Senior Counsel or Assistant General Counsel (Environmental) (Little Rock, Arkansas, United States)

Work Place Flexibility: Onsite 

Legal Entity: Entergy Services, LLC 

***This role will be filled as a Senior Counsel or Assistant General Counsel, depending on the candidate’s qualifications and experience. This role may be filled in Jackson, MS; Little Rock, AR; The Woodlands, TX; New Orleans, LA; or Washington, D.C.***

Job Summary/Purpose

Provides first-rate environmental legal advice covering a broad range of environmental media, including air, water, and waste, and environmental subject matter areas.  Provides exceptional client service to internal stakeholders by delivering timely, clear, and practical legal guidance tailored to business needs.  Serves as a trusted strategic advisor on environmental matters across the Company’s operations, providing practical solutions that balance legal risk with business objectives.  Anticipates and evaluates environmental risks across the Company’s operations and commercial transactions, ensuring issues are surfaced early and addressed effectively.

Functions effectively within the larger Company, providing direct support to operations leadership and supporting Entergy’s communications, investor relations, external reporting, corporate development, and similar functions concerning environmental issues and litigation. 

Specific Job Duties/Responsibilities

1. Manage and advise management on legal aspects of the Company's environmental regulatory compliance and responses to any enforcement actions related to the Company's nuclear, fossil, and renewable generating fleet and transmission and distribution operations.
2. Manage and advise on the Company's litigation involving environmental matters.
3. Identify and advise on environmental permitting and other environmental risks in the context of operations, commercial transactions and new projects.
4. Identify potential environmental risks associated with commercial transactions and provide timely, practical advice to support business decision‑making.
5. Supervise and manage outside counsel and consultants engaged to assist with environmental litigation, regulatory, permitting, compliance, and enforcement matters.
6. Advise on environmental legal aspects of the Company's regulatory and other proceedings.
7. Interface with state and federal agency staff on compliance, enforcement, and permitting matters.

General Job Duties/Responsibilities

1. Handle routine tasks without supervision and solve difficult problems with minimal supervision.   
2. Apply legal principles and knowledge to analyzing business conduct and evaluating compliance with regulatory requirements.
3. Demonstrate in-depth environmental expertise and substantial relevant experience related to the electric utility industry. With only general guidance from supervisors or input from outside counsel, analyze key issues, organize thoughts, advocate and present legal points; draft all documents, negotiate necessary matters, and/or perform other assigned job functions.
4. Effectively supervise paraprofessionals and administrative staff; demonstrate interest in developing management skills.
5. Function as a strong team player and demonstrate ability to lead project teams to successful resolution.
6. Deliver difficult or controversial messages to a wide variety of both supportive and adversarial audiences in a highly-skilled manner.
7. Practice focused listening and respectful interaction with others.
8. Keep key organizational functions (e.g., management, communications, external affairs, investor relations) apprised of significant developments in environmental matters.
9. Occasional travel to locations in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas to meet client needs.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum education required of the position

A Juris Doctorate is required. 

Minimum experience required of the position

Senior Counsel: 6+ years in a law firm or in-house experience practicing environmental law

• Handles complex matters independently with minimal supervision.

Assistant General Counsel:  9+ years in a law firm or in-house experience practicing environmental law

• Serves as a senior legal advisor on highly complex and high‑visibility matters; provides leadership on strategy and cross‑functional initiatives.
• Preffered:  12+ years of law firm, in-house, or regulatory experience practicing environmental law 

Preferred/Desired Experience  Extensive experience with environmental issues for the power generation industry, including environmental laws and regulations pertaining to all environmental media.  Previous experience representing or regulating electric utilities highly preferred. Previous law firm experience highly preferred.  Experience practicing environmental law in Mississippi, Arkansas, and/or Texas highly preferred. .

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required of the position

• Highly skilled in complex analysis and in trouble shooting/problem solving issues.
•  Established track record in regulatory, permitting, and compliance matters across multiple environmental media. 
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high‑quality timely client service to diverse internal stakeholders
• Solid grasp of rules, guidelines and Company policies governing environmental issues. 
• Strong, persuasive written and oral communication skills and collaborative skills 

• Detailed electric utility industry knowledge, including in-depth understanding of the Company’s strategic business values and objectives.

• Desired Profile - Judgment: demonstrated ability to analyze, synthesize and integrate data to make the best decision; well-developed understanding of the strategic implications of any and all decisions; demonstrate willingness to make tough business and people decisions. 

• Attitude: consistently demonstrates a sense of personal accountability and collaboration; consistently demonstrates positive, team-oriented approach to tasks, projects and other requests for assistance. Demonstrates personal resiliency in stressful times and willingness to commit the time and effort to get the job done.

• Flexibility: demonstrated ability to respond effectively to multiple and/or conflicting client demands. 

• Respectful Treatment of Others: promotes recognition of sensitivity to the needs of others.

• Integrity: stands up for what is right, even in the face of adversity; recognizes fundamental importance of acting ethically. 

• Comportment: supportive of others. 
• Learning and Self-Insight: accurately sees own strengths and weaknesses and changes behaviors as needed; demonstrates a passion for ongoing growth and development; and demonstrates creativity. 
• Developmental Mindset: helps coach others to grow both as individuals and as part of an integrated team; is willing to give timely and candid feedback to others. Seeks out job assignments that promote personal and professional development. Possesses sufficient self-awareness to change behaviors that may hinder success.

Primary Location: Arkansas-Little Rock Arkansas : Little Rock || District of Columbia : Washington || Louisiana : New Orleans || Mississippi : Jackson || Texas : The Woodlands 
Job Function: All Other Jobs
FLSA Status: Professional 
Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered
Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT 
Number of Openings: 1
Req ID: 123366
Travel Percentage:Up to 25%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEI page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

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Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Entergy Pay Transparency Policy Statement: The Entergy System of Companies (the Company) will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the Company’s legal duty to furnish information.  41 CFR 60-1.35(c). Equal Opportunity and Pay Transparency.

Pay Transparency Notice:

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WORKING CONDITIONS:
As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.

Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.