Energy Regulatory Attorney

Job Description

Job Title: Energy Regulatory Attorney

Job Type: Contractor

Location: Remote (USA - East Coast candidates only)

Job Summary: As an Energy Regulatory Attorney, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Provide final legal review and sign-off on site control packages and interconnection compliance documents.

2. Resolve escalated document disputes flagged by Tier 1 reviewers.

3. Assess alignment of project filings with FERC regulations and PJM interconnection requirements.

4. Review permitting submissions for utility-scale transmission and generation projects.

5. Deliver structured legal opinions and findings in standardized formats for client delivery.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

1. Active bar membership with current or recent practice in energy regulatory or infrastructure law.

2. 8+ years of relevant legal experience.

3. Direct experience with PJM Interconnection processes — site control requirements and interconnection queue compliance.

4. Working knowledge of FERC regulations as they apply to transmission and generation interconnection.

5. East Coast-based with East Coast-focused legal practice.

6. Background at a law firm, utility, IPP, or federal energy regulator.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience as lead or senior counsel on PJM interconnection matters.

2. Prior work with transmission developers, ISOs, or FERC directly.

3. Familiarity with utility-scale solar, wind, or transmission permitting in the eastern US.