Senior Paralegal, Real Estate & Corporate Affairs

SENIOR PARALEGAL, REAL ESTATE & CORPORATE AFFAIRS

About Chaberton

Founded in 2020 and headquartered in the greater Washington, D.C. area, Chaberton Energy is a public benefit corporation focused on developing sustainable infrastructure and renewable energy projects. We focus on developing small to mid-sized solar power facilities (<10 MW) both for our own portfolio and on behalf of third parties. Chaberton has over 100 contracted solar energy sites and a growing pipeline of over 650MWdc of Community Solar projects. Our work ranges from site conception to full operations, emphasizing distributed energy, community solar, and commercial and industrial initiatives.

We deeply value the communities we serve, including employees, landowners, neighbors, customers, regulatory agencies, development partners, investors, and partners. Rooted in creativity, excellence, and humanity, our team is dedicated to creating sustainable and renewable energy solutions. These projects not only transition to clean energy and reduce pollution but also economically benefit residents and businesses, leading the way in the energy transition. We are excited about the trajectory of the company and look forward to welcoming an individual who shares our enthusiasm and enjoys a challenging but rewarding work opportunity!

Role Overview

We are searching for an exceptional Paralegal to join our growing legal team. The Paralegal will be responsible for leading land acquisition contracting processes, title review support including coordinating curative title workflows, and managing the contract-lifecycle for all real estate contracts at Chaberton. This role bridges legal, development, and real estate functions to help secure and maintain compliance with bankable, risk-mitigated contracts critical to supporting project success from origination through transactions. The ideal candidate will possess a high degree of professionalism and be detail and customer service-oriented, excited about leveraging technology to build and scale processes, able to work with a large volume of files and legal documents daily, and efficiently manage the regular interface with landowners, developers, surveyors, title companies, county clerks, and real estate counsel.

Key Responsibilities

Land Acquisition

- Review and draft of a wide range of contracts and ancillary documents, including, without limitation, land leases, purchase agreements, easements, memorandums, and other asset management‑related documents

- Develop detailed familiarity of Chaberton real estate contract templates and manage contract workflows using contract management software (SpotDraft, SalesForce, SiteTracker, etc.)

- Work in collaboration with internal legal counsel to assist in site control negotiations including drafting, revising, managing updated or redline versions, preparing execution copies, and assisting in securing fully executed and notarized contracts

Title, Survey, Development & Risk Review

- Support the endtoend real estate title process, including requesting new and updated title reports and ALTA surveys, tracking delivery, and organizing related documentation.

- Under the supervision of internal legal counsel, prepare first drafts of and/or review curative documents such as SNDAs, easements, deeds, affidavits, and other real property documents, and coordinate with title companies and outside counsel to resolve title issues.

Contract Lifecycle Management

- Under the supervision of internal legal counsel, prepare first drafts of and/or review terminations, releases, extensions, exercises of options, amendments, and other asset managementrelated documents.

- Coordinate signatures of appropriate signing authorities, ensuring contracts are fully executed by all parties, and collaborate with legal and commercial operations teams to file drafts and executed versions of contracts in applicable locations and systems.

- Support internal compliance with contract policies and approval workflows, including maintaining checklists, trackers, and status reports.

Corporate

- Lead day‑to‑day legal entity management activities, including forming new entities, maintaining corporate records and minute books, preparing officer and manager consents, coordinating good standing certificates, and supporting annual and periodic filings.

- Support corporate structuring and compliance by helping maintain organizational charts, tracking intercompany agreements and approvals, and coordinating with internal legal counsel to ensure entities remain in good standing and aligned with transaction and financing requirements.

Required

 

Qualifications

- Undergraduate college degree from an accredited university

- Minimum 5 years’ experience as a real estate paralegal or other relevant legal experience

- Experience with corporate and/or real estate-related contracts and transactions

Preferred Qualifications

- Prior experience supporting commercial real estate transactions, including title/survey review coordination, curative work, and closing checklists

- Experience with corporate entity management (e.g., forming entities, maintaining corporate records, preparing officer/manager consents, and managing good standing certificates)

- Familiarity with contract lifecycle management tools and/or CRM or project management systems (e.g., SpotDraft, Salesforce, SiteTracker, or similar platforms)

- Exposure to renewable energy, infrastructure, utilities, or other project‑finance‑ driven industries is a plus but not required

Skills and Attributes

- Strong contract drafting skills (with the ability to clearly distill and synthesize complicated commercial concepts/structures and convert them into straightforward legal provisions)

- Client service-oriented, responsive, and motivated to solve problems and drive projects to close

- Self-driven to figure out and anticipate needs

- Detail-oriented with high expectations and accountability mindset

- Collegial team player with an ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

- Ability to multitask and manage multiple competing priorities efficiently

- Strong emotional intelligence and a drive towards continuous improvements with a “can-do” attitude

- Demonstrated ability to maintain absolute confidentiality and the highest level of discretion

- Unassailable integrity and ethics

Location

Ideal candidates will be located within commutable distance of our Rockville, MD office.

Benefits

In addition to being part of a top-notch team driving sustainable energy in local communities we live and work in, Chaberton offers our employees an attractive package, including but not limited to:

- Competitive compensation commensurate with experience plus annual bonus

- Flexible work schedule balancing in-office/remote (compatible with work responsibilities)

- Professional Development Stipend

- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Plans with HSA & FSA Options

- 401k with Employer Safe Harbor Contribution

- 15 days PTO with flexibility

- 12 paid holidays per year

- Parental leave

Chaberton is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace. We consider all applicants without regards to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.