Senior Corporate Counsel

Job Details

Job Location : ROCKVILLE, MD

Position Type : Full Time

Salary Range : $185000.00 - $215000.00 Salary

Description

Job Description

Standard Solar, a Brookfield Renewable Company, is a leading independent power producer focused on acquiring, developing, funding and operating DG-scale solar energy and storage projects throughout the US. We are looking to expand our in-house legal department with an attorney who has direct experience with preparing and negotiating agreements for the acquisition and development of DG-scale solar energy projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Provide transactional legal support for distributed solar acquisition and development transactions – community solar, C&I/behind the meter, virtual net-metered, and AC/DC coupled storage

· Review, draft and negotiate relevant agreements including MIPA/APAs, PPAs & VPPAs, term sheets and letters of intent, and other agreements ancillary to the acquisition and development of projects transactions

· Serve as lead attorney on acquisition and development transactions

· Prepare and negotiate term sheets and LOIs for the acquisition of assets

· Provide practical legal advice and support on various commercial and legal matters relating to the acquisition and development of solar energy projects

· Provide project-level legal leadership and support to the transactions and business development/deal origination teams

· Advise General Counsel on risk management and contractual obligations.

· Engage and manage outside transactional counsel

· Play an integral role in the broader in-house legal team

· Interface directly with developer, seller and offtake counterparties

· Ensure quality, clarity and consistency across acquisition transactions

· Reports directly to the General Counsel and Chief Development Officer

Minimum Education, Skills and Qualifications:

· Juris Doctor from accredited law school

· At least 5+ of experience in a law firm or in-house to renewable energy transactions, preferably in solar

· Extensive MIPA experience a plus, strong working experience with MIPA/APAs required, PPA experience a plus as well

· Ability to work closely with cross-functional internal teams and manage several transactions simultaneously

· Excellent interpersonal, communication, negotiation, and legal leadership skills

· Embrace and by the mission and values of Standard Solar – working together to promoting clean energy!

About our Locations

· This position can either be based in Standard Solar’s home office in Rockville, MD, its Los Angeles, CA office located in the Playa District Business Campus, or our NY office located at 200 Liberty.

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