Energy Regulatory Counsel

$140–400/hr

rate as listed

Workload: ~15h/week
Engagement: Project-based
Location: US
Field: Legal

Apply hands-on energy regulatory experience to evaluate and produce legal reasoning for AI training scenarios involving rates, tariffs, markets, and compliance. This remote contractor role requires an ABA-accredited J.D., active U.S. bar admission, and at least four years of substantive energy and utilities regulatory practice.

The work

You will analyze realistic energy and utilities regulatory scenarios drawn from FERC, state public utility commission, and ISO/RTO practice. Assignments may involve rate design, tariff structure, market structure, and regulatory compliance, with an emphasis on explaining the legal reasoning behind each conclusion.

You may also review other contributors’ work for legal accuracy and analytical clarity. The work requires identifying jurisdictional differences, unsettled questions, and facts that could change the result, as well as flagging ambiguous or poorly framed scenarios rather than silently making assumptions.

Screening and logistics

micro1 screens for verifiable practice experience, command of energy regulatory doctrine and procedure, and judgment about when an answer depends on governing authority, forum, or missing facts. The process includes screening questions, an AI interview, profile review, and onboarding. Prior AI experience is not required.

This is a fully remote contractor role open to candidates anywhere who hold an active U.S. bar license. Work must be delivered on schedule, but the listing does not specify whether assignments are asynchronous, a typical weekly commitment, or fixed working hours.

Pay band: $140–400/hr

What they look for

FERC and State PUC Practice
Transactional Energy Work
energy-and-utilities-regulation
Regulatory Judgment Under Conflicting Rules
Attention to detail

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Interview prep — 10 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: This verifies that the required four or more years involved substantive, hands-on regulatory work rather than supervision, general corporate practice, or peripheral exposure.
A strong answer: Give a dated career outline and identify representative matters, forums, client types, and your personal responsibilities. Distinguish work you performed yourself from work you supervised or observed.
Where people lose it: Candidates lose points by naming energy clients or broad practice areas without explaining what regulatory analysis, drafting, filings, negotiations, or proceedings they personally handled.

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Energy Regulatory Counsel

The work

Screening and logistics

What they look for

Interview prep — 10 questions

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