Energy Law Attorney-Adviser: Shape Pacific Northwest Power

US Bonneville Power Administration; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Bonneville Power Administration, part of the Department of Energy, seeks an Attorney-Adviser to provide strategic legal counsel shaping the Pacific Northwest's energy future. You will advise agency leadership, negotiate high-impact agreements, and represent BPA in administrative hearings and litigation on complex energy matters.

The role requires a law degree and bar membership, with progressive responsibilities from research and drafting to handling regulatory and court matters, including

Qualifications

• Professional law degree (J.D. or LL.B.) and bar membership required.
• GS-11: legal research, drafting pleadings/briefs, assist with hearing prep and filings.
• GS-12: analyze statutes/regulations, draft pleadings/contracts, support administrative proceedings.
• GS-13: independently counsel executives, negotiate complex contracts, represent before tribunals.
• Experience may be paid or unpaid (including volunteer work).
• You must meet all qualifications by closing date.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal counsel to agency leadership on complex energy matters.
• Negotiate high-impact agreements and settlements.
• Represent BPA in administrative hearings, regulatory matters, and civil litigation.
• Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda, pleadings, and pre-proceeding documents.

Skills

Legal research

Drafting briefs

Hearing preparation

Regulatory filings

Education

Law degree (J.D. or LL.B.)

Job description

Bonneville Power Administration, part of the Department of Energy, seeks an Attorney-Adviser to provide strategic legal counsel shaping the Pacific Northwest's energy future. You will advise agency leadership, negotiate high-impact agreements, and represent BPA in administrative hearings and litigation on complex energy matters.

The role requires a law degree and bar membership, with progressive responsibilities from research and drafting to handling regulatory and court matters, including