Senior Expert Regulatory Attorney

DTE is one of the nation’s largest diversified energy companies. Our electric and gas companies have fueled our customer’s homes and Michigan’s progress for more than a century. And as Michigan’s largest source of renewable energy, we’re creating a cleaner, healthier environment to power our future.

We’re more than a leading energy company... and working at DTE is more than just a job. At DTE, we take great care of each other and our customers, and we use our energy to be a force for growth and prosperity in our communities. When you join us, you’ll be part of a team that welcomes, recognizes, and celebrates differences and values everyone’s health, safety, and wellbeing.

Job Summary
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Provides expertise and superior guidance on legal support and services in matters of complexity, sensitivity, and significant financial impact to the company. Serves as expert with in-depth legal knowledge in a specialized area. Leads legal projects and mentors’ other team members to ensure success of legal activities.

Key Accountabilities
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• Participates in the resolution of complex, sensitive, and/or financially significant legal matters and ensures resolution in an efficient manner
• Researches legal principles and precedents, including consulting with outside legal counsel to provide guidance, advice and support to business request legal matters, and recommendations on guidelines and policies
• Anticipates significant legal issues in the practice area of expertise and develops innovative legal solutions that support business objectives
• Creates and executes legal documents, including gathering relevant information using multiple sources and methods
• Represents the company legally in job related workplace disputes or claims of employer wrongdoing
• Develops legal resolutions with business problems in one or more specialized areas of legal practice
• Provides expert guidance and work instructions to other professionals, para-professional, and legal team members
• Represents and advocates for the company in litigation, arbitration, mediation or other disputes with courts, government agencies, or other legal authorities
• Provides expert support across business unit activities ensuring that legal issues, contracts, disputes, and complex transactions are conducted within the due diligence of the legal framework
• Guides and directs leaders to ensure business units are operating in accordance with various legal parameters, regulatory, commercial and employment laws
• Drafts and executes legal documents, including gathering relevant information using multiple sources and methods
• Structures and negotiates complex financial transactions, often involving private placements, private equity, hedge funds, real estate, derivatives, and / or other alternative products
• Leads structural and corporate issues pertaining to acquisitions, divestitures, strategic alliances, leveraged buyouts, re-capitalization, spin-offs and tender offers
• Responsible for providing legal advice regarding regulatory issues working with other areas, like compliance, including advising on strategic regulatory issues and legislative matters

Minimum Education & Experience Requirements
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Graduate of accredited law school and admitted to the bar in employee’s state of residence with 15 years of experience as licensed attorney in any of the following areas: commercial transactions and/or mergers and acquisitions, federal and state regulatory law (energy), environmental, litigation, corporate finance and/or governance, and labor and employment law.

Other Qualifications
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Preferred:
Experience in energy industry

Other Requirements
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• Exhibits exceptional verbal, written and presentation communication skills
• Proficient with computers and office software applications (e.g., Word, Excel, etc.)
• Advanced analytic and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify key issues from a broad range of alternatives and recommend optimal solutions for various situations
• Ability to work in a team and/or matrix structure, supporting multiple clients, procedures, and policy
• Ability to cope with multiple demands from leaders, peers, and subordinates in a positive and even-handed fashion; displays calm demeanor under pressure
• Competent with prioritizing and managing multiple tasks, issues, or projects, including high-visibility initiatives that require innovation, teamwork, and planning

We are proud to be an equal opportunity, employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, national origin, citizenship, height, weight, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal and/or state laws.