Research Attorney- ALJ (Attorney 1-3)

PowerLines; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) is seeking an Attorney 1 to serve as Research Attorney in the Commission's Administrative Hearings Division, providing legal and technical research, writing, and organizational assistance to the administrative law judges overseeing the Commission's adjudicatory matters. The Division handles complex regulatory cases across multiple utility industries.

This role offers the opportunity to learn public utility regulation in Louisiana, enhance legal

Qualifications

• Must hold a current Louisiana license to practice law.

Responsibilities

• Assist administrative law judges with research and drafting of documents (rulings, notices, reports, recommendations, orders).
• Maintain case charts and conduct necessary legal/technical research.
• Assist with calendaring docket events and deadlines in Outlook.
• Attend hearings and status conferences and prepare draft reports/rulings.

Skills

Legal research

Legal writing

Case management

Outlook calendaring

Education

Louisiana license to practice law

Job description

The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) is a constitutionally created regulatory agency dedicated to serving the public interest. The LPSC’s mission is to impartially, equitably, and efficiently regulate the rates and service of public utilities and common carriers operating in the State so as to ensure: safe, reliable, and reasonably priced services for consumers and provide the opportunity for a fair rate of return for the regulated utilities and common carriers; and to carry out legislative mandates.

We’re looking for an Attorney 1 to serve as Research Attorney in the Commission's Administrative Hearings Division, providing legal and technical research, writing, and organizational assistance to the administrative law judges overseeing the Commission's adjudicatory matters. The Division handles complex regulatory cases involving the infrastructure, processes, and finances of the electric, gas, water, sewer, telecommunications, railroad, and transportation industries.

This job is a great opportunity to learn the ropes of public utility and common carrier regulation in Louisiana, hone your legal research and writing skills, and observe trial litigation!

Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice law.

Job Specification

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties and Other Information

Job Duties:

As an Attorney 1, you will:

• Be assigned to every matter before the Division, along with one of the three administrative law judges.
• The research attorney assists the administrative law judges throughout the duration of each matter by maintaining case charts, conducting any necessary legal or technical research, drafting documents (including rulings, notices, reports, recommendations, and orders), and preparing confidential memoranda. The research attorney also assists the administrative law judges with calendaring docket-related events and deadlines in Outlook.
• The research attorney is expected to attend hearings and status conferences and prepare draft reports/rulings, etc.
• The research attorney acts as a liaison between the parties and the assigned administrative law judge, responding to procedural questions of the parties in a proceeding.