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8/26/2023 (8:00 PM EDT)

23-07236

Staff Attorney I

Employment Type

EXECUTIVE BRANCH | FULL TIME | INELIGIBLE FOR OVERTIME PAY | 18A | 37.5 HR/WK

Hiring Agency

Energy & Environment Cabinet | KY Public Service Commission

Location

211 Sower Blvd
Frankfort, KY 40601 USA

The agency may authorize the selected candidate to telecommute. The agency may terminate or modify the telecommuting arrangement at any time.

Description

The Kentucky Public Service Commission regulates the intrastate rates and services of more than 1,100 investor-owned electric, natural gas, telephone, water and sewage utilities, customer-owned electric and telephone cooperatives, water districts and associations, and certain aspects of gas pipelines. Our mission is to foster the provision of safe and reliable service at a reasonable price to the customers of jurisdictional utilities while providing for the financial stability of those utilities by setting fair and just rates.

The Staff Attorney I position will be responsible for providing routine legal services of a varied nature for the Public Service Commission which are typically characterized by facts that are well established, involve established legal precedents and have a relatively moderate impact.

Join the exciting world of utility law and be a part of a team-driven work environment that is dynamic and supportive, along with having access to the benefits of being employed by the Public Service Commission.

If you are interested in joining a professional work environment, helping further the agency's mission to ensure the provision of safe and reliable services to the customers of jurisdictional utilities, along with having access to the benefits of being employed by the Public Service Commissioner, please apply for this position.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Appears in courts of general jurisdiction.
• Assists in the preparation of rate cases concerning telecommunication, gas, electric, water and sewer industries.
• Assists in some complex legal research to advise Commission and staff concerning legal, procedural, and policy matters of cases. Assists in drafting some complex legal memorandum. This includes the drafting and reviewing of commission orders.
• Handles various phases of litigation with immediate supervision for the Public Service Commission.

Preferred Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to timely manage multiple tasks and engage in create problem solving
• Excellent time management skills
• Displays a high degree of self-motivation, discipline, and initiative
• Available for limited travel and occasional overtime associated with administrative hearings
• Communicate effectively in writing or verbally, in a logical, concise, and timely manner
• Experience with litigation and case management
• Strong research skills

Benefits of employment with the Public Service Commission:

• Optional vision and dental insurance coverage with several self/family coverage options
• Accrued vacation time
• KY Retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Hybrid telecommuting work schedule
• Health insurance coverage with several self/family coverage options
• State paid life insurance with options for additional self/family coverage
• Office with four walls and a door
• Accrued sick time

For a full list of all the benefits we have to offer, please visit: https://personnel.ky.gov/Pages/Why-Work-Here.aspx

Minimum Requirements

Working Conditions

Duties are performed primarily in both office and courtroom settings. Travel is required.

Probationary Period

This job has an initial and promotional probationary period of 6 months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.

If you have questions about this advertisement, please contact Stephanie Schweighardt at [email protected] or 502-782-2561.

An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D