Counsel

AES•Salt Lake City, UT

1d•$120,000 - $150,025•Remote

About The Position

AES Clean Energy (AES) is seeking to hire a Rotational Attorney. This position is designed for an early-career attorney with some entry-level legal experience who will gain broad exposure to the full spectrum of AES Clean Energy’s legal practice by rotating through each of our five core legal teams: Real Estate, Development, Project Counsel, Commercial, Finance, and Operations. During each rotation, the attorney will work closely with experienced team members, contribute to substantive legal matters, and develop the skills necessary to become a well-rounded energy lawyer. This unique program offers an unparalleled opportunity to explore various practice areas within a dynamic in-house legal team at the forefront of the energy landscape. The AES Clean Energy Legal team has nearly thirty attorneys that are experts in every facet of clean energy development and operations.

Requirements

Strong academic credentials and demonstrated interest in energy, infrastructure, or transactional law.
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
Ability to work effectively as an individual and as part of a team.
Ability to adapt to a variety of duties and often challenging tasks.
Smart, decisive, organized, methodical, biased toward action.
Three to six years of relevant legal experience, preferably at a major law firm or in-house.
JD from an accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one jurisdiction

Nice To Haves

Renewable energy experience; wind energy, battery storage or general infrastructure project development experience a plus.

Responsibilities

Support real estate counsel on land acquisition, title review, easements, rights-of-way, lease negotiations, and landowner relations for renewable energy projects.
Assist development attorneys with M&A and due diligence activities and project development matters, including permitting, interconnection, environmental compliance, and stakeholder relations for renewable energy and battery storage projects.
Work alongside project counsel to support the construction phase of energy projects, including drafting and negotiating EPC contracts, managing project-level legal issues that arise during construction, and supporting late state project financing.
Collaborate with commercial attorneys on power purchase agreements (PPAs), energy storage agreements, hedging arrangements, and other commercial contracts.
Support finance counsel on project financing transactions, including tax equity, debt financing.