Position: Renewable Transactions Associate

Location: 100% Remote

Job Description:
The Renewable Transactions Associate will provide transactional and strategic support to renewable procurement and development teams for complex commercial transactions, with an emphasis on drafting and negotiating real estate, energy procurement, consent, and other agreements.

The successful applicant will be a team player who relates well with clients and their internal/external counsel, third parties, and counterparties.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Provides strategic and transactional support on a wide variety of topics including commercial, real estate, and due diligence. 

 

2. Assists the SVP of Renewable Transactions to deliver timely and quality transactional services to clients with minimal supervision.

 

3. Assists the SVP of Renewable Transactions with negotiating complex business, property and renewable project transactions.

 

4. Advises and collaborates with renewable project development teams during the procurement, project development, and construction process.

 

5. Works with client’s internal or outside legal counsel effectively and efficiently as directed by the SVP of Renewable Transactions.

 

6. Functions as a strong team player and develops strong working relationships with business partners.

 

7. Delivers difficult or controversial messages to a wide variety of both supportive and adversarial audiences in a highly skilled manner.  

 

8. Supports negotiations, drafting, and critical review of agreements documenting transactions for energy efficiency, renewable power purchases and other energy technologies. 

 

9. Supports negotiations, drafting and critical review of real estate documents.

 

10. Supports negotiations, drafting and critical review of procurement and construction agreements.

 

11. Prepares fee agreements, consulting services agreements; master services agreements, and non-disclosure agreements.

 

12. Travels, as necessary, in order to assist the SVP of Renewable Transactions in leading legal workshops between clients and channel partners to negotiate and finalize contracts.

 

13. Develops evidence-based analytical approaches and strategies on critical technical and economic issues that impact Company business.

 

14. Ensures disclosure of material issues to the SVP of Renewable Transactions.

 

Requisite Education and Skills:

• Juris Doctorate from ABA accredited law school.

 

• Member of a State Bar.

 

• Minimum of 2 years’ legal work experience after law school preferably with an emphasis in real estate transactions.

 

• Excellent drafting skills.

 

• Ability to identify and notify SVP of legal and business risks.

 

• Ability to oversee and close multiple transactions concurrently.

 

• Strong attention to detail.

 

• Excellent problem solving skills and communication skills.

 

• Prioritizing and managing deadlines.

 

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

 

• Commitment to ethics, integrity and professionalism.