Senior Deputy General Counsel - Metropolitan Water District - Los Angeles, CA - EXPIRED
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Job Information:
Company: Metropolitan Water District
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of twenty-six cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. Metropolitan's mission is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. Metropolitan's facilities include the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, five conventional water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.6 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 800 miles of pipeline, and 16 hydroelectric power plants.
JOB SUMMARY
This Senior Deputy General Counsel serves as a legal expert for and on behalf of Metropolitan, is responsible for safeguarding and enhancing Metropolitan's rights, entitlements, interests, and assets. Knowledge and experience working in or for the public sector providing legal advice and working with boards, committees or legislative bodies, including serving as counsel during public meetings and hearings, is preferred. This position will handle one or more public agency law areas (such as the Brown Act, Political Reform Act, Public Records Act, conflict of interest rules, and/or public bidding and procurement law), as well as one or more specialized areas such as public finance (including debt issuance and rate setting), environmental, natural resources, and/or water law. Will act as a lead coordinating and reviewing work assignments of employees performing the same general work on a day-to-day basis.
JOB DUTIES
1. Takes lead role in performing complex legal assignments, including document preparation, negotiations, litigation and appeal, in a wide range of highly complex legal specialties that may include water, environmental, natural resources, public finance, public contract, construction, , labor, property, power, and/or tort law.
2. Advises the General Counsel, senior management and Metropolitan's Board on highly complex agreements, negotiations, administrative proceedings, and litigation in respective areas of expertise; performs, and may manage, legal analyses of issues related to areas of expertise; assists General Counsel and management with development of viable courses of action to achieve appropriate management decisions and protect Metropolitan's interests.
3. Manages an area or areas of legal expertise within the Legal Department and may manage outside counsel and experts in the preparation of materials, documents, and plans related to legal assignments to ensure that the presentation of Metropolitan's position is complete, accurate, legally sound, and supports near and long-term strategic objectives.
4. Prepares and presents information to the Board, in written form and/or by spoken presentation, on more complex legal matters; conducts legal research and prepares written legal opinions on more complex legal issues responding to questions from staff and the Board.
5. Coordinates activities related to legal assignments with internal and external contacts (including other Legal Department staff and management) to ensure that preparation, negotiations, administrative proceedings, and litigation occur in a timely manner and that Metropolitan's interests are protected.
6. Reviews, analyzes and drafts legislation in areas of expertise and prepares responses to legislative and regulatory proposals to promote laws, legal interpretations, and regulations that are in Metropolitan's best interest. May draft resolutions for the Board and amendments to Metropolitan's Administrative Code and reviews contracts, operating policies, standards, and procedures for compliance with internal guidelines and objectives and conformity with applicable laws and regulations.
7. Serves on ad hoc and formal committees and task forces related to areas of expertise. Represents Metropolitan's interests in a collaborative, informed, and timely manner.
8. Provides guidance and legal expertise to other employees and external representatives to ensure that actions taken are in compliance with objectives, guidelines, legal requirements, precedents, and policies; assists in the performance of administrative duties related to budget development and administration, approval of Board Letters, and preparation of annual business plans for Legal to ensure timely and cost-effective accomplishment of administrative activities.
9. Performs other related job duties as required.
JOB REQUIREMENTS: EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
Juris Doctor Graduate degree from an accredited law school and seven years of progressively responsible, directly related law practice experience performing complex and varied legal assignments. Experience representing public agencies is preferred.
Required Knowledge of:
Administrative proceedings and litigation before State and Federal agencies and courts in primary and/or assisting capacity; water, environmental, natural resources, public finance, contract, construction, labor, property, power and/or tort law.
Required Skills and Abilities to:
Conduct more complex problem-solving related to administrative, regulatory, and legislative law in area of expertise, interpret and apply Federal, State and local policies, laws, and regulations; perform duties using a high degree of independent judgment; communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing to a wide variety of audiences; establish and maintain effective working relationships; prepare detailed, more complex verbal and written communications on a wide variety of legal issues related to Metropolitan's rights, entitlements, interests, and assets; manage cost effective legal representation; read, understand and accurately interpret more complex rules, regulations, laws, legislation, policy, and guidelines applicable to area of expertise; provide timely and accurate legal analyses and advice in area of expertise to management and the Board of Directors; conduct more complex contract negotiations involving more sensitive and controversial issues and/or conduct litigation on complex assignments; promote mutually beneficial working relationships with member agencies, external regulatory agencies, and other government agencies.
License and Registration Requirements:
California State Bar Member (member in good standing, with either active membership or the ability to activate membership prior to employment)
PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met or may be encountered by an employee to successfully perform the job duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job duties.
This classification performs work that requires maintaining confidentiality and is routinely privy to matters that involve confidential information, sensitive personnel issues, and/or exposure to confidential and sensitive strategic information.
The position is located at Metropolitan's Los Angeles Headquarters building, with occasional travel.
Benefits:
* Competitive compensation
* Excellent Medical, Dental, Life, Vision, Retirement plans including Pension plan and 401K (with matching employer contribution), tuition reimbursement, paid holidays, and more
* Training and advancement opportunities
* On-site fitness center
* Excellent working environment
* Hub of public transportation: Rail, subway, buses, and taxis
* Public transportation reimbursements and van pools
This job announcement has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. To receive a copy of the complete job description, please send an email to [email protected].
Reasonable accommodation for people with disabilities may be requested by calling (213) 217-7738 at least five (5) working days in advance of the scheduled examination date(s).
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