Director, Legal Division

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 152,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, DC, invites applications for a senior executive as Director, Legal Division within the Office of Administrative Litigation. The Director leads a team of attorneys and staff in resolving cases for hearing and settlement, and provides legal counsel on administrative law and energy regulation.

Reporting to the Office Director, OAL, the role emphasizes precedent, trial readiness, and strategic negotiation, with responsibilities to guide division

Qualifications

• Education transcripts required.
• Foreign education must be evaluated for equivalence to U.S. education.
• If qualifying based on foreign education, provide credentialing evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Lead a division of attorneys and legal staff in resolving cases set for hearing and settlement.
• Provide legal advice on administrative law and trial practice.
• Develop strategy for litigating unresolved matters and negotiate settlements.
• Oversee preparation and filing of briefs, petitions, motions, and other pleadings before Administrative Law Judges.
• Collaborate with the Office Director to align with the Commission's strategic plan and ensure efficient operations.
• Represent the Office Director and FERC in administrative litigation and settlements.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
• Department: Department of Energy
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is ranked within the top 5 mid-size agencies as a "Best Place to Work" in the Federal government! This Director, Legal Division position is located in the Office of Administrative Litigation. For more information visit: Office of Administrative Litigation (OAL) | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Key Responsibilities

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is looking for an experienced senior level executive to serve as the Director, Legal Division. Reporting directly to the Office Director, OAL, leads a division of legal branch chiefs, experienced attorneys, and legal support staff in resolving cases set for hearing and settlement proceedings concerning natural gas, oil, electric, and hydroelectric matters.

The Division Director is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and executing the work of the Division Director with emphasis on the application of precedent, legal interpretation, trial preparation and settlement strategy. The Division Director oversees the provision of legal advice to the office in its day-to-day operations, and on matters of administrative law, trial practice and substantive energy law.

The Division Director provides vision and leadership in resolving contested proceedings through settlements and hearings before Administrative Law Judges (ALJs). As a Director, Legal Division, some of your typical work assignments include: In collaboration with the Office Director, directs and implements the Office mission and vision statements, goals, strategic plan and performance success measures; and assists with developing the Commission strategic plan.

In conjunction with Office Director, OAL, develops the strategy and process for litigating matters that are not resolved by consistent with the Commission's rules and procedures, including the development of legal advocacy, trial readiness, and strategic negotiation.

In conjunction with the Director, OAL, oversees the preparation and filing of briefs, petitions, motions, affidavits, certifications, answers, notices and other pleadings, papers and legal memoranda on a variety of subjects referred to Administrative Law Judges by the Commission.

Oversees staff collaboration among professional disciplines, applying legal knowledge at the Commission to develop staff positions for the resolution of proceedings, and to develop an adequate record for Commission review of litigated or settled cases.

Provides support and assistance to the Office Director to ensure that all programmatic responsibilities of OAL are accomplished in an efficient and effective manner; As directed, the Director, Legal Division, will represent the Office Director and the FERC in matters involving administrative litigation and settlement. Performs leadership functions in a manner that exemplifies and promotes good leadership behaviors.

Manage the business management functions carried out for the Office. Lead managers and other employees to maximize potential and enhance productivity in meeting the Commission's vision, mission, and goals. Provides leadership in accomplishing human resource responsibilities and facilitates efficient management of resources within the Office.

Requirements & Education

This position has an education requirement and therefore, transcripts are required. Failure to submit a copy of your transcripts at the time of application will result in your application being marked incomplete and you will not receive further consideration. If you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov)

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $151661 – $216500/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-13.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Competitive' hiring path.

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