Senior Energy Regulatory Attorney — Remote, Part-Time

About OpenTrain

OpenTrain is the #1 platform for finding and building careers in AI training and data labeling. We help domain experts discover projects, build a unified AI training portfolio, and apply to opportunities that let them apply their professional skills on flexible schedules.

Why AI Training Work Matters

AI training is the human side of building intelligent systems: people annotate, evaluate, and validate the examples modern models learn from. For senior professionals, contributing labeled data and expert review is a durable freelance channel that lets you influence how advanced systems behave while working remotely and flexibly.

• 100% remote, flexible work you can fit around other commitments
• Specialist projects pay for domain knowledge and offer long-term freelance opportunities
• You will directly shape AI used in energy infrastructure workflows

The Role

OpenTrain is recruiting a part-time, remote contractor attorney to provide structured legal review for AI systems focused on energy permitting, site control, and generator interconnection workflows. This is a document-review and evaluation role, not a litigation or traditional client-counseling engagement.

• Position type: Contractor, part-time (20+ hours/week)
• Work format: Remote, flexible hours; East Coast U.S. candidates preferred
• Data type: DOCUMENT — you will produce evaluation/rating determinations

What You'll Do

• Review and validate site control, interconnection, and permitting documents for energy infrastructure projects at a senior level
• Assess whether materials align with PJM generator interconnection procedures, queue-readiness expectations, and FERC-regulated processes
• Handle escalated issues from Tier 1 reviewers involving incomplete site control evidence, inconsistent filings, or interconnection compliance gaps
• Analyze documentation for utility-scale solar, wind, battery storage, transmission, and large-load interconnection projects in PJM and adjacent East Coast markets
• Deliver concise legal findings, risk flags, and structured determinations used in client-facing review workflows
• Help refine review rubrics, issue-spotting guidelines, and decision frameworks for lower-tier reviewers

Requirements

• Active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 8+ years of legal experience in energy regulatory, power, infrastructure, or project development law
• Direct experience with PJM interconnection processes, including generator interconnection requests, queue participation, and site control requirements
• Strong working knowledge of FERC-regulated transmission and generation interconnection frameworks
• Ability to provide practical legal judgment in a structured review environment with minimal supervision
• East Coast-based or substantial experience with East Coast and PJM-region energy infrastructure matters
• English fluency required

Schedule, Pay, and Logistics

This is a fully remote, part-time contractor role with flexible hours. Candidates should expect to commit 20+ hours per week. East Coast U.S. candidates are preferred but remote candidates with strong regional experience will be considered.

Compensation is hourly at the posted range of $100–$135 USD per hour. No prior AI experience is required — domain expertise in energy regulatory law and interconnection is the essential qualification.

Who Should Apply

This opportunity is ideal for senior energy regulatory attorneys who want to convert deep professional knowledge into flexible freelance work that helps train advanced AI systems. The role fits candidates who enjoy structured document review, clear issue-spotting, and translating legal analysis into concise, reproducible findings.

• You are a senior attorney with PJM and FERC experience who can work independently
• You prefer short-form, high-impact reviews rather than traditional law practice
• You want steady part-time contracting work that leverages specialist expertise

How to Apply

Apply through OpenTrain by creating a profile and submitting your resume and recent experience with PJM/FERC matters. Selected applicants may complete a brief qualification exercise to demonstrate document-review approach and judgment.

If hired, you will work as a contractor on a document-evaluation workflow and deliver structured determinations and risk flags that feed into AI training and client review processes.