Active license to practice law in relevant jurisdiction.
5-10 years of legal experience in the energy sector or related fields required.
Strong background in origination, offtake transactions, and power trading necessary.
Prior in-house legal experience preferred.
Responsibilities
Negotiate and draft various commercial power contracts, including power purchase agreements and hedging transactions.
Assess financeability of transactions and provide strategic legal input.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support battery energy storage system development.
Advise on operational matters and negotiate market-related agreements.
Provide legal counsel on energy procurement risk management policies.
Draft and negotiate trading-related agreements ensuring regulatory compliance.
Manage external legal counsel and oversee legal billing processes.
Benefits
Opportunities to expand responsibilities based on expertise and business needs.
Collaborative work environment with a dynamic legal team.
Engagement in diverse responsibilities across multiple functions.
Full Job Description
Job Description: Senior Energy Counsel
Responsibilities:
Negotiate, draft, and provide legal guidance on a wide range of commercial power contracts, including complex offtake and power purchase agreements, hedging transactions (both virtual and physical), energy management agreements, commodity broker registrations, ISDA and EEI agreements and confirmations, tolling and capacity purchase transactions, and related credit support instruments.
Assess the financeability of commercial transactions and provide strategic legal input.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams-including origination, engineering, asset management, and market operations-to support the development and operation of battery energy storage systems.
Advise on operational matters, including the negotiation of qualified scheduling entity contracts and other market-related agreements.
Provide legal counsel on risk management policies related to energy procurement, trading, forecasting, and scheduling.
Draft and negotiate agreements related to trading activities and ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
Support various internal teams across development, construction, finance, operations, compliance, and trading functions.
Handle a broad range of legal agreements, including those related to project development, corporate transactions, M&A, and general commercial matters.
Manage external legal counsel and oversee legal billing processes.
Contribute to a dynamic and collaborative legal team, with opportunities to expand responsibilities based on individual expertise and evolving business priorities.
Preferred Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:
Prior in-house legal experience is preferred.
Strong background in origination, offtake transactions, and power trading is required.
Ability to make informed decisions in ambiguous or fast-paced environments.
Willingness to take on diverse responsibilities and adapt to shifting business needs.
Comfortable working in a lean, high-performing team with a proactive and innovative mindset.
Capable of working flexible hours as needed.
(Preferred) Familiarity with energy storage systems, renewable energy technologies, and power market operations.
Required Education & Experience:
Juris Doctor (JD) and a Bachelor's degree required.
Active license to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction.
Minimum of 5-10 years of legal experience in the energy sector or related fields.
