We are sharing a specialised remote consulting opportunity for experienced Energy & Utilities Regulatory Attorneys with deep expertise in federal and state energy regulation, FERC proceedings, public utility commission practice, electricity market structures, and regulatory compliance to contribute their professional knowledge to advanced AI training and evaluation initiatives.
Selected professionals will analyse sophisticated energy regulatory questions, evaluate realistic utility and electricity market scenarios, and assess AI-generated legal content across energy and utilities regulation. The work combines substantive legal expertise with regulatory interpretation, tariff analysis, structured legal reasoning, and quality assessment to help improve the accuracy, reliability, and analytical capabilities of AI systems operating in complex energy regulatory environments. Prior AI experience is not required.
Key Responsibilities
Energy & Utilities Regulatory Analysis
- Analyse complex legal questions involving federal and state energy regulation, public utility obligations, and electricity market governance
- Interpret Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requirements, state public utility commission (PUC) rules, and relevant regulatory frameworks
- Evaluate legal considerations affecting regulated utilities, independent power producers, and other energy market participants
- Examine regulatory requirements relating to electricity markets, utility operations, and energy-sector compliance
- Apply professional legal judgement to identify material regulatory distinctions, jurisdictional complexities, and applicable legal obligations
FERC, State PUC & Energy Market Research
- Conduct detailed legal research involving FERC proceedings, state PUC practice, and independent system operator or regional transmission organisation (ISO/RTO) frameworks
- Analyse realistic regulatory scenarios involving electricity market structures, rate proceedings, and utility regulatory obligations
- Evaluate relationships between federal regulatory authority, state jurisdiction, and organised wholesale electricity markets
- Interpret relevant regulatory decisions, administrative requirements, and established energy market practices
- Identify circumstances where regulatory conclusions depend on jurisdiction, factual distinctions, or evolving legal interpretations
Rate Design, Tariffs & Transactional Energy Analysis
- Evaluate regulatory questions involving utility rate design, tariff structures, and applicable pricing methodologies
- Analyse legal considerations affecting electricity market participation, transmission arrangements, and regulated utility services
- Examine transactional energy scenarios involving independent power producers, utilities, and other market participants
- Assess tariff provisions, regulatory obligations, and market structure considerations within hypothetical legal scenarios
- Apply practical regulatory and transactional expertise to explain complex energy market arrangements and their legal implications
AI Training & Regulatory Content Evaluation
- Develop realistic legal questions, case studies, and regulatory scenarios reflecting energy and utilities practice
- Review and validate AI-generated legal analyses, regulatory explanations, and responses to complex energy law questions
- Identify inaccurate regulatory interpretations, incomplete reasoning, and areas requiring greater jurisdictional or factual precision
- Provide detailed written explanations of legal conclusions, including relevant assumptions, regulatory distinctions, and supporting reasoning
- Evaluate contributions from other professionals for legal accuracy, analytical consistency, and clarity of regulatory interpretation
Legal Research & Quality Assurance Collaboration
- Produce clear regulatory analyses, legal research summaries, scenario assessments, and structured evaluation feedback
- Identify ambiguous, incomplete, or poorly framed regulatory scenarios and communicate clarification requirements to project coordinators
- Review specialised legal materials for substantive accuracy, analytical completeness, and consistency with applicable regulatory standards
- Collaborate remotely with legal professionals, technical contributors, and multidisciplinary project stakeholders
- Support rigorous quality standards, transparent legal reasoning, and timely delivery of specialised research assignments
Ideal Profile
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited law school and active US bar admission in good standing
- At least 4 years of substantive, hands-on professional experience in energy and utilities regulatory practice
- Strong expertise in FERC regulation, state public utility commission proceedings, and relevant energy-sector legal frameworks
- Demonstrated experience advising utilities, independent power producers, energy regulators, or comparable market participants
- Thorough understanding of electricity market structures, regulatory compliance obligations, utility rate design, and tariff frameworks
- Practical experience analysing regulatory questions involving FERC, state PUCs, and ISO/RTO operations
- Knowledge of federal and state jurisdictional boundaries affecting electricity markets and regulated energy activities
- Experience with transactional energy matters, regulatory advisory work, or complex utility-related legal questions
- Strong corporate law foundation, ideally developed through experience at a Vault 100 law firm
- Demonstrated ability to interpret complex regulations, administrative decisions, and applicable legal requirements
- Strong legal research, statutory interpretation, analytical reasoning, and issue-spotting capabilities
- Ability to identify unsettled regulatory questions, jurisdictional differences, and fact-dependent legal conclusions
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain sophisticated regulatory concepts clearly
- Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accurate, well-structured legal analysis
- Substantial practical experience providing regulatory advice or conducting legal analysis, rather than supervisory-only or adjacent exposure
- Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively within distributed, multidisciplinary project environments
- Prior experience with AI training, model evaluation, or legal technology applications is not required
Engagement Details
- Freelance / contract engagement
- Fully remote — open worldwide, with active US bar admission required
- Compensation: $140–$400/hour
- 50 available openings
- Specialised legal consulting role spanning energy regulation, utility compliance, electricity market structures, and AI training
- Work will involve FERC and state PUC regulatory analysis, tariff interpretation, rate design assessment, scenario development, and AI-generated legal content evaluation
- Assignments will draw on substantive professional expertise in energy regulatory practice, electricity markets, and related transactional matters
- Collaboration will take place remotely with project coordinators, legal professionals, and other subject-matter contributors
- Prior experience working with AI systems is not required
- Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, or other third party
About the Platform
This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.
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