Litigation Attorney

Job Title: Litigation Attorney
Work Place Flexibility: Onsite
Legal Entity: Entergy Services, Inc.-ESI (OLD)
COMPANY INFORMATION

At Entergy (NYSE: ETR), we power life. More than 100 years ago, our founder Harvey Couch started this company with a handshake, some sawdust and a vision. Couch wanted to bring safe, affordable, reliable energy to the Middle South - energy that would power the lives of people and communities. Today, Entergy is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. We own and operate power plants with approximately 30,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity, including nearly 9,000 megawatts of nuclear power. The 13,000 men and women of Entergy deliver electricity to 2.9 million utility customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, generating annual revenues of approximately $10.8 billion. Entergy Corporation is a Fortune-300 company that has won numerous awards for safety, diversity, and social responsibility. Selected awards include:

• Black Enterprise Magazine - Best Companies for Diversity
  
• Women's Business Enterprise National Council - America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises
  
• Corporate Responsibility Magazine - 100 Best Corporate Citizens
  
• Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index
  
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce - Best Economic Opportunity and Empowerment Program
  
• U.S. Department of Labor - Platinum HIRE Vets Medallion Award
  
• Points of Light - The Civic 50
  
• Edison Electric Institute - Business Diversity Innovation Award
  
• Human Rights Campaign Foundation - Corporate Equality Index
  

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

This position is within the company’s casualty litigation section which provides legal support to the business units of a major public utility located in Louisiana. The successful candidate will be charged with responsibility for handling a broad range of casualty and/or commercial litigation matters in various venues around the state, with an emphasis on property disputes, right of way disputes, and condemnation/expropriation cases.

Broad-based knowledge and experience in the utility business would be helpful, but not required. The successful candidate will be expected to handle their own docket of cases individually, or as part of a litigation team. Experience with OSHA and Workers Compensation related matters preferred, but not required. Reliance on outside counsel would be minimal. The daily work schedule may occasionally exceed ordinary business hours. This position requires working in person from employer's office in New Orleans. Attendance and participation in regularly scheduled in-person meetings, conferences, hearings, court appearances, mediations/arbitration, and trials. Some in state and out of state travel may be required, when needed. Attendance at industry/company related functions is also expected.

The candidate must also be comfortable interacting with members of senior management and company executives.

Job Qualifications:

• A Juris Doctorate, current license to practice law in the State of Louisiana and solid litigation experience are required.
  

Job Experience Required:

• Senior Counsel: 7+ years in a law firm or in-house handling casualty/commercial litigation matters.
  
• Preferred Experience:
  
• 10 - 15 years� experience in a defense firm, or in-house in one or more applicable areas of Casualty Litigation
  
• Solid trial experience preferred with the ability to try a case as first chair.
  
• Graduation from an accredited law school; membership in good standing of the Louisiana Bar; and 7-15 years litigation experience in state and federal courts.
  
• Extensive casualty and commercial litigation experience, with an ability to individually manage an entire docket of cases assigned, with minimal supervision.
  
• Drafting Answers, Third-Party Demands, Cross Claims; propounding and responding to discovery, conducting and defending depositions (experts and lay witnesses), handling all aspects of motion practice, preparing Pre-Trial Orders, and preparing cases for mediations/arbitrations, judge and jury trials, and appeals are a daily part of the job.
  

Other Preferred Attributes:

• An ability to work in various disciplines is also preferred.
  
• Must be able to work on a regular basis from employer's office location, attend and participate regularly in-person in meetings, conferences, hearings and other functions, including travel as reasonably necessary.
  
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills; a solid work ethic; and demonstrated success in prior employment.
  
• Corporate defense work and prior employment at a regionally or nationally recognized law firm or a public utility.
  

Primary Location: Louisiana-New Orleans Louisiana : New Orleans

Job Function: Professional

FLSA Status: Professional

Relocation Option: No Relocation Offered

Union description/code: NON BARGAINING UNIT

Number of Openings: 1

Req ID: 119191

Travel Percentage:25% to 50%

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page, or see statements below.

EEO Statement: The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

Accessibility: Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant, employee, or third party on his or her behalf. If you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please click here and provide your name, contact number, the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.
Additional Responsibilities: As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.
Equal Opportunity

The non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please contact HRCompliance@entergy.com to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

As a provider of essential services, Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours, to work in alternate locations, and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms, outages, emergencies, or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.