Energy Regulatory Attorney
$100 - $135/hourpay
Required Skills
PJM Interconnection Compliance
FERC Regulations
Energy Permitting
Site Control Review
Interconnection Queue Filing
About micro1
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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:
- Provide final legal review and sign-off on site control packages and interconnection compliance documents.
- Resolve escalated document disputes flagged by Tier 1 reviewers.
- Assess alignment of project filings with FERC regulations and PJM interconnection requirements.
- Review permitting submissions for utility-scale transmission and generation projects.
- Deliver structured legal opinions and findings in standardized formats for client delivery.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Active bar membership with current or recent practice in energy regulatory or infrastructure law.
- 8+ years of relevant legal experience.
- Direct experience with PJM Interconnection processes — site control requirements and interconnection queue compliance.
- Working knowledge of FERC regulations as they apply to transmission and generation interconnection.
- East Coast-based with East Coast-focused legal practice.
- Background at a law firm, utility, IPP, or federal energy regulator.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience as lead or senior counsel on PJM interconnection matters.
- Prior work with transmission developers, ISOs, or FERC directly.
- Familiarity with utility-scale solar, wind, or transmission permitting in the eastern US.