Jobs in La Crosse, WI

About the role

This role is Hybrid in La Crosse, WI (minimum of 2 days per week in the office.) The Staff Attorney will provide legal advice, counsel, and services to all organizations within Dairyland Power Cooperative, covering a wide range of activities. The primary responsibilities include ensuring procedural and legal compliance in various areas such as Supply Chain, Environmental, Industrial Safety, and Ethics. Oversee and manage major contractual transactions and litigation matters. The role involves assisting with general cooperative legal matters, transactional work, and special projects as assigned, under the direction of the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel.

What you'll bring

• Juris Doctorate Degree from accredited law school.
• Must be in good standing with a U.S. state bar and willing and qualified to seek admission to the bar in Wisconsin at the earliest opportunity required.
• Minimum of 3 years of active legal practice in the area(s) of electric/public utilities, energy, regulatory compliance, corporate, cooperative, or real estate law.
• Direct experience in one or more of the following areas and working knowledge of the other areas:  Real property law/real estate transactions (including condemnation litigation), electric/public utilities/cooperatives law, energy law, commercial transactions/commercial law, environmental permitting/environmental law, and general business and corporate law.
• Strong contract drafting and negotiating skills, paying close attention to details.
• Possess strong critical thinking, interpretation, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Must be capable of reading, analyzing and interpreting complex documents, and responding effectively.
• Must be capable of accurately assessing needs and guiding others in determining and developing strategies.
• Superior communications skills with the ability to interface effectively with individuals at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Strong listening, reasoning, influencing and facilitating skills.
• Ability to uphold the highest standards of discretion and confidentiality and adhere to the Wisconsin Rules of Professional Conduct.
• Maintains familiarity with Wisconsin Public Service Commission and/or Minnesota Public Utilities Commission laws, rules, and regulations, as well as Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Regional Transmission Organization laws, rules, and regulations, including the ability to advise the organization on the interplay between State/Federal issues.

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