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Job Title: Counsel (IL, IA, MO)
Posting Start Date: 6/23/26
Job Description:
Primary Role
To provide legal counsel and representation to the Iowa, Illinois and Missouri state leadership teams in a variety of areas, including real estate (purchase and sale, easements, rights of way, etc), contracts, litigation, customer complaints, environmental law, and day-to-day operational issues as they arise
Key Accountabilities
- Provide advice and counsel on a pro-active basis to executives, senior managers and employees in respect to legal issues affecting the business.
- Meet internal customers' legal needs.
- Assist in the maximization of quality, cost-control and efficiency of acquired outside legal services
- Serve as a member of the Missouri, Illinois and Iowa Legal Team
- Support the states' Senior Director Corporate Counsel and the Vice President and General Counsel in building the capabilities of the legal team.
- Be a source of high caliber legal resources for the business.
- Contribute to effective communication by listening and providing constructive feedback.
- Participate in and support an open and honest work environment.
- Cascade and share knowledge and information relevant to other members of the team and colleagues across the business.
- Perform other projects as assigned.
Knowledge/Skills
- Expertise in practice areas relevant to the business, such as real estate, contracts, litigation, environmental, public utility law, and administrative law.
Experience/Education
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school.
- Minimum 5 years of in-depth experience in several of the legal areas listed above obtained with a law firm or combination of firm and in-house experience.
- Preference will be given to candidates with experience appearing before state utility commissions, whether in private practice or in-house, including experience working for a regulated utility.
- Experience effectively handling a variety of matters displaying strong business acumen
- Proven ability to successfully support the business and legal needs of clients
- Experience in providing timely and effective practical legal advice and services
- Able to effectively spot legal issues and determine practical, workable options for resolving them
- Results-focused experience, has worked in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment
- Detail-oriented and able to effectively provide client-oriented service while protecting the organization
Certifications & Licenses:
- Member of the Iowa, Illinois or Missour state bars.
Travel Requirements
- Occasional travel, primarily in Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri
Other
- Able to handle a variety of ongoing projects simultaneously
- Able to work effectively with minimal supervision
- Excellent judgment in determining when and how to elevate matters
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Self-starter, takes initiative to respond to and address lega ossues
- Functions effectively both in individual and team environments
- Able to work collaboratively with strong interpersonal skills
Competencies
Champions safety
Customer obsessed
Cultivates innovation
Nimble learning
Drives Results
Collaborates
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