| Attorney |
What is your title?
Attorney, Office of General Counsel |
How long
have you worked at FERC?
6 months
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Education and Professional Experiences that led you to FERC?
Education, I graduated from law school at the beginning
of 2002 and decided to move to Washington D.C. from New
York, New York. Previously I was working at a major news
magazine while I went to Law School in a business management
role for the magazine’s internet site. I came to FERC
because I became interested in Energy law and thought it
sounded like an interesting area with a lot to learn about.
I chose to work for the government because I knew FERC would
give me more responsibility than I might have at a large
private firm.
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Describe a typical day.
I work 8:30 to 6:00 and during that time I read complaints and filings from various energy companies, work with people in other departments of FERC to decide what action to take on the complaints and filings, and write orders to be issued by the Commission.
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Describe a challenge you had to deal with and what the outcome
was.
Major challenges in my day to day work are time management in meeting deadlines and working with other people to get things done. Sometimes people are not cooperative and you have to do your best and work hard to get everyone to agree on a solution. Generally if you just tell people what you want them to do in a nice way they will help you out, but you have to be diplomatic. When working on several projects at once, it helps to keep a good calendar and a to do list on my desk so everyday I know what I need to get done in order to meet all my deadlines. |
