Associate Attorney - In-House Transactions

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Company : Black & Veatch Corporation 

Req Id : 101543 

Job Title : 3578 - Attorney 2 (Diode) 

Location : RGSACR 

Business Unit Sector : COR-BELEG-LRM&GA 

Department: BVCOR Legal 

Opportunity Type : Staff 

Relocation eligible : No 

Full time/Part time : Full-Time  

Project Only Hire: No 

Recruiter : Andrew Siegel 

Why Black and Veatch

 

Recognized by Glassdoor as a 2023 Top 100 place to work, Black & Veatch allows you to lend your talent and perspective to humanity’s biggest challenges in a flexible environment where you are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities. We offer competitive compensation; 401K match and benefits that start day 1. Our hybrid environment allows you to balance your work and personal life. 

 

At Black & Veatch, you own your career with purpose and meaning. You are empowered to grow and explore new possibilities at every step of your career journey. Bring your big ideas knowing you are safe to be who you are and speak up with concerns or questions and put your diverse talents and perspectives to use.

The Opportunity

 

As an Associate Attorney for In-House Transactions, you will function in a mid-level attorney capacity answering and taking direction for Diode’s Lead Counsel while also being a member of the B&V Legal Department answering ultimately to the General Counsel of B&V. You will assist and directly handle a variety of legal matters that arise in Diode, but particularly focused on performing due diligence from a regulatory, legal, title, compliance, tax structuring, strategic and practical perspective as well as drafting, editing, revising and completing Asset Purchase Agreements (APAs), Membership Interest Purchase Agreements (MIPAs), Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSAs) and all associated documents that are required to initiate and complete a complex transaction in the renewable energy, data center and commercial real estate sectors. In this role, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Work in a fast-paced and challenging environment.

• Work with a variety of professional experts in their field.

• Design and strategize on a portfolio of transactions in the renewable, data center, and commercial real estate space.

Please note: This role has minimal travel based on project needs. When not traveling, this role will be hybrid: 2 days per week remote, 3 days per week in-office from any Black & Veatch office in the US.

 

Black & Veatch prides itself on the support of our employees and providing flexibility to make the things that are most important to you, a priority. This is why we offer our professionals, located near an office, the option of a Hybrid work environment. Our hybrid work approach allows our employees to work two days a week from other locations outside of the office. Additionally, this opportunity has the possibility of being located in any of our offices located across the U.S; click the link to see a full list of U.S. Office Locations. Some positions may be relocation eligible. Speak to your recruiter if you have interest in relocation. 

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The Team

 

Diode is a close-knit and agile team of entrepreneurs who put the client first and uphold a quality of excellence in work to deliver for our customers and our team. We specifically work with renewable energy and data infrastructure project development.
 

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Key Responsibilities

• ​​​Take initiative on project or project portfolio strategy and work in conjunction with Diode’s Lead Counsel and Diode Leadership to develop multi-faceted transaction structures, even “first of their kind” with your previous experience in law, finance, government and/or private sector positions, whether solely in the legal field or not.  

• Provide advice and guidance to team members relating to timeline and process for site identification, acquisition, due diligence, tenanting, construction, contracting, financing, title review, zoning, and tax incentives through disposition/sale. 

• Draft, review, edit and provide recommendations to Diode’s legal team and Diode Leadership on complex legal documents including lease agreements, options, estoppels, SNDA’s, waivers, oil/gas and mineral set aside