<p>NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:16.0px;"><strong>Position Specific Description</strong></span></p><p></p><p>EverBright, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, is seeking an experienced transactional attorney, resident in its Houston office, for its residential solar business to draft and negotiate agreements and advise the company on issues related to the residential solar business. The role will include  drafting and negotiating transaction documents and providing legal and commercial guidance to business leaders.  The attorney will oversee transactions ensuring compliance with all legal requirements and should be able to handle multiple transactions concurrently. The attorney will also handle tasks such as drafting contract amendments, reviewing and advising the business regarding disputes, and managing vendor and other agreements related to the residential solar business. The candidate should have extensive experience with transactional work from start to finish. Experience with the residential solar business is preferred.  This attorney will participate in complex legal matters and projects and deliver timely and quality legal services to clients with minimal supervision.</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 <strong><a href="https://www.nexteraenergy.com/careers/life-at-nextera/benefits.html">here</a></strong> to learn more.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Employee Group:</strong>  Exempt<br><strong>Employee Type:</strong>  Full Time<br><strong>Job Category:</strong>  Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs<br><strong>Organization:</strong>  NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC <br><strong>Relocation Provided:</strong>  Yes, if applicable</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12.0px;"><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></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 style="color:#333333;">NextEra Energy 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 style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;" href="mailto:recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com"><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></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 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></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 style="color:#333333;">NextEra Energy <strong>does not</strong> accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from <strong>any third-party recruiting firms or agencies</strong>. Please see our </span><a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline;" href="https://jobs.nexteraenergy.com/content/Third-Party-Recruiters/?locale=en_US&amp;previewLink=true&amp;referrerSave=false&amp;token=a4un1TiWoTYJimvq3RG1Jw%3D%3D"><span style="color:#0096db;">policy</span></a><span style="color:#333333;"> for more information.</span></span></p><p><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size:4.0px;"> </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>NextEra Energy Resources is one of America’s largest wholesale electricity generators, harnessing diverse energy sources to power progress. We deliver tailored energy solutions that fuel economic growth, strengthen communities, and help customers achieve their energy goals. Ready to make a lasting impact? Take the next step in your career with us!</p><p> </p><p><span><strong>Position Specific Description</strong></span></p><p></p><p>EverBright, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, is seeking an experienced transactional attorney, resident in its Houston office, for its residential solar business to draft and negotiate agreements and advise the company on issues related to the residential solar business. The role will include  drafting and negotiating transaction documents and providing legal and commercial guidance to business leaders.  The attorney will oversee transactions ensuring compliance with all legal requirements and should be able to handle multiple transactions concurrently. The attorney will also handle tasks such as drafting contract amendments, reviewing and advising the business regarding disputes, and managing vendor and other agreements related to the residential solar business. The candidate should have extensive experience with transactional work from start to finish. Experience with the residential solar business is preferred.  This attorney will participate in complex legal matters and projects and deliver timely and quality legal services to clients with minimal supervision.</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 />•   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><div><h2>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><div><h2>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 <strong><a href="https://www.nexteraenergy.com/careers/life-at-nextera/benefits.html">here</a></strong> to learn more.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Employee Group:</strong>  Exempt<br /><strong>Employee Type:</strong>  Full Time<br /><strong>Job Category:</strong>  Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs<br /><strong>Organization:</strong>  NextEra Energy Project Management, LLC <br /><strong>Relocation Provided:</strong>  Yes, if applicable</p><p> </p><p><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. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span><span>NextEra Energy 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></p><p> </p><p><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></p><p> </p><p><span><span>NextEra Energy <strong>does not</strong> accept any unsolicited resumes or referrals from <strong>any third-party recruiting firms or agencies</strong>. 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></p><p><span><span> </span></span></p>

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