Energy & Utilities Regulatory Attorney - Remote

Job Description: Energy & Utilities Regulatory Attorney

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Fully Remote (United States)

Job Summary

We are seeking experienced Energy & Utilities Regulatory Attorneys to contribute specialized legal expertise to an AI training project. The role involves analyzing energy regulations, evaluating complex regulatory scenarios, and providing well-reasoned legal assessments to improve AI model accuracy and reasoning.

Candidates should have hands-on experience advising utilities, independent power producers, or energy regulators on rate design, market structures, and regulatory compliance. Prior AI experience is not required.

Key Responsibilities

- Analyze energy and utilities regulatory issues involving rate design, tariff structures, and compliance obligations.

- Evaluate regulatory scenarios related to FERC, state Public Utility Commissions (PUCs), and ISO/RTO practices.

- Explain legal reasoning and identify jurisdictional disputes, unsettled issues, and fact-dependent outcomes.

- Review and validate legal analyses for accuracy, clarity, and consistency.

- Document conclusions with clear, well-supported legal reasoning.

- Flag ambiguous scenarios to project coordinators for clarification.

- Deliver assigned work on time while maintaining high quality standards.

Required Qualifications

- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.

- Active U.S. bar admission.

- At least four years of hands-on experience in energy and utilities regulatory law.

- Substantive experience advising utilities, independent power producers, or energy regulators.

- Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance, rate design, tariffs, and energy market structures.

- Corporate law background, preferably gained at a Vault 100 law firm.

- Excellent legal research, analytical reasoning, and written communication skills.

Selection Process

- Application: Complete the application and screening questions.

- AI Interview: Demonstrate your legal expertise through an interview.

- Profile Review: The hiring team evaluates your qualifications.

- Onboarding: The Talent Operations team guides you through onboarding.

Originally posted on Himalayas