Associate Attorney | Remote

Crossing Hurdles; United States; À distance; USD 159 000 - 227 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Crossing Hurdles is seeking an Energy & Utilities Regulatory Attorney for a remote contract role. The position requires 10-40 hours per week and involves providing expert regulatory analysis on rate design, tariff structures, and compliance obligations.

You will work with scenarios from FERC, state PUC, and ISO/RTO practice, explaining the reasoning behind conclusions and identifying unsettled questions. Collaboration and precise documentation are essential.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active U.S. bar admission.
• Strong experience in energy and utilities regulatory practice.

Responsabilités

• Contribute expert-level legal reasoning on energy and utilities regulatory questions, including rate design, tariff structure, and compliance obligations.
• Work through realistic regulatory scenarios drawn from FERC, state PUC, and ISO/RTO practice, explaining the analysis behind your conclusions.
• Identify where a question is unsettled, jurisdictionally contested, or turns on facts that change the answer.
• Review and validate work from other contributors for legal accuracy and clarity of reasoning.
• Document your reasoning clearly, so the analysis is as useful as the conclusion.
• Flag ambiguous or poorly framed scenarios to project coordinators instead of resolving them silently.

Connaissances

Energy & Utilities

Regulatory analysis

Legal reasoning

Formation

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Description du poste

Position: Energy & Utilities Regulatory Attorney

Type: Contract

Compensation: $140 - $4050/hour

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10-40 hrs/week

Role Responsibilities

• Contribute expert-level legal reasoning on energy and utilities regulatory questions, including rate design, tariff structure, and compliance obligations.
• Work through realistic regulatory scenarios drawn from FERC, state PUC, and ISO/RTO practice, explaining the analysis behind your conclusions.
• Identify where a question is unsettled, jurisdictionally contested, or turns on facts that change the answer.
• Review and validate work from other contributors for legal accuracy and clarity of reasoning.
• Document your reasoning clearly, so the analysis is as useful as the conclusion.
• Flag ambiguous or poorly framed scenarios to project coordinators instead of resolving them silently.

Requirements

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active U.S. bar admission.
• Have strong relevant experience in energy and utilities regulatory practice.
• A corporate law foundation, ideally built at a Vault 100 firm.