Sr Staff Attorney - Commercial Transactions

Overview

The Attorney is responsible for providing legal services for the Company, including structuring transactions and reviewing, negotiating, and drafting contracts and other documents related to the procurement of services, equipment, and materials, including software and construction services, and related to renewable energy development projects. The Attorney is also responsible for providing advice and legal counsel to internal clients. This is a Hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in the office.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

- This is a Hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in the office.

- Review, negotiate and draft contracts and other legal instruments.

- Analyze and structure transactions.

- Counsel and advise internal clients and Company management regarding these legal services.

- Perform legal research and write legal memoranda.

- Review, analyze, prepare comments and advise on proposed rules, regulations and legislation.

- Perform administrative functions relating to the operation of the Law Department.

- Perform other legal services, tasks and assignments as required.

- All of the foregoing is expected to be handled with a high level of supervision.

Qualifications

Required Education/Experience

- Juris Doctorate and Admission to the New York State Bar required.

Relevant Work Experience

- Minimum of four (4) years relevant transactional experience, including structuring and analyzing transactions, reviewing, negotiating and drafting contracts, and advising clients regarding same, required. Required

- Ability to manage, with appropriate level of supervision, all aspects of a transaction, including, structuring and analyzing the transaction, reviewing, negotiating and drafting transaction documents and advising internal clients regarding same, required. Required

- Must have excellent written and oral communication skills, as well as excellent negotiation, presentation, analytical and interpersonal skills, and must be able to adopt a proactive customer-centric mentality, required. Required

- A writing sample is required and should include an example of contract drafting and an example of narrative writing to explain a legal issue or key contract terms and conditions and recommendation, required. Required

- Must be flexible and able to handle busy work environment, required. Required

- Must possess a good working knowledge of contract and commercial legal principles, required. Required

- Familiarity with one or more of the following areas: renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives; design-build/engineering, procurement and construction transaction models and contracts; privacy issues; cyber security issues; government contracting; intellectual property legal principles, transactions, rules, regulations and filings; mergers and acquisitions transactions and contracts, preferred. Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

- Driver's License Required

Additional Physical Demands

- The selected candidate will be assigned a System Emergency Assignment (i.e., an emergency response role) and will be expected to work non-business hours during emergencies, which may include nights, weekends, and holidays.

- Must be able and willing to travel within Company service territory, as needed.