Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Associate

Quarles & Brady LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 190,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Dental insurance

401k

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Quarles & Brady LLP seeks an energy attorney with 1–5 years of experience to join our Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Practice Group in Chicago. The role focuses on energy regulatory, utility, and renewable energy work, including state regulatory proceedings and related filings.

Qualified candidates will have strong research and writing skills, collegiality, and client-service commitment. Quarles offers competitive salaries and benefits, with a Chicago associate range of $190,000 to

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of energy law experience.
• Experience in energy regulatory proceedings (rate cases, investigations, approvals, etc.).
• Strong research and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Focus on energy regulatory, utility, and renewable energy work.
• Work on state energy regulatory proceedings and related filings.
• Engage in energy supply contracts, solar incentives, and renewable project approvals.

Skills

Energy regulation

Research writing

Teamwork

Client service

Education

J.D. or equivalent

Job description

Office Locations: Chicago

Quarles & Brady LLP seeks an energy attorney with at least 1-5 years of experience to join our growing Energy, Environment & Natural Resources Practice Group, with a focus on energy regulatory, utility, and renewable energy work. Qualified candidates will have experience with state energy regulatory proceedings, including rate cases, investigations, approvals, complaints, rulemakings, and/or compliance. Familiarity with solar incentive programs, power purchase agreements, renewable project approvals, and/or energy supply contracts is a plus. This position is open in our Chicago office.

Applicants should be committed to collegiality and teamwork, have excellent research and writing skills, strong academic achievement, and skills, enthusiasm, and commitment to client service.

Quarles offers competitive salaries, bonus, and great benefits to employees including paid time off, health, vision, dental, 401k, life, disability and much more. Benefit eligibility is dependent on hours. Compensation is determined upon the market in which the position is located, the responsibilities of the position, the experience, education, and skills of the applicant, including book of business for more experienced roles, and other job-related factors. The range for associates physically located in Chicago is $190,000 to $280,000 per year.

Quarles is an equal opportunity employer.