Sr Attorney

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Position Specific Description

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.

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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.

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.

Preferred

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:

Typical duties and tasks would include, but not be limited, to:

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.

Job Overview

Employees in this job participate in complex legal matters and projects and deliver timely and quality legal services to clients with minimal supervision.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Required Qualifications

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NextEra Energy offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees and their eligible family members. Click here to learn more.

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs

Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

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