Counsel II - Commercial Operations

Job Summary

Join a team where your legal expertise directly shapes how the business operates. In this role, you’ll work closely with business leaders across generation, energy delivery, and corporate functions to navigate complex commercial agreements, assess risk, and drive practical solutions.

What You Will Do

• Develops strategy, advocates, and manages standard commercial litigation, transactions or regulatory dockets before state or federal regulatory agencies involving multiple parties to achieve successful outcomes.
• Provides legal counsel on a wide range of standard legal matters, including transactional, human resources, litigation, intellectual property, real estate, public company or regulatory matters.
• Responsible for specialized role in standard projects involving internal teams, business units and external resources.
• Serves as a primary point of contact for internal clients related to legal issues.
• Collaborates with business units and with various staff departments, facilitates compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Remains abreast of proposed legislation and regulatory changes across a number of disciplines which might affect the organization.
• Drafts contracts, pleadings, memorandum and other legal documents for filing before regulatory agencies or state for federal courts, or for use by internal business teams.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of legal and business developments that may affect a project and determines the appropriate course of action.
• Assesses project risk, evaluates the scope and resources used for the project and determines the level of expertise (internal and/or external) needed to complete a project.
• Manages stakeholder relationships and communications.
• Respectfully questions the client, where applicable, or when business decisions create legal risks.
• Provides resources to remove barriers to task accomplishment.
• Supports knowledge sharing and learning culture.
• Demonstrates adaptability by working creatively to address specific situations and accepts change.
• Develops new approaches for job or area.
• Generates new ideas to enhance legal processes.

Education Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school, college or university is required.
• Admission to practice law in Iowa or Wisconsin, or the appropriate jurisdiction is required.

Required Experience

• 3 or more years of experience in a wide range of legal issues after receiving law degree.

Key Skills

• Business Acumen
• Business Negotiations
• Conflict Management
• Contractor Management
• Corporate Governance
• Legal Consulting
• Legal Writing
• Litigation
• Professional Advocacy
• Regulatory Compliance

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package including competitive compensation and benefit programs.

Pay Range

$135,000 - $177,000

The final salary offered will generally fall within this range and is dependent on various factors including but not limited to the responsibilities of the position, experience, skill set, internal pay equity and other relevant qualifications of the applicant.