Energy Regulatory Attorney (Portland, OR)
McDowell Rackner Gibson • Portland, Oregon
Company
McDowell Rackner Gibson
Annual salary
$135k – $185k/yr
Location
Portland, Oregon
Listed
126d ago
- Experience:
- 1 to 10 years
- Workplace:
- Hybrid in Portland, OR, minimum three days per week in office. The firm respects flexibility during slower periods and encourages attorneys to work from home when workload allows.
- Visa:
- Visa sponsorship not available
- Equity:
- No equity component. This is a law firm partnership-track role. Compensation is base salary plus discretionary bonus and profit sharing. Equity partnership is earned over time through the firm's partnership process.
Hybrid in Portland, Oregon. Visa sponsorship not available.
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What you'll do
- Represent major utility clients (electric, natural gas, water, telecom) before state public utility commissions and federal agencies including FERC and the FCC
- Draft regulatory filings, briefs, legal memoranda, and correspondence under tight turnarounds, fast, clean writing is essential
- Handle all stages of administrative litigation from initial filing preparation through contested case hearings and agency appeals
- Work directly with partners and clients on rate cases, business acquisitions, siting and permitting, and clean energy compliance matters
- Advise clients on fuel supply, rate design, resource development, and regulatory compliance across Western states
- Support utility transactions including mergers, acquisitions, and local franchising for water and gas companies
What you need
- We need an attorney with 1, 8 years of experience in energy, utility, or regulatory law who has strong legal writing skills and a genuine interest in the energy sector. You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced boutique environment with direct client contact and have a track record of producing high-quality regulatory filings and briefs under tight deadlines. Bonus points if you have FERC, state PUC, or administrative litigation experience.
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The listing gives $135k – $185k/yr.
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The listing gives the location as Portland, Oregon. Hybrid in Portland, OR, minimum three days per week in office. The firm respects flexibility during slower periods and encourages attorneys to work from home when workload allows. Visa sponsorship not available.
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