Job Title: Legal Specialist
Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)
Type: Contract
This job description for a Legal Specialist in the client’s regulatory and compliance environment primarily involves monitoring regulatory proceedings and assisting in Market Participant registration processes.
Here’s a summary of the role's key aspects:
Core Responsibilities:
- Regulatory Monitoring & Filing:
- Track and report on filings with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and federal agencies.
- Monitor industry proceedings and prepare summaries or reports on how they might impact regulatory requirements.
- Handle routine filings with state and federal agencies and courts.
- Market Participant Registration:
- Assist with Client Market Participant registration, reviewing applications and ensuring documents are complete, accurate, and properly signed.
- Handle other registration-related matters, including information changes and reporting documents.
- Board of Directors Assistance:
- Provide support for client’s Board of Directors meetings as needed.
- Act as a liaison between Market Participants, the Board, and Corporate Members.
Job Duties:
- Work involves following standardized processes but requires high accuracy and attention to detail.
- Assignments may be routine but demand focus and consistency in quality.
- Contributes to outcomes that support the client Legal Department’s objectives.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Experience: At least 2 years of relevant job-related experience.
- Education:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Preferred: Associate or bachelor’s degree, or a combination of education and experience relevant to the role.
- Skills: Strong attention to detail, comfort with routine assignments, and regulatory filings.
Work Location:
- Hybrid role based in Austin, TX, requiring 2-3 days onsite per week, with flexibility based on business needs.
- The job is ideal for candidates with experience in regulatory or legal environments who can maintain a high level of accuracy while working with filings and compliance-related documents.
- It requires close collaboration with regulatory bodies, internal departments, and external market participants.