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Piper Maddox

Legal Counsel

Piper Maddox, San Francisco

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Base pay range

$160,000.00/yr - $200,000.00/yr

Additional compensation types

Annual Bonus

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Senior Key Accounts Consultant - Renewables & Cleantech at Piper Maddox

Job Title: Legal Counsel

Job Type: Full-Time

The Opportunity:

A global energy IPP/super major is looking for a proactive Legal Counsel to join its growing US energy trading team in San Francisco, CA. Reporting to the Head of Legal - USA, you’ll be the second legal hire on the ground, supporting commercial teams (Portfolio Management, Origination, Trading) and internal stakeholders (Risk, Compliance, Credit, Treasury) on a wide range of commercial, regulatory, and corporate legal matters.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements (PPAs, ISDAs, EEIs, NDAs, ISO contracts, futures, broker agreements, renewable certificates, carbon credits, guarantees, letters of credit, and service contracts).
  • Provide practical legal advice on regulatory compliance and changes impacting the energy sector.
  • Identify and manage legal and contractual risks.
  • Conduct legal research and manage outside counsel relationships and legal administration.

Experience required:

  • JD and admission to the California Bar (or eligibility to practice in CA).
  • At least 2 years of transactional experience in-house or at a law firm.
  • Solid knowledge of energy law and derivatives preferred.
  • Strong drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.

If you have the skills required, please apply now so we can discuss further!

Seniority level

  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Employment type

    Full-time

Job function

  • Job function

    Legal
  • Industries

    Utilities, Services for Renewable Energy, and Renewables & Environment

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

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