Assistant General Counsel - Compensation and Benefits

Who We Are

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We're powered by purpose-driven people like you who believe in being inclusive and creative, and value safety, innovation, integrity and community service. We are a Fortune 200 company, 20,000 colleagues strong serving more than 10.7 million customers at six energy companies -- Atlantic City Electric (ACE), Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), Delmarva Power & Light (DPL), PECO Energy Company (PECO), and Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco).

We're committed to creating an environment where every person can thrive. Our employee experience is grounded in four tenets that guide how we support our people: purposeful careers, growth opportunities, community impact, and support to thrive.

In our relentless pursuit of excellence, we elevate diverse voices, fresh perspectives and bold thinking. And since we know transforming the future of energy is hard work, we provide competitive compensation, incentives, excellent benefits and the opportunity to build a rewarding career.

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Primary Purpose

PRIMARY PURPOSE OF POSITION

A highly experienced attorney and strategic thought leader who works independently and has major matter, team and/or client responsibilities as well as project management and/or other certain responsibilities for other attorneys or legal professionals on a project-specific/mentoring basis. Frequently supervises professional teams working on legal matters. Work generally involves handling complex matters of very substantial importance and executive leadership communication.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Performs as a specialist in one or more fields of law and provides technical and expert legal services to Exelon Business Units. Under little or no supervision, strategizes, plans, conducts and supervises large and highly complex and consequential legal assignments and evaluates both legal and business risks and advises clients accordingly, First chair representation in transactions, litigation, agency proceedings and/or other relevant matters. Interprets and provides direction on organization policy according to law. Provides legal counsel, communicates and presents to all levels of management, including senior and executive management. (75%)
• Provides strategic leadership for projects and/or teams. (10%)
• Accountable for budgets and outside counsel direction and oversight on applicable matters (10%)
• Other projects / duties as assigned. (5%)

JOB SCOPE

• Manages relationships and matters with Business Units and outside counsel
• Demonstrates superior business knowledge in portions of the business and industry; anticipates and understands trends in areas of law related to the business
• Strong leadership skills; ability to work in stressful conditions under time deadlines

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• An LLB or JD from an accredited law school and be licensed to practice law in the relevant jurisdictions.
• At least 10-12 years of professional experience in a specialized area of law.
• Possesses and applies a comprehensive knowledge of principles, practices and procedures of the legal field to the completion of complex assignments.
• Requires excellent legal research, analytical abilities and an ongoing knowledge of federal and/or state law.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• First chair responsibilities
• People leadership as people, team, project, professional association or other leader
• Ability to learn, adopt, and leverage AI-enabled tools to support research, drafting, and analysis while applying sound professional judgment.

Benefits

• Annual salary will vary based on a candidate’s skills, qualifications, experience, and other factors: $190,400.00/Yr. - $261,800.00/Yr. plus an additional $25K in Long Term Incentive Plan annually.
• Annual Bonus for eligible positions: 25%
• 401(k) match and annual company contribution
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off options, including vacation, sick time, floating and fixed holidays, maternity leave and bonding/primary caregiver leave or parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and resources for mental and emotional support
• Wellbeing programs such as tuition reimbursement, adoption and surrogacy assistance and fitness reimbursement
• Referral bonus program
• And much more

Note: Exelon-sponsored compensation and benefit programs may vary or not apply based on length of service, job grade, job classification or represented status. Eligibility will be determined by the written plan or program documents.

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