Energy Attorney

Protouch Staffing; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

FSA

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k with employer contributions

Paid leave

Paid parking

Job summary

Protouch Staffing is assisting a law firm in Richmond, VA with the search for an Energy Attorney. The candidate will join the Energy and Telecommunications Law Team, handling litigation and regulatory matters related to energy policy, rules, and regulations.

The role requires 5-10 years of relevant experience, strong writing and advocacy skills, and the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a professional office setting. In-office position with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of litigation or regulatory experience
• Interest in joining energy team
• Strong pleadings, discovery, motions, hearings, and legal briefing skills
• Excellent organizational, communication, and time-management abilities
• Sound judgment, discretion, and confidentiality

Responsibilities

• Work with clients, legislators, and regulators to develop and advocate energy-related laws, rules, and regulations
• Collaborate with energy and telecommunications team on complex regulatory matters
• Provide drafting, editing, and analysis for pleadings, briefs, and memos
• Support attorneys in litigation and regulatory proceedings

Skills

Litigation experience

Regulatory experience

Energy law

Client interaction

Job description

Our client is a law firm committed to excellence in serving business, government, and individual clients regarding energy matters, business transactions, corporate matters and real estate transactions, employment counseling and litigation, civil litigation, bankruptcy, administrative law, elder law, and estate planning. Our core values focus on dignity, community, honor, civility, teamwork, and passion expressed in a balanced life.

Requirements:

• Our client is seeking an Energy Attorney to join our Energy and Telecommunications Law Team in our Shockoe Slip, Richmond, VA office.
• The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of litigation or regulatory experience and an interest in joining our Energy team.
• This position offers an experienced litigator or regulatory attorney an opportunity to apply existing skills in a new and sophisticated regulatory environment in one of the law's most collegial workspaces.
• It will also involve working with clients, legislators and regulators in developing and advocating for energy-related laws, rules and regulations.
• The ideal candidate will have experience with pleadings, discovery, motions, hearings, and legal briefing, along with the judgment, writing ability, and analytical skills necessary to navigate complex regulatory matters.
• Prior energy-sector or public utility experience is helpful but not required.
• We are willing to invest in the right candidate and provide the opportunity to develop deep subject-matter expertise.
• The successful candidate will possess excellent organizational, communication, and time management skills, along with exceptional attention to detail.
• This position requires sound judgment, discretion, confidentiality, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Candidates should be adaptable and willing to assist wherever needed to support the firm's attorneys, clients, and staff.
• This is a full-time, non-exempt, and in-office position.
  

Benifits

• Salary Range: $125,000-$175,000 annually, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
• Employer paid medical insurance for employees
• Employee funded medical flex spending and dependent care flex spending accounts (FSA)
• Dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid life and disability insurance
• 401k plan with employer contributions
• Generous paid leave benefits- including PTO, ten paid holidays, and paid parental leave
• Paid parking
• Provides equal employment and advancement opportunities to all colleagues and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/