Attorney Office of Consumer Affairs

Wyoming Public Service Commission; Cheyenne (WY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Wyoming Public Service Commission is seeking an experienced attorney to serve as counsel in contested utility cases and to manage assigned proceedings before the Commission. The role includes preparing testimony, briefs, and discovery, coordinating with OCA analysts, and handling oral arguments.

The successful candidate will have strong background in utility and administrative law, experience in rate case proceedings, and bar membership in good standing or ability to obtain Wyoming State Bar

Qualifications

• Experience in utility law, administrative law, and rate case proceedings.
• Administrative hearing experience preferred.
• Wyoming State Bar membership or ability to obtain within six months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Serve as counsel in contested utility cases before the Commission.
• Act as case manager for assigned proceedings, ensuring timely preparation and filing of pleadings, testimony, briefs, and documents.
• Coordinate and advise OCA analysts and consultants in developing testimony and exhibits.
• File interrogatories, discovery requests, and depose opposing witnesses.
• Analyze testimony and exhibits submitted by utilities and other parties.
• Prepare direct and cross-examination questions to illustrate issues.
• Engage in settlement negotiations to ensure outcomes are in the public interest.
• Appeal Commission decisions and represent the OCA in courts and before regulatory agencies.
• Prepare and present legal briefs, petitions, motions, and oral arguments to support the OCA.
• Provide legal and policy advice to the OCA on proposed rules, legislation, and policies.
• Represent the OCA in rulemaking hearings and public forums.
• Analyze and interpret proposed rules and policies and prepare written comments representing the OCA's position.

Skills

Utility law

Administrative law

Rate cases

Job description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function that may be performed in the job level.

• Serve as counsel in contested utility cases before the Commission, including presenting the OCA's public interest position through oral and written testimony, legal arguments, cross-examination of witnesses, and pre- and post-hearing briefs.

• Act as case manager for assigned proceedings, ensuring timely preparation and filing of all legal pleadings, testimony, briefs, and procedural documents.

• Coordinate and advise OCA analysts and consultants in developing testimony and exhibits.

• File interrogatories, discovery requests, and depose opposing witnesses in contested proceedings.

• Analyze testimony and exhibits submitted by utilities and other parties.

• Prepare direct and cross-examination questions to illustrate and argue contested issues.

• Engage in settlement negotiations, evaluating legal, precedential, and policy implications to ensure outcomes are consistent with the public interest.

• Appeal Commission decisions and represent the OCA in state and federal courts and before federal regulatory agencies and other tribunals.

• Prepare and present legal briefs, petitions, motions, and oral arguments in support of the OCA's position.

• Provide legal and policy advice to the OCA on proposed Commission rules, legislation, and policies, including drafting comments, proposed rules, and legislation.

• Represent the OCA in Commission rulemaking hearings, legislative committee hearings, and other public forums.

• Analyze and interpret proposed rules and policies issued by federal and state agencies, including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and Federal Communications Commission, and prepare written comments representing the OCA's position.

Qualifications

PREFERENCES:

• Demonstrated experience in utility law, administrative law, and rate case proceedings preferred.

• Administrative hearing experience preferred.

• Member in good standing of the Wyoming State Bar or ability to obtain membership within six months of hire.