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How much do utilities attorney jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 21, 2026, the average yearly pay for utilities attorney in Virginia is $117,866.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $88,700.00 and $137,800.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What does a utilities attorney do?

A Utilities Attorney specializes in legal issues related to public utilities, such as energy, water, telecommunications, and gas. They advise companies, government agencies, or regulatory bodies on compliance with utility laws, rate cases, environmental regulations, and infrastructure projects. Their work often involves representing clients in regulatory hearings, drafting contracts, and ensuring that utility providers adhere to state and federal laws.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a utilities attorney?

To thrive as a Utilities Attorney, you need a solid legal foundation in energy, environmental, and utility regulation law, along with a Juris Doctor (JD) degree and bar admission. Familiarity with regulatory databases, legal research tools like Westlaw or LexisNexis, and relevant state and federal compliance systems is highly valuable. Strong negotiation, analytical thinking, and communication skills help you effectively advocate for clients and interact with regulatory bodies. These competencies enable Utilities Attorneys to manage complex legal matters, ensure regulatory compliance, and provide strategic guidance in the utilities sector.

What are some typical daily responsibilities of a utilities attorney?

A Utilities Attorney typically handles tasks such as drafting and reviewing regulatory filings, advising on compliance issues, and representing utility clients before regulatory agencies and commissions. Daily work often involves researching evolving regulations, preparing legal arguments or comments, and collaborating with in-house counsel, engineers, or regulatory affairs teams. Utilities Attorneys may also participate in negotiations or settlements with stakeholders and attend public hearings. This role requires balancing detailed legal analysis with effective communication to support organizational interests in a dynamic, regulated environment.

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Infographic showing various Utilities Attorney job openings in Virginia as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 84% Full Time, 12% Part Time, 3% Contract, and 1% Nights. Highlights an 88% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 8% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $117,866 per year, or $56.7 per hour.

eDiscovery Analytics Lead

Contact Government Services, LLC

Chantilly, VA

$89K - $121K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 17 days ago

Job description

eDiscovery Analytics Lead 
Employment Type: Full-Time, Experienced 
Department: Legal
 
As an eDiscovery Analytics Lead for Contact Government Services, you will be using your legal experience to aid a large federal agency in achieving its mission. You will be providing electronic discovery technical support and assisting with strategic and legal aspects using Relativity. 
 
CGS brings motivated, highly skilled, and creative people together to solve the government’s most dynamic problems with cutting-edge technology. To carry out our mission, we are seeking candidates that are excited to contribute to government innovation, appreciate collaboration, and can anticipate the needs of others.
 
Here at CGS, we offer an environment in which our employees feel supported, and we encourage professional growth through various learning opportunities. 
 
Skills and attributes for success:
-Performs analysis, development, and implementation of processing approaches for electronic files. 
-Consult with attorneys and support staff for conforming to ESI specifications and, as required, participate in teleconferences with co-counsel, client agencies, and opposing counsel upon attorney request.
-Responsible for ensuring that incoming and outgoing productions are made pursuant to the applicable ESI specifications and when deficiencies are found, provides case attorney with detailed notice of deficiencies.
-Performs advanced analytics in Relativity.
-Creates, troubleshoots, and repairs Active Learning Projects in Relativity.
-Provides input on technology options to respond to specific discovery 
-Ensures standard procedures for electronic discovery and litigation support projects are consistently applied across the life of the case.
-Creates statistical reports providing information on collection, filtering, processing, review, and production.
-Stays abreast of emerging electronic discovery litigation support technology and processes.
-Maintains current knowledge of available software applications and in area(s) of expertise.
-Contributes to regular briefings on new technology and process improvements with regard to electronic discovery.
-Generates custom PowerShell scripts.
-Creates/supports Case Map / Text Map databases
 
Qualifications:
-A minimum of 5 years of experience providing eDiscovery services and litigation support on complex and large cases involving complex eDiscovery challenges.
-Thorough knowledge of the litigation discovery process, and the EDRM workflow.
-Advanced knowledge of Relativity (front end and back end).
-Demonstrated ability to generate complex PowerShell scripts.
-Advanced hands-on experience with Active Learning.
-Have demonstrated exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
-Possess detailed planning and organizational skills and have a thorough understanding of processes at each stage of the eDiscovery lifecycle.
-Prior knowledge and experience managing eDiscovery projects and related technologies is required.
-Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines.
-Work as part of a team to be able to manage complex relationships with all stakeholders.
-Be well organized, a strong communicator, detail-oriented, demonstrate good judgment, and be confident working independently.
-Undergraduate degree required and 5+ years of prior relevant experience. Law degree, technical certification, or other pertinent graduate degree strongly preferred.
-Must be a United States Citizen.
 
Ideally, you will also have:
-Knowledge of how to perform advanced searches in Relativity; generate Search indexes, and set up workflows; permissions; and Case Dynamics.
-Write scripts for workflow improvements, utilities, and/or data manipulation.
-Generate complex productions out of Relativity.
-In-depth hands-on experience with Case Map and Text Map.
-Able to obtain Public Trust security clearance.
 
Our commitment
Contact Government Services (CGS) strives to simplify and enhance government bureaucracy through the optimization of human, technical, and financial resources. We combine cutting-edge technology with world-class personnel to deliver customized solutions that fit our clients’ specific needs. We are committed to solving the most challenging and dynamic problems. 
For the past seven years, we’ve been growing our government-contracting portfolio, and along the way, we’ve created valuable partnerships by demonstrating a commitment to honesty, professionalism, and quality work.
 
Here at CGS we value honesty through hard work and self-awareness, professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to our consumers mending those relations for years to come.
 
We care about our employees. Therefore, we offer a comprehensive benefits package.
-Health, Dental, and Vision
-Life Insurance
-401k
-Flexible Spending Account (Health, Dependent Care, and Commuter)
-Paid Time Off and Observance of State/Federal Holidays
 
Contact Government Services, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
 
Join our team and become part of government innovation!
Explore additional job opportunities with CGS on our Job Board:
https://cgsfederal.com/join-our-team/
For more information about CGS please visit: https://www.cgsfederal.com or contact:
 
Email: info@cgsfederal.com
 
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