Mid to Senior FERC Associate

3-6 PQE · September 25, 2026 (Today)

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

3-6 PQE · September 25, 2026 (Today)

Salary

$215,000 - $315,000

Employment type

Full-time

Practice area

Energy · FERC · Infrastructure · Utilities

Locations

District of Columbia · Seattle · New York City · Los Angeles · San Francisco · Chicago · Portland

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Overview

The practice supports a nationally recognized FERC regulatory group, advising electric and natural gas utilities, developers of generation, storage, transmission, and other energy infrastructure, and data center clients on complex energy and interconnection needs.
The role involves approximately 80% FERC regulatory work, with the remainder supporting a growing mix of data center-related and energy transactional matters.
Responsibilities include advising on Federal Power Act and Natural Gas Act matters, representing clients before FERC in regulatory proceedings, and supporting matters related to electric transmission rates, interconnection and large-load issues (including data centers), wholesale energy markets, and natural gas pipeline certification, rates, and compliance.
The position also involves assisting with regulatory aspects of energy infrastructure transactions, conducting legal research, drafting filings, managing agency interactions, and collaborating across practices on infrastructure, regulatory, and energy-transition matters.
Candidates should possess meaningful experience with FERC regulatory matters, large law firm or government (FERC or state commission) experience, and prior electric and/or natural gas regulatory work.
Familiarity with interconnection or energy infrastructure development is required; familiarity with hydropower licensing is beneficial but not mandatory.
The role offers direct client exposure and meaningful responsibility within a high-demand, sophisticated FERC practice, with opportunities to grow in expanding data center and energy infrastructure work.

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Last updated: September 25, 2026

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