Associate General Counsel

Blue Energy

$120K — $180K *
Legal & Accounting
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of relevant legal experience, ideally in project finance or energy sectors
  • Strong background in contract and commercial law
  • Commercial mindset with ability to align business goals and legal compliance
  • Capacity to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced setting
  • Eagerness to learn about regulatory issues, particularly in the nuclear context
  • Proven ability to manage relationships with outside counsel
  • Creative problem-solving skills balancing business needs with legal risks
  • J.D. with a valid license to practice in at least one state

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic legal advice on commercial contracts and risk management
  • Draft, review, and negotiate supply and purchase contracts for engineering and procurement
  • Manage corporate transactions including NDAs, entity formations, and governance
  • Ensure project documents meet bankability standards
  • Organize and update various legal and business documents
  • Develop a strong understanding of the business for effective legal service
  • Advise on legal and regulatory matters, especially export control
  • Collaborate with the IP team on intellectual property concerns
  • Oversee and manage external legal counsel

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment
  • Opportunity to work at the intersection of law and energy sector
  • Focus on impactful, large-scale projects
  • Access to professional development and growth within the energy field
  • Engagement with diverse stakeholders including customers, suppliers, and investors
Full Job Description


Role Summary

Blue Energy is seeking an Associate General Counsel to provide legal support on a wide array of transactional matters, including procurement, commercial and corporate matters. The Associate General Counsel will report to the Deputy General Counsel and will work collaboratively with Blue Energy's business teams, outside counsel and Blue Energy's other outside stakeholders such as customers, suppliers and investors. This role is ideal for a proactive legal professional who thrives in a collaborative commercial environment and enjoys working across multiple facets of commercial and corporate law, project finance, and nuclear energy development.

Key Responsibilities
  • Act as a trusted legal advisor to leadership, offering strategic insights on commercial contracts, project-specific considerations, and risk mitigation strategies
  • Draft, review and negotiate supply and purchase contracts in support of the engineering, construction and procurement teams.
  • General corporate and transactional legal support:
    • Draft, review, and negotiate NDAs
    • Handle entity formations, including drafting formation documents and resolutions
    • Assist with corporate governance and contractual compliance
  • Ensure bankability of all project development documents, including site control documents, utility agreements and offtake.
  • File, track and update a variety of business and legal templates and documents.
  • Understand the nature of the business in order to provide value-added service and enhance working relationships.
  • Advise on legal and regulatory/export control issues.
  • Coordinate with intellectual property team on intellectual property issues.
  • Manage outside counsel.


Qualifications
  • Minimum of 4+ years' relevant experience, including top law firm experience, preferably in project finance, project development and/or energy sectors; experience in-house and/or the nuclear sector is a plus.
  • Strong contract and commercial law experience, including project finance transactions.
  • Commercial mindset. Ability to balance business goals with legal and regulatory compliance objectives efficiently.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Willingness to learn regulatory matters, including export control, in the nuclear context.
  • Ability to manage outside counsel effectively and efficiently.
  • Demonstrated creativity in legal approaches to complex problems and issues that balance business needs and legal risks.
  • History of integrity, sound legal and business judgment and an ability to communicate effectively.
  • J.D. required with license to practice in at least one state
  • The successful candidate will have a high degree of integrity, communicate openly and display respect, be trustworthy and have a desire to foster teamwork.


We look forward to your application and helping foster an era of safe, clean, affordable, and abundant energy.

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