Energy Regulatory Litigation Associate

About the role

McGuireWoods is seeking an experienced 2-4 year associate to join its Virginia Energy Regulatory administrative litigation practice, which is part of the firm’s Regulatory & Compliance department.

Responsibilities

• Significant exposure to clients and stand-up time in trial-type administrative regulatory proceedings before public service commissions in multiple states.
• Represent major electric, natural gas, and water utility clients in administrative litigation proceedings before public service commissions in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and other jurisdictions concerning all aspects of their regulated businesses.
• Assist clients with energy regulatory aspects of transactions for the financing, development, acquisition and disposition of energy/utility assets.
• Develop specialized expertise in areas such as rate cases and gas/fuel rider proceedings, annual rate recovery mechanism cases, multi-jurisdictional integrated resource planning, certificate proceedings for major new generating and transmission facilities, renewable energy regulation, procurement and green tariff programs, DSM/EE, generator interconnection standard approval and administration, utility acquisitions, transmission, electric market design and Regional Transmission Organizations (RTOs), and regulatory compliance work for utilities, independent power producers, and water and other energy companies.
• Regularly represent energy clients in appellate matters arising from public service commission outcomes.

Requirements

• Energy regulatory experience at the state or federal level, or a civil litigation or regulatory background with interest in developing specialized expertise.
• Excellent academic credentials and demonstrated organization, writing, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated project management skills and the ability to deliver outstanding work product in a fast-paced setting.
• Candidates with judicial clerkship experience are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Willingness and desire to work with innovative technology platforms, including leveraging Harvey AI to accelerate research, streamline document drafting, and enhance analytical work.
• A commitment to excellence and client service and an enthusiasm for working with a team.

Qualifications

• VA bar membership, the ability to gain VA bar admission by reciprocity, or a willingness to take the VA bar examination within 6 months of joining firm.