Corporate Counsel, AWS Legal

Amazon • Arlington, VA

16d

About The Position

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Legal team is seeking a talented and experienced
attorney with energy understanding and interest to support AWS’s continued work
to build and maintain the world’s largest corporate carbon-free energy
portfolio, solve emerging energy and carbon challenges, and more. Amazon,
including AWS, co-founded The Climate Pledge and committed to powering its
global operations with 100% renewable energy by 2030 and reaching Net Zero
Carbon by 2040 – ten years ahead of the Paris Climate Agreement.

You will have a strong background in drafting legal documents and an interest in
counseling clients on energy supply, infrastructure, and regulatory matters, and
negotiating energy-related agreements. Direct experience supporting clean energy
or utility agreements is a plus.

A day in the life
Your day will be filled counseling clients on energy supply and infrastructure
arrangements, drafting and negotiating contracts with utilities and developers,
and building new tools and mechanisms to help scale our legal support.

About the team
The team is enthusiastic about technology, energy, and sustainability and enjoys
being continually challenged to innovate. We are deeply entrenched in AWS’s
energy strategy and advise our clients on commercial structures, risks and
benefits, and policy developments.

Requirements

• 5+ years of legal experience
• Juris Doctor and membership in one state bar or equivalent
• Experience negotiating complex deals with customers and partners or equivalent
• Experience solving problems with technology in the Energy & Utilities industries
• Experience drafting legal documents requiring custom terms

Nice To Haves

• Experience in oral and written communication
• A mix of law firm and in-house experience at an energy company or at a corporation with large energy needs
• Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams
• Excited and passionate about energy, sustainability, and innovating on behalf of customers

Responsibilities

• counseling clients on energy supply and infrastructure arrangements
• drafting and negotiating contracts with utilities and developers
• building new tools and mechanisms to help scale our legal support

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree