Legal Counsel, Real Estate

Intersect

1d • $255,000 - $300,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for an experienced real estate attorney to join our dynamic, friendly, and innovative Real Estate Legal team. This position will work closely with functional teams across the organization, including Land, Development, Construction, Operations, and Environmental/Permitting. This role is critical to supporting Intersect’s growing clean energy and data center development portfolio. The successful candidate will manage and lead real estate legal support for development projects across multiple stages, partnering closely with commercial teams and outside counsel to help advance projects efficiently while thoughtfully evaluating and managing legal risk. Our Real Estate Legal team operates in a lean, fast-paced, and highly collaborative environment. The ideal candidate is commercially oriented, able to manage a high volume of projects, and comfortable working cross-functionally to solve problems and move transactions forward.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and an active license to practice law.
• 5+ years of experience as a real estate transactional attorney in a law firm and/or in-house legal environment.
• Strong experience with real estate agreements commonly used in clean energy, infrastructure, data center, or related industries, including options, leases, purchase and sale agreements, transmission easements, pipeline easements, and title insurance products.
• Experience supporting complex development projects, acquisitions, or project portfolios involving multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to independently manage a high volume of transactions while maintaining attention to detail and strong judgment.
• Demonstrated success partnering with commercial teams and external counsel to negotiate and execute real estate transactions.
• Strong project management, organization, and prioritization skills in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to balance legal risk with practical business considerations and provide commercially focused legal advice.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• An entrepreneurial mindset, collaborative approach, and willingness to solve complex problems across functions.
• Comfort working under pressure and driving matters through completion with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide real estate legal support for clean energy and data center development projects across Intersect’s portfolio.
• Lead real estate legal support throughout all stages of project development, including site control, project acquisitions, late-stage development activities, and related real estate matters.
• Support M&A and project acquisition transactions involving development-stage projects and related real estate assets.
• Assist with real estate components of broader commercial, development, and operational agreements as needed.
• Lead the negotiation, review, and management of lease options, purchase options, easements, crossing agreements, and other real estate agreements.
• Evaluate transaction structures and provide practical legal guidance that supports business objectives while appropriately managing risk.
• Partner with commercial teams to assess and advance development opportunities through effective legal strategy and execution.
• Work closely with Land, Development, Construction, Operations, and Environmental/Permitting teams to support project execution.
• Serve as a trusted legal advisor to internal stakeholders on real estate matters affecting development activities.
• Collaborate across functions to identify solutions, remove obstacles, and help projects progress efficiently.
• Coordinate with and manage outside real estate counsel on drafting, reviewing, negotiating, and closing transactions.
• Oversee real estate diligence activities and support transaction execution across multiple concurrent projects.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of internal processes, workflows, and best practices within the Real Estate Legal team.

Benefits

• Total Compensation: $255,000 - $300,000 (total compensation includes base salary + bonus in USD)
• Equity Grant, giving you a meaningful stake in our parent company.
• 100% premium coverage for you and your dependents on medical, dental, and vision
• Unlimited PTO, plus two company-wide breaks (Fourth of July & end of year)
• Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus 6 additional weeks for birth parents; access to family planning and family care support through Carrot and Maven
• Free access to Spring Health, including 5 free therapy and psychiatry sessions, plus a Headspace account for mindfulness and meditation through our physical health vendor, Wellhub+
• $150 monthly food stipend
• $150 monthly reimbursement for cell phone and internet
• pet insurance allowance
• full home office setup
• free access to UrbanSitter with $625 in quarterly company-paid credits
• ActiveHero
• One Medical

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior