Sr. Corporate Counsel​/Special Assistant General Counsel

Location: St. Louis

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** About Ameren Services (B&CS)
** Ameren Services provides administrative support and services to Ameren Corporation and its operating companies, subsidiaries and affiliates. Ameren Services includes a wide range of skill sets and roles, from finance and legal experts to digital and cyber specialists, plus those charged with ensuring environmental compliance and operational safety. Together, we help execute a strategy that enables Ameren to deliver superior long-term value to customers, shareholders and the environment.
** Our benefits include:
*** Medical coverage on date of hire
* 100% employer paid cash balance pension plan
* 401(k) with company match fully vested on date of hire
* Minimum of 15 days paid vacation and 12 paid holidays
* Paid parental leave and family caregiver leave

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Key responsibilities include:

** Senior Corporate Counsel
*** Provide legal representation, advice, or support for the organization as requested by clients.
* Work independently to identify risks and issues and recommend solutions to solve complex problems.
* Oversee or conduct legal research relevant to the scope of responsibility.
* Lead functional teams or projects.
* Provide subject matter expertise in the area of specialization and help guide decision making with a regulatory and rate making consciousness.
* Actively engaged in informal department management, including training and mentoring less-experienced attorneys and staff, leading department initiatives, identifying and implementing significant process improvements and driving change.
* Broaden the identification and adoption of continuous improvement opportunities to the Legal Department as a whole.
* Identify risks and offer solutions for resolving client projects of higher complexity.
* Routinely provides advice to less-experienced co-workers, assisting them with their assigned projects, and helping them build trust and professional relationships throughout the organization.
* Work collaboratively with legal colleagues, Ameren business lines, the VP of Federal Regulatory Affairs and VP of Federal Legislative Affairs to develop and implement policy positions and related strategies.
* Work collaboratively with legal colleagues, Ameren business lines, the VP of Federal Regulatory Affairs and other internal stakeholders to develop and/or manage filings/communications with FERC including interventions/protests, rehearing requests, compliance filings, rate cases, settlement conferences and hearings.
* Appear in FERC dockets and represent Ameren in matters pertaining to federal energy policy and supervise outside counsel activities and review related work products and manage outside counsel spend.
* Handle other Federal and State legal matters and issues impacting Ameren and its businesses.

Qualifications Juris Doctorate Degree (J.D.) from an accredited law school required. Ten or more years of experience in a law firm, corporate legal department or other comparable legal setting with experience in an area of specialty required. Licensed and eligible to practice in a U.S. State is required. Advanced knowledge of legal primary practice area (FERC regulation) required. Transaction experience in wholesale energy, interconnection, transmission and related matters is preferred.
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* Key responsibilities include:

***** Special Assistant General Counsel
*** Provide expert legal representation, advice, or support for the organization as requested by clients.
* Identify risks and issues and recommend solutions to solve the most complex problems.
* Oversee or conduct legal research relevant to the scope of responsibility.
* Lead functional teams or projects.
* Provide subject matter expertise in the area of specialization and help guide decision making with a regulatory and rate making consciousness.
* Actively engaged in informal department leadership, including training, advising and mentoring less-experienced attorneys and staff, leading department initiatives, identifying and implementing significant process improvements and driving change.
* Broaden the identification and adoption of continuous improvement opportunities to the Legal Department as a whole.
* Identify risks and offer solutions for resolving the most complex client projects.
* Routinely provides advice to less-experienced co-workers, assisting them with their assigned projects, and helping them build trust and professional relationships throughout the organization.
* Provides expertise to legal colleagues, Ameren business lines, the VP of Federal Regulatory Affairs and VP of Federal Legislative Affairs to develop and implement policy positions and related strategies.
* Lead, along with…