine print) hearing requirement and the ability to sit at a computer for long periods of time.

Mental Requirements (Both field & office) include but are not limited to:

Ability to: understand remember and apply oral and/or written instructions or other information understand complex problems and collaborate/explore alternative solutions organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology organize and prioritize work schedule on a short-term basis make decisions which have moderate impact on the immediate work unit and monitor impact outside this area understand and follow basic instructions and guidelines complete routine forms compose letters outlines memoranda and basic reports and communicate with individuals via telephone.

Salary: Ranges from $190000 $220000 based upon experience.

At this time Enbridge cannot transfer or sponsor a work visa or employment authorization for this position.

At Enbridge we are dedicated to our core value of are proud to bean Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to age race color national or ethnic origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression marital status family status veteran status Indigenous status disability or any other reason protected by federal state or local with disabilities can request accessible formats communication supports or other accessibility assistance by contacting .

Information For Applicants:

• Applications can be submitted via our online recruiting system only.

• We appreciate your interest in working with us; however only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

• Final candidates for this position may be required to undergo a security screening including a criminal records check.

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