Energy & Utilities Regulatory Attorney

HumanitApp; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 207,000; Part time

Job summary

HumanitApp is seeking experienced Energy & Utilities Regulatory Attorneys to contribute to a AI training initiative. This fully remote contractor role requires U.S.

bar admission and 4+ years in energy regulation, with emphasis on rate design, market structure, and compliance. You will analyze regulatory scenarios from FERC, state PUC, and ISO/RTO practice, document reasoning clearly, review others' work, and deliver on schedule.

Qualifications

• J.D. from ABA-accredited law school.
• Active U.S. bar admission.
• 4+ years of substantive energy and utilities regulatory practice.
• Corporate law foundation, ideally built at a Vault 100 firm.

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.

Skills

Energy regulation

FERC practice

Tariff design

Regulatory compliance

Legal analysis

Education

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Job description

Future projects, not immediate vacancies. Check each network's country and experience requirements.

• Legal Expert → $60 - $150 / hour · Remote - country eligibility not specified

Listing overview

Compensation needs confirmation: the official card advertises $140–$4,050/hour. The unusually high maximum is not corroborated by the description; confirm the applicable rate directly with micro1.

Role Title: Energy & Utilities Regulatory Attorney

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Fully remote

anywhere, as long as you hold an active U.S. bar license

micro1 is engaging experienced Energy & Utilities Regulatory Attorneys to contribute to a customer’s AI training initiative.

In this role, 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.

We’re looking for attorneys with substantive experience advising utilities, independent power producers, or energy regulators on rate design, market structure, and regulatory compliance.

Scope of Work

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.

Deliver assigned work on schedule and at the required quality level.

Required Qualifications

J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active U.S. bar admission.

4+ years of substantive energy and utilities regulatory practice

hands‑on, not supervisory‑only or adjacent exposure.

A corporate law foundation, ideally built at a Vault 100 firm.

Compensation context

The listing states Pay needs confirmation. Confirm the final rate, workload, and payment terms during the official application process.