Contracts Counsel

Last Energy is seeking an in-house Contracts Counsel to join our growing legal team. In this role, you will draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements that support our operations, supply chain, and strategic partnerships. You’ll work closely with cross-functional stakeholders across business, finance, engineering, procurement, and project delivery to help the company move quickly while managing risk thoughtfully.

- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial and energy/infrastructure development agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, vendor/supplier contracts, consulting agreements, PPAs, EPC/turnkey construction contracts, interconnection and offtake arrangements, and O&M agreements

- Partner with internal stakeholders to structure deals, assess risk, and ensure contracts align with business objectives

- Identify key legal and commercial issues and propose practical solutions that enable execution while protecting the company

- Support procurement and supply chain contracting, including vendor onboarding, template development, and negotiation playbooks

- Help maintain and improve contract processes, tracking, and internal guidance to support a growing contracting volume

- Coordinate with outside counsel as needed on specialized matters

- Assist with other legal matters as assigned in support of a scaling energy and infrastructure business

Qualifications

- J.D. and active bar membership in at least one US jurisdiction

- 5-10 years of experience in commercial contracting (in-house and/or at a law firm)

- Strong drafting and negotiation skills with experience managing multiple contracts in parallel

- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating energy and infrastructure development agreements, PPAs, EPC/turnkey construction contracts, interconnection and offtake arrangements, O&M agreements, and other project delivery and supply chain contracts

- Ability to communicate clearly with non-legal teams and operate as a practical business partner

- Comfort working in a high-growth, high-urgency environment with shifting priorities

- Strong judgment and ability to balance legal risk with commercial reality