Senior Counsel - Enterprise Regulatory Legal Support

Important Application Submission Information In order to ensure your application is successfully received before the job posting expires, please submit your application by 11:59 PM on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 More than a career - a chance to make a difference in people's lives. Build an exciting, rewarding career with us – help us make a difference for millions of people every day. Consider joining the Duke Energy team, where you'll find a friendly work environment, opportunities for growth and development, recognition for your work, and competitive pay and benefits. Duke Energy is seeking a driven and collaborative Senior Counsel to join its Office of General Counsel and provide legal support for major electric and natural gas regulatory proceedings across the company's jurisdictions. This is an exciting opportunity for a mid-level attorney to take on substantial responsibility in one of the most dynamic periods the energy industry has seen, working on proceedings that shape how the company invests in its system and serves its customers. The Enterprise Regulatory Legal Support organization is a specialized team within the Office of General Counsel supporting major regulatory proceedings, compliance obligations, and enterprise initiatives across Duke Energy's jurisdictions, working alongside jurisdictional legal teams, business partners, and outside counsel on significant matters before state and federal regulators. Attorneys in this group carry meaningful ownership of their matters and are expected to develop into subject matter experts in energy regulatory law. The portfolio spans base rate cases, multiyear and performance-based ratemaking, periodic rate adjustment filings, securitization and other structured cost recovery matters, certificate and resource planning proceedings, regulatory proceedings arising from corporate transactions, and other areas of energy law developing rapidly across the industry. Few in-house positions offer this range of regulatory work in a single portfolio. As a member of a team headed by the Vice President, Enterprise Regulatory Legal Support, the Senior Counsel will support a portfolio of regulatory proceedings and  enterprise initiatives across jurisdictions. The role calls for a flexible, can-do attorney who steps in where the need is greatest, whether leading a matter, filling a critical gap, or supporting a jurisdictional lead. The successful candidate will be a collaborative teammate and an effective leader who builds trust across legal, regulatory, and business teams, develops litigation and regulatory strategy, makes sound decisions under pressure, and is ready to draft and defend testimony, examine witnesses, and carry contested proceedings from filing through hearing.

Lead or support assigned electric and natural gas base rate cases; multiyear and performance-based ratemaking proceedings; periodic rate adjustment filings; securitization and other structured cost recovery transactions; resource planning; and regulatory proceedings arising from corporate transactions. Develop hearing strategy; draft, review, and defend pre-filed testimony and exhibits; and prepare and present witnesses at evidentiary hearings. Manage discovery and production for assigned proceedings, including requests, objections, responses, collection, privilege review, discovery disputes, vendor coordination, and defensible process documentation. Prepare and review briefs, motions, petitions, applications, proposed orders, pre-hearing and post-hearing submissions, and other advocacy filings before state and federal regulatory agencies. Develop settlement positions and draft settlement and stipulation terms in coordination with legal leadership. Support implementation of regulatory commitments and post-approval obligations, including coordination with business owners on assignments, due dates, and reporting requirements. Serve as the primary day-to-day legal contact for assigned subject matter