Projects, Energy, Environment & Resources - Associate Attorney – Senior

Ashurst Perkins Coie LLP is a leading international law firm listed on Fortune’s Best Places to Work for 24 consecutive years. We have created a dynamic firm culture based on collaboration, dedication to serving our clients, and mutual respect. The firm is regularly recognized for a workplace culture in which all employees have the opportunity to grow and reach their full potential.

Responsibilities

• Lead Data Center Power Transactions: Take the first chair in drafting and negotiating bespoke power purchase agreements, energy service agreements, and complex interconnection arrangements on behalf of developers, utilities, and corporate buyers (including some of the world’s largest technology companies and data center developers).
• Market Design & RTO/ISOs: Provide strategic advice on complex electric market design issues within RTOs/ISOs (with a particular emphasis on PJM, MISO, SPP, ERCOT, and CAISO), including capacity market mechanisms, large load and generator interconnection policies, and market participation.
• FERC regulatory: Represent clients in high-stakes proceedings before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and advise on compliance with respect to market-based rate programs, qualifying facilities and exempt wholesale generators, interlocks, etc.
• Federal energy policy: Counsel clients on emerging energy policy, renewable energy integration, and carbon-free energy procurement strategies.
• Practice development: With partners in EER, actively participate in client relationship management and contribute to the firm’s thought leadership in the areas of digital infrastructure, energy infrastructure, and energy transition.
• Mentorship: Provide guidance and oversight to associates within the PEER practice group, ensuring excellence in work product and professional development.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in energy law.
• Proven ability to manage complex transactions and regulatory filings from inception to completion with minimal partner supervision.
• Deep knowledge of the Federal Power Act, wholesale power markets, and power transaction structures.
• Collaborative self-starter.
• JD from an accredited law school.
• Must be admitted to practice (or eligible to waive in) to the jurisdiction of office location.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus.
• 401(k) plan.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Personal medical and parental leave.
• Up to ten paid holidays.
• Family care benefits.

Pay

Compensation range: $245,000 to $420,000 annually. Compensation depends on qualifications and experience.