Overview
Senior Attorney Jobs in Winston-Salem, USA at Florida PSC
Position: SENIOR ATTORNEY
Requisition Information
Requisition No: 876848
Agency:
Public Service Commission
Working Title:
SENIOR ATTORNEY –
Pay Plan: SES
Position Number:
Salary: $85,000 – $100,000
Posting Closing Date: 09/30/2026
Final date to receive applications:
Continuous
Mission Statement
The Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) is committed to ensuring Florida’s consumers receive essential services—electric, natural gas, telephone, water, and wastewater—in a safe, reasonable, and reliable manner. FPSC exercises regulatory authority over utilities in rate base/economic regulation, competitive market oversight, and monitoring of safety, reliability, and service.
Benefits of Working for the State of Florida
- State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options (see )
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (see )
- Paid Leave of Absence benefits, including Personal and Sick Leave
- Nine paid holidays and one paid Personal Holiday each year
- State Employee Tuition Waiver Program – Six credit hours per semester
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Deferred Compensation Plan
- Tax Beneficial Flexible Spending Accounts
- Flexible Work Schedules
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) – Student loans can be forgiven after 10 years of qualified public service, subject to eligibility (see (Use the “Apply for this Job” box below).)
- And more!
Office of General Counsel
The Office of General Counsel provides legal counsel to the Commission on all matters under its jurisdiction and supervises procedural and legal aspects of all cases before the Commission. The office assists in responding to inquiries from the Legislature and represents the Commission before state and federal courts. It provides support in filings with or presentations to federal, state, or local agencies, advises on rule promulgation, attends or conducts rule making hearings, reviews procurement contracts, and counsels on personnel, contractual, public records, and other administrative legal matters.
Description
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Job Duties
This Senior Attorney position will work in the Appeals, Rules and Ethics Section of the Office of the General Counsel. The role focuses approximately 60% on administrative rule making and 40% on appellate work. A minimum of 5–8 years of combined experience in these areas is ideal. Commission appeals generally occur before the First District Court of Appeal or the Florida Supreme Court.
Hiring salary is flexible and competitive, commensurate with experience. Ideal candidates will:
- Have a career focus on administrative law
- Have significant experience with Chapter 120, Florida Statutes, especially agency rule making
- Have appellate law experience in the public or private sector or judicial clerkship experience with exposure to administrative appeals
- Demonstrate excellent research, writing, and analytical skills
- Have appellate brief writing experience or exposure to appellate briefs (e.g., clerking for a judge)
- Have oral argument experience or exposure to oral argument (e.g., clerking for a judge)
Minimum Qualifications
Admission to the Florida Bar and two years of professional experience in the practice of law, legal research, teaching law, or in administrative or judicial meetings.
Information verifying answers to the qualifying questions must be found on the Employment Application.
Background investigations, including criminal history record checks and education verifications, will be conducted on all applicants recommended for hiring. Applicants may be required to provide their Social Security Number to facilitate this background check.
Employment Eligibility
Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired in the United States. The Florida Public Service Commission participates in the Department of Homeland Security’s Electronic Employment Verification Program (E-Verify).
Civil Service Law requires all males born after December 31, 1959, to register with the Selective Service System unless exempt. Failure to register when required makes one ineligible for appointment.
We hire only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized alien workers.
EEO/AA and…
Title: Senior Attorney
Company: Florida PSC
Location: Winston-Salem, USA
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