Senior Regulatory Attorney, New Mexico Utilities

Insight Global (United States); Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 130,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Regulatory Attorney to support state-level regulatory and legal matters in New Mexico. This role will manage complex administrative proceedings, advise business leaders, and represent the organization before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission and other regulatory bodies.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in public utility regulation or administrative law.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• 5+ years of legal experience in a law firm, government agency, corporate legal department, or similar environment.
• Licensed to practice law and willing to obtain New Mexico bar admission.
• Experience with litigation, administrative proceedings, regulatory matters, or related legal practice.
• Strong legal research, writing, negotiation, analytical, and advocacy skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple complex legal matters.

Responsibilities

• Represent the organization in regulatory and administrative proceedings before NMPRC and other governmental bodies.
• Manage multiple regulatory matters including rate cases, rulemakings, inquiries, tariffs, certificates, and filings.
• Draft and review pleadings, briefs, discovery, testimony, regulatory filings, comments, and settlement documents.
• Conduct legal research and provide strategic counsel on regulatory and administrative matters.
• Monitor New Mexico laws, regulations, policies, and legislative developments impacting operations.
• Develop legal and regulatory strategies to support business objectives and mitigate risk.
• Partner with regulatory affairs, rates, finance, accounting, engineering, resource planning and operations teams.
• Participate in negotiations, hearings, settlements, and other legal proceedings.
• Coordinate with outside counsel as needed.

Skills

Legal research

Writing

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Advocacy

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.) from ABA-accredited law school

Job description

Insight Global is seeking an experienced Regulatory Attorney to support state-level regulatory and legal matters in New Mexico. This role will manage complex administrative proceedings, advise business leaders, and represent the organization before the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission and other regulatory bodies.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in public utility regulation or administrative law.