<p><b><a href="https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/what-we-do/energy-marketing.html">NextEra Energy Resources</a></b> is the world's largest producer of renewable energy from wind and solar, and a global leader in battery storage. We offer energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact and create a cleaner future? Join our innovative, world-class team today!</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:16.0px;"><b>Position Specific Description</b></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p>In 2025, NextEra Energy was named No. 1 overall among electric and gas utilities on Fortune's 2025 list of "World's Most Admired Companies." This is the 17th time in the last 19 years that the company has received this honor.    </p><p> </p><p>Our company’s values are:<br>•    We are committed to excellence<br>•    We do the right thing<br>•    We treat people with respect</p><p> </p><p>NextEra Energy is seeking an exceptional attorney to join NextEra’s state regulatory legal group, within the company’s 100 lawyer law department at the company’s headquarters in Juno Beach, located in beautiful and tropical northern Palm Beach County, Florida.   <br>NextEra’s state regulatory legal group has a fast-paced, challenging and cutting-edge practice.  In this position, the attorney would advise and represent NextEra Energy’s utilities, as well as its various generation and transmission companies in state regulatory proceedings in the United States and Canada.    </p><p> </p><p>We are looking for versatile, problem-solving, top-of-the-industry state electric regulatory attorney to focus on supporting NextEra’s regulated and competitive generation and transmission businesses with more than three years’ experience preferred, whose credentials should include: <br>•    Training and experience from a top national utility-side state regulatory administrative litigation law firm, public utility commission, and/or in-house practice;<br>•    A track record of successful hands-on representation of state public utility commission administrative litigation proceedings;<br>•    An outstanding academic background; and<br>•    A body of legal work demonstrating ethical, innovative, and disciplined approaches to winning regulatory legal proceedings and successfully addressing important and complex regulatory legal problems.</p><p> </p><p>Typical duties and tasks would include, but not be limited, to:<br>•    Provide state public utility commission advice regarding approvals, compliance, acquisitions and permitting for regulated utilities and competitive transmission, renewable and conventional generation projects. <br>•    Representation, which will include the drafting of motions, discovery, and briefs, defending and cross-examining witnesses, in state public utility commission proceedings.<br>•    Support the submitting competitive transmission bids in ISO/RTOs.<br>•    Review and analyze proposed state legislation that impacts utilities or transmission and generation projects.    <br> <br>Candidates should be licensed to practice law in Florida or eligible to qualify for a Florida Authorized House Counsel certificate under Florida Supreme Court rules.<br> </p><p>This is a fully onsite opportunity based out of our Juno Beach, FL HQ. </p><p></p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Job Overview</h2></div><div><p>Employees in this job participate in complex legal matters and projects and deliver timely and quality legal services to clients with minimal supervision.</p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Job Duties &amp; Responsibilities</h2></div><div><br>•   Provides written and oral legal advice to clients <br>•   Anticipates and guards against legal risks involving the organization<br>•   Works to ensure budget compliance and avoids the need for outside counsel<br>•   Ensures disclosure of potentially material legal issues to senior leadership<br>•   Performs other job-related duties as assigned</div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Required Qualifications</h2></div><div><br>•  Member in Good Standing of State Bar<br>•  High School Grad / GED<br>•  Juris Doctorate<br>•  Bachelor's Degree<br>•  Experience:5+ years</div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent;"><div style="font-size:16.0px;"><h2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px;">Preferred Qualifications</h2></div><div><br>•  None</div></div></div><p> </p><p>NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click <b><a href="https://www.nexteraenergy.com/careers/life-at-nextera/benefits.html">here</a></b> to learn more.</p><p> </p><p><b>Employee Group:</b>  Exempt<br><b>Employee Type:</b>  Full Time<br><b>Job Category:</b>  Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs<br><b>Organization:</b>  <span>NextEra Energy Resources, LLC</span> <br><b>Relocation Provided:</b>  Yes, if applicable</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12.0px;"><span><span style="color:#333333;">NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0px;"><span><span style="color:#333333;">NextEra Energy and provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to </span><a href="mailto:recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#0096db;">recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com</span></a><span style="color:#333333;">, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0px;"><span><span style="color:#333333;">NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom:11.0px;text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:12.0px;"><span><span style="color:#333333;">NextEra Energy <b>does not</b> accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from <b>any third-party recruiting firms or agencies</b>. Please see our </span><a href="https://jobs.nexteraenergy.com/content/Third-Party-Recruiters/?locale=en_US&amp;previewLink=true&amp;referrerSave=false&amp;token=a4un1TiWoTYJimvq3RG1Jw%3D%3D" style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#0096db;">policy</span></a><span style="color:#333333;"> for more information.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size:4.0px;"><span></span> </span></span></p>

<p>NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) is a leading clean energy company headquartered in Juno Beach, Florida. NextEra Energy owns two electric companies in Florida: Florida Power &amp; Light Company, which serves more than five million customer accounts in Florida and is the largest rate-regulated electric utility in the United States as measured by retail electricity produced and sold; and Gulf Power Company, which serves more than 460,000 customers in eight counties throughout Northwest Florida. NextEra Energy also owns a competitive energy business, NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, which, together with its affiliated entities, is the world&rsquo;s largest generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun and a world leader in battery storage. Through its subsidiaries, NextEra Energy generates clean, emissions-free electricity from eight commercial nuclear power units in Florida, New Hampshire, Iowa and Wisconsin. A Fortune 200 company and included in the S&amp;P 100 index, NextEra Energy has been recognized often by third parties for its efforts in sustainability, corporate responsibility, ethics and compliance, and diversity. NextEra Energy is ranked No. 1 in the electric and gas utilities industry on Fortune&rsquo;s 2019 list of &ldquo;World&rsquo;s Most Admired Companies&rdquo; and ranked among the top 25 on Fortune&rsquo;s 2018 list of companies that &ldquo;Change the World.&rdquo;</p>

Sr Attorney

<p><b><a href="https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/what-we-do/energy-marketing.html">NextEra Energy Resources</a></b> is the world's largest producer of renewable energy from wind and solar, and a global leader in battery storage. We offer energy solutions that drive economic growth, protect the environment, support communities, and help customers meet their energy needs. Ready to make a lasting impact and create a cleaner future? Join our innovative, world-class team today!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><b>Position Specific Description</b></span></p><p></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In 2025, NextEra Energy was named No. 1 overall among electric and gas utilities on Fortune's 2025 list of "World's Most Admired Companies." This is the 17th time in the last 19 years that the company has received this honor. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Our company’s values are:<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;We are committed to excellence<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;We do the right thing<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;We treat people with respect</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>NextEra Energy is seeking an exceptional attorney to join NextEra’s state regulatory legal group, within the company’s 100 lawyer law department at the company’s headquarters in Juno Beach, located in beautiful and tropical northern Palm Beach County, Florida. &nbsp;&nbsp;<br>NextEra’s state regulatory legal group has a fast-paced, challenging and cutting-edge practice. &nbsp;In this position, the attorney would advise and represent NextEra Energy’s utilities, as well as its various generation and transmission companies in state regulatory proceedings in the United States and Canada. &nbsp; &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>We are looking for versatile, problem-solving, top-of-the-industry state electric regulatory attorney to focus on supporting NextEra’s regulated and competitive generation and transmission businesses with more than three years’ experience preferred, whose credentials should include:&nbsp;<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Training and experience from a top national utility-side state regulatory administrative litigation law firm, public utility commission, and/or in-house practice;<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;A track record of successful hands-on representation of state public utility commission administrative litigation proceedings;<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;An outstanding academic background; and<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;A body of legal work demonstrating ethical, innovative, and disciplined approaches to winning regulatory legal proceedings and successfully addressing important and complex regulatory legal problems.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Typical duties and tasks would include, but not be limited, to:<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Provide state public utility commission advice regarding approvals, compliance, acquisitions and permitting for regulated utilities and competitive transmission, renewable and conventional generation projects.&nbsp;<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Representation, which will include the drafting of motions, discovery, and briefs, defending and cross-examining witnesses, in state public utility commission proceedings.<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Support the submitting competitive transmission bids in ISO/RTOs.<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Review and analyze proposed state legislation that impacts utilities or transmission and generation projects. &nbsp; &nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br>Candidates should be licensed to practice law in Florida or eligible to qualify for a Florida Authorized House Counsel certificate under Florida Supreme Court rules.<br>&nbsp;</p><p>This is a fully onsite opportunity based out of our Juno Beach, FL HQ.&nbsp;</p><p></p><div><div><div><h2>Job Overview</h2></div><div><p>Employees in this job participate in complex legal matters and projects and deliver timely and quality legal services to clients with minimal supervision.</p></div></div><div><div><h2>Job Duties &amp; Responsibilities</h2></div><div><br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; Provides written and oral legal advice to clients <br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; Anticipates and guards against legal risks involving the organization<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; Works to ensure budget compliance and avoids the need for outside counsel<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; Ensures disclosure of potentially material legal issues to senior leadership<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp; Performs other job-related duties as assigned</div></div><div><div><h2>Required Qualifications</h2></div><div><br>•&nbsp;&nbsp;Member in Good Standing of State Bar<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp;High School Grad / GED<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp;Juris Doctorate<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp;Bachelor's Degree<br>•&nbsp;&nbsp;Experience:5+ years</div></div><div><div><h2>Preferred Qualifications</h2></div><div><br>•&nbsp;&nbsp;None</div></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click <b><a href="https://www.nexteraenergy.com/careers/life-at-nextera/benefits.html">here</a></b> to learn more.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><b>Employee Group:</b> &nbsp;Exempt<br><b>Employee Type:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;Full Time<br><b>Job Category:</b> &nbsp;Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs<br><b>Organization:</b> &nbsp;<span>NextEra Energy Resources, LLC</span>&nbsp;<br><b>Relocation Provided:</b> &nbsp;Yes, if applicable</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><span><span>NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><span><span>NextEra Energy and provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to </span><a href="mailto:recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com"><span>recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com</span></a><span>, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.</span></span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><span><span>NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.</span></span></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span><span><span>NextEra Energy <b>does not</b> accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from <b>any third-party recruiting firms or agencies</b>. Please see our </span><a href="https://jobs.nexteraenergy.com/content/Third-Party-Recruiters/?locale=en_US&amp;previewLink=true&amp;referrerSave=false&amp;token=a4un1TiWoTYJimvq3RG1Jw%3D%3D"><span>policy</span></a><span> for more information.</span></span></span></p><p><span><span><span></span>&nbsp;</span></span></p>

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