Senior Corporate Counsel

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, https://www.playadistrictla.com/, or our NY office located at 200 Liberty.