Sr Paralegal

Requisition ID:  51661 

NextEra Energy Resources is one of the largest wholesale generators of electric power and renewable energy from the wind and sun in North America.

Position Specific Description

This position will be part of NextEra’s Federal Regulatory Affairs team based in Washington DC.  The FRA team handles all NextEra matters relating to regulation by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under the Federal Power Act, Natural Gas Act and others statutes.  The FRA team supports numerous business units within NextEra, and its scope of work includes utility and pipeline rate cases, FERC litigation, transmission and interconnection issues, enforcement and compliance matters, regulatory advocacy, utility mergers and acquisitions, participation in RTOs, market-based rate authorizations, reliability compliance, and support for infrastructure development.  

Employee Group:  Non Exempt
Employee Type:  Full Time
Job Category:  Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs
Organization:  NextEra Project Mgmt 
Location:  Washington, District of Columbia 
Other Work Locations:  District of Columbia 
Relocation Provided:  No

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