Clean Energy Counsel, a mission-driven law firm dedicated to accelerating the world’s transition to a more sustainable future, seeks to hire a highly qualified senior finance associate with excellent law firm experience and academic credentials to join our firm. We are looking for an attorney who has expertise in both debt and tax equity project financings in the renewable energy space. The ideal applicant would also have a solid corporate law foundation and experience leading project and portfolio M&A transactions.
This position is fully remote – as a distributed law firm, we offer the opportunity to work remotely from wherever you are licensed to practice law.
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 8+ years of experience at a law firm, in a practice serving clients in the renewable energy and related industries.
- Deep financing experience, including debt financing (e.g. construction and perm debt as well as back-leverage, HoldCo, and corporate), tax equity financing, and tax credit transfers.
- Ability to confidently and competently serve as the senior, lead attorney on complex financing transactions, including management of the deal and supporting attorney team(s) with minimal oversight.
- Strong organization, drafting, communication, negotiation, and analytical skills.
- Team-focused outlook with a focus on mentoring junior attorneys.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills as well as organizational, planning and project management skills with the capacity to simultaneously handle a variety of complex matters under strict deadlines and pressure.
- Ability to work and collaborate effectively in a remote work environment.
- Admission to and in good standing with the Bar of the applicant’s state of residence.
- Dedication to the firm’s mission.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Serve as lead attorney on complex financings in the renewable energy field, including drafting, reviewing, revising and negotiating term sheets through transaction documents together with ancillary agreements.
- Collaborate with clients, CEC colleagues, and other professionals on finance matters.
- Adhere to Firm policies, practices, and priorities.
- Perform other duties as requested by Firm management.
BENEFITS
- 1,200 annual billable hour requirement, with bonuses for exceeding such requirement and for origination of new clients and matters based on a percentage of total revenue received.
- Base salary of $265,000+. The base salary for this position will be determined during the interview process and will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to prior experience, relevant expertise, current business needs, and market factors.
- Annual merit bonuses
- Fully remote work environment with annual in-person retreat
- 401(k), including firm profit-sharing matching
- Dental/Health/Vision/Rx insurance
- Paid time off and paid holidays
Skills Required
- 8+ years of law firm experience serving renewable energy and related industry clients
- Deep debt financing experience, including construction, permanent, back-leverage, HoldCo, and corporate financing
- Tax equity financing and tax credit transfer experience
- Ability to serve as lead attorney on complex financing transactions with minimal oversight
- Strong organization, drafting, communication, negotiation, and analytical skills
- Ability to manage multiple complex matters under strict deadlines and pressure
- Ability to work and collaborate effectively in a remote environment
- Admission to and good standing with the bar of the applicant's state of residence
- Team-focused outlook and willingness to mentor junior attorneys
- Dedication to the firm's mission
What We Do
At Clean Energy Counsel, we devote our legal power to advancing clean energy and a sustainable future. Speeding the world’s transition away from fossil fuels is what we care about most—and we believe this mission is urgent and imperative. It’s where we focus our collected experience, intelligence, and legal acumen. It’s why we’re redefining traditional law firm practices wherever they prove inefficient or self-serving. It’s the reason we prioritize the success of our clients’ projects over all other business considerations. Clean Energy Counsel provides a full range of legal services to support all types of clean energy projects at every phase in their life cycle—through development, construction, financing, and ongoing operations. We are the only mission-driven law firm focused on speeding the world’s transition to a clean energy future. Advancing clean energy isn’t just our job; it’s our hope for the future.
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