Legal Director

Key responsibilities will include:

• Support our business development teams related to the deployment of Scale’s microgrid offerings
• Drive structuring and negotiations of financing arrangements for the business, including corporate debt, project debt, tax equity, and tax credit transfer facilities, through self-performance, appropriate reliance on internal resources, and efficient use of outside counsel
• Support legal negotiations as needed for various commercial documents, including power purchase agreements, microgrid services agreements, and energy services agreements; real property leases, easements, and licenses; EPC, equipment purchase, asset management, and O&M agreements; hedges of RECs and other environmental attributes; community solar subscriber management agreements; curtailment service providers and grid services agreements; and others as needed
• Ensure project agreements conform with project financing requirements
• Support management of compliance matters related to licensing and registrations, industry rules and regulations, and contractual obligations
• Provide regulatory, permitting, and policy guidance and training on pertinent topics for relevant team members
• Manage engagements with outside counsel when needed, balancing time, efficiency and expertise with the cost of such engagements
• Support cross-functional teams by providing legal counsel and advice as needed in the normal course of business
• Propose and implement process improvements related to legal document management and contractual processes across the business
• Support acquisition and financing activities as needed, including performing early-stage legal diligence on targets and assisting negotiations with targets, developers, and third-party financiers

The Ideal Candidate

• JD from an accredited law school and barred in at least one US state
• 7+ years post-JD transactional experience, or 5+ years of transactional experience from a nationally recognized law firm
• Extensive substantive experience structuring and negotiating debt and tax equity arrangements in the US renewables space 
• Substantive experience with relevant industry contracts, including experience negotiating power purchase agreements, energy services agreements, or other customer contracts 
• Exceptional business acumen, critical thinking skills, and professional cadence
• Ability to manage ambiguity and communicate complex legal concepts and strategic goals in a simplified manner to non-lawyers
• Strong negotiation skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities, work independently, and operate in a fast-paced, dynamic, entrepreneurial environment