Energy Compliance Attorney — PJM & FERC Expert

About OpenTrain

OpenTrain is the #1 platform for people building careers in AI training and data labeling. We help freelancers find specialized AI-training projects, consolidate opportunities across platforms, and build a unified portfolio they control.

We focus on making specialized AI training work easier to track, apply for, and grow into durable freelance careers — especially for contributors with domain expertise like law, medicine, or engineering.

Why AI training needs energy law experts

Modern AI models learn from labeled examples and human feedback. Legal specialists contribute high-quality, real-world input so models understand regulatory requirements and produce legally accurate guidance.

Your expertise will help train systems that advise on interconnection, permitting, and compliance matters — directly influencing how next-generation tools handle complex energy-regulatory scenarios.

The role

OpenTrain is recruiting an Energy Compliance Attorney to provide specialized legal review and final sign-off on documents used to train and evaluate AI systems focused on energy infrastructure and regulation.

This is a remote contract role for candidates based on the U.S. East Coast. Expect to work 20+ hours per week as a part-time contractor, paid hourly at $135/hour.

• Employment type: Contractor, Part-time.
• Location: Remote — USA (East Coast candidates only).
• Pay: $135 per hour; billed hourly.

What you'll do

Deliver high-quality legal reviews, resolve escalated issues, and produce structured legal opinions and findings in standardized formats suitable for client delivery and model training.

• Provide comprehensive legal review and final sign-off on site control packages and interconnection compliance documentation for utility-scale projects.
• Resolve escalated document disputes identified by Tier 1 reviewers and ensure legal accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Assess and confirm alignment of project filings with FERC regulations and PJM Interconnection requirements.
• Review permitting submissions for transmission and generation for legal and regulatory conformity.
• Collaborate with project teams to address complex legal and compliance challenges throughout the development lifecycle.
• Stay current on evolving federal and PJM regulatory requirements and advise on proactive compliance strategies.

Requirements

Candidates must meet all required qualifications below. We will not invent or relax these requirements.

• Active bar membership with a background in energy regulatory or infrastructure law.
• 8+ years of relevant legal experience, ideally in PJM markets or related jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated experience with PJM Interconnection processes, including site control requirements and queue compliance.
• In-depth knowledge of FERC regulations as they pertain to transmission and generation interconnection.
• Practice based on the East Coast of the USA with a focus on East Coast energy regulatory requirements.
• Experience at a law firm, utility, independent power producer (IPP), or a federal energy regulatory agency.

Helpful background

The following experiences are valuable but not required as separate items beyond the core requirements — they align with the types of matters you will see on this work.

• Experience as lead or senior counsel on PJM interconnection legal matters.
• Direct involvement with transmission developers, ISOs, or FERC in an advisory or decision-making capacity.
• Familiarity with utility-scale solar, wind, or transmission permitting processes in the eastern US.

How the work is delivered

This project uses document-based reviews: you will read filings, packages, and permitting documents, then provide evaluations and structured legal opinions that are used to train and evaluate AI systems.

Labeling details from the listing: data type = DOCUMENT; label type = EVALUATION_RATING; labeling software = OTHER. OpenTrain facilitates contracting and payment but you will be engaged as a contractor and paid the stated hourly rate.

• Time commitment: 20+ hours/week (part-time contractor).
• Language: English required; applicants must be based in the U.S. East Coast.
• Payment: hourly at $135/hr, paid to contractors.

How to apply

Create a free OpenTrain account to apply and build a profile highlighting your energy regulatory experience, bar membership, and examples of PJM/FERC work.

When you apply, include a brief summary of relevant matters, your bar membership details, and confirmation you are based on the U.S. East Coast. Qualified candidates will be contacted with next steps.