Counsel

AES US•Salt Lake, UT

22h•Remote

About The Position

The AES Corporation, a global power company with 8,300 employees in 12 countries, is seeking an early-career attorney for its Rotational Attorney position within AES Clean Energy. This role is designed for an attorney with some entry-level legal experience to gain broad exposure to the full spectrum of AES Clean Energy’s legal practice by rotating through five core legal teams: Real Estate, Development, Project Counsel, Commercial, and Finance/Operations. The attorney will work closely with experienced team members, contribute to substantive legal matters, and develop skills to become a well-rounded energy lawyer. This program offers an 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 comprises nearly thirty attorneys with expertise in 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.
Bachelor’s Degree
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 and debt financing.