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About the Role

Harris Beach Murtha’s Energy Industry Team is seeking an associate to support a broad range of regulatory and litigation matters. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with team members and clients on issues related to project development and siting, regulatory compliance, enforcement proceedings, and dispute resolution. Our clients span the energy sector and include electric generation and battery storage facility owners, transmission companies, utilities (electric, gas, and water), energy service companies, submetering providers, and large commercial energy users.

Responsibilities

Represent clients with regulatory matters before state and federal administrative agencies
Support project development by planning pre-application strategy, preparing and filing applications, and securing permits
Conduct legal research on federal and state statutes, regulations, and agency orders, and draft memoranda
Draft a variety of legal documents, including administrative petitions, agency comments, complaints and answers, memoranda of law, and discovery materials

Requirements

3+ years’ of general regulatory, administrative law, and/or litigation experience
Energy experience preferred
Admission to New York State Bar (or ability to waive in)
Minimum annual billable requirement of 1800 hours

Skills

Strong legal research and writing skills
Excellent verbal communication skills
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment
Strong organizational and time management skills
Ability to quickly absorb and analyze new information
High attention to detail and commitment to quality work
Professional, collaborative, and adaptable approach
Ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization

Location

Albany, NY
New York, NY
New Haven, CT

Work Type

Hybrid

Experience Level

3+ years’ of general regulatory, administrative law, and/or litigation experience

Education Level

Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school

Salary/Compensations

Albany, NY: $130,000 – 175,000
New York, NY: $148,000 - $185,000

About the Company

Harris Beach Murtha formed in 2025 via the combination of Harris Beach PLLC and Murtha Cullina LLP.
A forward-thinking and innovative partnership with over 250 years of combined history.
New York roots reach back to 1856, with ties to New England since 1936.
Harris Beach and Murtha Cullina were separately ranked among the country’s top law firms by The National Law Journal.
Has a strong Northeast presence and global reach.
Clients include Fortune 100 corporations, privately held companies, emerging businesses, public sector entities, tax-exempt organizations, and individuals.
Practice areas and industries served span appellate law, business litigation, commercial real estate, construction, corporate, environmental, energy, financial institutions, financial restructuring, government compliance and investigations, health care, immigration, intellectual property, labor and employment, mass torts, medical and life sciences, political law, product liability, public finance, tax, and trusts and estates.
Lawyers and consultants practice from offices throughout Connecticut (Bantam, Hartford, New Haven, Stamford), New York state (Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Saratoga Springs, Syracuse, Long Island, White Plains), Boston, Massachusetts, and Newark, New Jersey.

Equal Opportunity

Committed to an inclusive environment.
Welcomes applications from diverse candidates with varied backgrounds and skills, including military experience.
Harris Beach Murtha Cullina PLLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Policy prohibiting unlawful discrimination applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, placement, assignment of duties, training, promotion, compensation & benefits, and termination.
Policy ensures a positive, respectful, and productive work environment, free from unlawful harassment.
Harassment or discrimination based on race or color, sex, age, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, military status, genetic predisposition, carrier status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, creed, domestic violence victim status, or any other legally protected status is strictly prohibited.
Complies with the provisions of the Human Rights Law and all other State and Federal statutory and constitutional non-discrimination provisions, including non-discrimination on the basis of prior criminal conviction and prior arrest.