Job Description

Requisition ID # 173453

Job Category: Legal

Job Level: Attorney

Business Unit: Gen Counsel, Ethics, Risk & Compliance

Work Type: Hybrid

Job Location: Oakland

Department Overview

The Law Department provides timely, efficient and business-focused legal services to the company. It is part of a larger General Counsel, Ethics, Risk, and Compliance business unit within the company. The Litigation section manages major incident response, pre-litigation disputes, state and federal court litigation through trial and appeal, as well as mediation and arbitration of disputes and claims. The cases managed by the litigation team covers many areas of law including contract, tort (personal injury and property damage), real estate law, intellectual property, antitrust, securities, and class action.

PG&E is seeking a highly skilled Counsel with a minimum of 3 years of substantive litigation experience to join our dynamic litigation team. This role reports to the Managing Counsel of Litigation and Claims and involves providing legal advice, counsel, and representation throughout all stages of litigation. The successful candidate will handle a variety of disputes and proceedings, with an emphasis on real property and land-related litigation, including easement disputes, eminent domain and inverse condemnation matters, rights-of-way issues, and other property-related claims, in addition to broader litigation matters.

You will be responsible for managing your own docket of cases through resolution as well as partnering with outside counsel where appropriate. This position offers an opportunity to leverage your litigation and case management expertise to make a significant impact.

This position is hybrid, working from your remote office and your assigned work location based on business needs or company requirements. The assigned work location will be within the PG&E Service Territory and will be agreed upon by the successful candidate and hiring leader.

PG&E is providing the full salary/pay range for this position. The actual amount paid to an individual will be based on multiple factors, including, but not limited to, internal equity, specific skills, education, licenses or certifications, experience, market value, and geographic location. The range to reasonably expect will be around the minimum and the midpoint. The final decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to the factors above. This job is also eligible to participate in PG&E’s discretionary incentive compensation programs.

Bay Area Min: $178,000

Bay Area Mid: $241,000

Bay Area Max: $304,000

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct and coordinate fact investigations, analyze legal issues, and develop litigation and resolution strategies for a range of litigation matters and claims.
• Manage litigation and pre-litigation matters and activities including preparing or reviewing motions, briefs, and pleadings, deposition prep, court appearances, argument, mediation, and trial.
• Manage eDiscovery processes, including preservation, legal hold, and the use of eDiscovery platforms such as Relativity.
• Utilize approved AI tools to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of litigation and eDiscovery tasks.
• Tender claims to insurance carriers and manage the coordination of coverage and defense under applicable insurance policies.
• Select, supervise, and partner with outside counsel on select matters or issues.
• Collaborate and coordinate with broader legal team of attorneys, paralegals, claims investigators, and internal subject matter experts.
• Develop and manage legal matter budgets and costs for outside counsel, consultants, experts, and eDiscovery.
• Provide advice and counsel to business units on legal and litigation risks.
• Communicate with PG&E’s management and leadership concerning key legal issues and the strategy and status of litigation, disputes, and recommended resolution.
• Collaborate and assist other attorneys in the Litigation team and Law Department on complex legal issues and litigation matters.
• Identify and owns lessons learned from litigation to improve safety learnings within the company.

Leadership Qualities

PG&E expects its leaders to conduct themselves with the highest ethics and integrity and to embody specific leadership qualities.

Strategic Mindset

• Seeing ahead to future possibilities and translating them into executable strategies.
• Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.

A Leader in the Community and Industry

• Effectively building formal and informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.

Demonstrates Safety Leadership

• A safety champion in words and deeds with respect to both employee and public safety.
• Maintaining an environment of open dialog and free of retaliation.

Influences and Inspires

• Using various types of communications that convey a clear understanding of the needs of different audiences.
• Maneuvering comfortably through internal policy, process, and people-related dynamics.

Optimizes Team Performance

• Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
• Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization.

Values Diversity and Creates Inclusion

• Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Fiscally Responsible

• Interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better business decisions.
• Planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

Leads Ethically and in a Compliant Manner

• Sponsoring and sustaining a high integrity speak-up corporate culture which prioritizes ethics, safety and compliance.
• Building on necessary level of industry, company and subject-matter expertise, including laws and regulations.

Provides a High Level of Customer Service

• Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
• Law Bar Admission, U.S.
• U.S. state bar active member in good standing
• Legal experience, post-JD-Juris Doctor, or other job related, 6 years.
• Experience as Litigation Attorney 3 years

Desired:

• Admission to the California Bar
• Litigation experience at the trial level and/or appellate level in state and/or federal courts
• Experience selecting and overseeing outside counsel, consultants, and/or experts
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, including competency in developing and delivering communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences

• Experience litigating real property disputes, including easements, rights-of-way, eminent domain, inverse condemnation, quiet title, boundary, or access disputes.
• Experience in civil litigation in a variety of fields which could include personal injury, premises liability, motor vehicle cases, asbestos, construction disputes and delay claims, or breach of contract.
• Ability to manage support staff such as paralegals and claims investigators
• Excellent interpersonal skills with an ability to provide sound, clear legal advice to management and other leaders

• Competency in building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals

• Desire and aptitude to work in a collaborative environment on a team of high-performing legal professionals
• Ability to effectively, efficiently, and calmly manage multiple time-sensitive projects
• Creative problem-solving skills

• Competency in building strong client relationships and delivering customer centric solutions.
• Proficiency with eDiscovery issues, tools, and platforms
• Proficient with technology in the legal context and experience with Microsoft Office Products