Principal Attorney

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Position Specific Description

This role will be responsible for providing legal support for the entity management, governance and structure of all the Company’s  subsidiaries and affiliates. Role requires ability to effectively execute on high level strategies in a fast-paced environment. Position has meaningful exposure to all aspects of the organization including commercial, development, business management, treasury and risk in supporting financings, transactions (commercial and M&A), general corporate governance matters and other business needs. Tasks include preparing, reviewing and finalize documents, corporate resolutions, reports and filings for subsidiaries regarding entity formation, maintenance and other subsidiary governance matters (including conversions, mergers, reorganizations, ownership transfers, name changes, qualifications to do business, annual meetings, annual reports, officer changes and amendments to organizational documents).

A genuine interest in corporate governance, professionalism, high energy and flexibility to adapt to often dynamic priorities are essential to success. Critical skills needed include the ability to deliver timely, quality legal services to internal business units. The successful candidate will also be able to thrive in a matrixed environment and work with supervision from more senior attorneys.

It is preferred that candidates should have minimum experience of 3 years in a law firm, corporate law department or corporate secretary office and experience in financing and M&A transactions. A working knowledge of corporate governance issues and trends is helpful.

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Employee Group:  Exempt
Employee Type:  Full Time
Job Category:  Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs
Organization:  NextEra Energy Resources, LLC 
Relocation Provided:  No

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. 

NextEra Energy and provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. 

NextEra Energy 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 contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

NextEra Energy does not accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from any third-party recruiting firms or agencies. Please see our policy for more information.