Attorney III

Position Attorney III Compensation $91,555.33 - $99,000.00 Annually Location 25 - HINDS COUNTY, MS Agency The Public Service Commission regulates telecommunications, electric, gas, water, and sewer utilities. The agency ensures rates and charges are just and reasonable, services are adequate, and facilities are necessary for public convenience and necessity. It exercises safety jurisdiction over gas pipelines and area jurisdiction over all public utilities, answers complaints, conducts investigations, and holds formal and informal hearings. Responsibilities Analyze utility filings and related documents. Conduct legal research and draft legal memoranda, briefs, and other documents. Present matters for consideration by the Commission in open meetings. Serve as hearing examiner, regulating proceedings, managing evidentiary record, and drafting recommended orders with findings of fact and conclusions of law. Qualifications Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school. Active membership in the Mississippi State Bar Association. Four (4) to seven (7) years of relevant legal practice (preferred). Experience in utilities regulation (preferred). Preferred Qualifications Membership in the Mississippi State Bar Association. Experience in utilities regulation. #J-18808-Ljbffr