Remote Energy Regulatory Counsel - FERC/PUC Expert

micro1; United States; Remote; USD 193,000 - 551,000; Part time

Job summary

micro1 is seeking an Energy Regulatory Counsel for a fully remote, contractor role. You will apply your regulatory expertise to utility and energy matters, shaping model inputs and regulatory analyses for AI training initiatives.

Requires a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school with active U.S. bar admission and 4+ years of substantive energy/regulatory practice. Prior corporate law background at a Vault 100 firm is preferred.

Qualifications

• J.D. from ABA-accredited law school and 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

Attention to detail

Regulatory practice

Education

J.D. from ABA-accredited law school

Job description

micro1 is seeking an Energy Regulatory Counsel for a fully remote, contractor role. You will apply your regulatory expertise to utility and energy matters, shaping model inputs and regulatory analyses for AI training initiatives.

Requires a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school with active U.S. bar admission and 4+ years of substantive energy/regulatory practice. Prior corporate law background at a Vault 100 firm is preferred.