[Hiring] Junior Corporate Attorney @Clean Energy Counsel

Role Description

Clean Energy Counsel, a mission-driven law firm dedicated to accelerating the world’s transition away from fossil fuels, seeks to hire a highly qualified junior corporate associate with approximately 3 years of law firm experience and strong academic credentials to join our growing corporate practice. This attorney will work alongside experienced attorneys to advise clean energy companies, project developers, investors, private equity funds, and other clients on a broad range of sophisticated corporate and transactional matters.

This is an opportunity to join a collaborative, mission-driven law firm and work directly with sophisticated clients on transactions that support the continued growth of the clean energy economy. 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.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3 years of corporate or transactional experience at a law firm, preferably with a strong corporate, M&A, private equity, or finance practice.
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, equity financings, joint ventures, private equity investments, or other strategic transactions.
• Strong foundational knowledge of corporate law, corporate governance, entity formation, and transactional structures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, organizational abilities, and the capacity to manage multiple assignments and competing deadlines.
• A collaborative, team-focused approach and a willingness to learn from and work closely with senior attorneys.
• Admission to and in good standing with the Bar of the applicant’s state of residence.
• Dedication to the Firm’s mission and an interest in developing expertise in renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure transactions.

Requirements

• Experience drafting and reviewing transaction documents, conducting due diligence, preparing closing deliverables, and supporting transaction execution.
• Ability to independently manage assigned transaction workstreams, identify potential legal and business issues, and escalate complex matters appropriately.
• Strong drafting, analytical, research, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in a fully remote work environment.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Support senior attorneys in advising clients on corporate and transactional matters throughout the business lifecycle.
• Assist with mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, restructurings, and other corporate strategic transactions.
• Draft, review, and revise transaction documents related to equity financings, private equity investments, and other capital-raising transactions.
• Assist with the structuring, documentation, and execution of joint ventures, strategic partnerships, and other commercial arrangements.
• Support corporate governance matters, entity formations, capitalization structures, shareholder and partnership arrangements, and related corporate issues.
• Conduct and coordinate legal due diligence, including reviewing organizational documents, material contracts, and other transaction-related materials.
• Prepare and maintain transaction checklists, closing documents, ancillary agreements, and other materials necessary to facilitate successful transaction execution.
• Coordinate with clients, opposing counsel, and other transaction participants on assigned matters, under the guidance of senior attorneys.
• Identify legal and business risks, conduct research, and assist in developing practical solutions that advance clients’ objectives.
• Manage assigned responsibilities and transaction workstreams efficiently while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines.
• Collaborate with attorneys across the Firm’s practice groups on multidisciplinary transactions.
• Stay current on legal, regulatory, and market developments affecting corporate transactions and the clean energy industry.
• 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 that requirement and for originating new clients and matters, based on a percentage of total revenue received.
• Base salary of $190,000+. 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.