Corporate Counsel Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• Minimum of 8 years of legal experience.
• Significant experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate transactions, financing transactions, and corporate governance matters.
• Experience working with lenders, financial institutions, investors, investment bankers, auditors, and external advisors.
• Familiarity with regulatory and compliance matters affecting corporate operations.
• Experience supporting litigation and dispute management.
• Excellent legal drafting, negotiation, analytical, and communication skills.
• Strong business judgment and commercial awareness.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the data center, digital infrastructure, telecommunications, technology, energy, utilities, construction, or infrastructure sectors.
• Experience supporting project finance transactions and large-scale infrastructure developments.
• Experience with private equity-backed businesses, growth-stage companies, or complex corporate structures.
• Experience with cross-border transactions and international operations.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, strategic partnerships, investments, and other corporate development initiatives.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and coordinate transaction documents including LOIs, term sheets, purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, joint venture agreements, disclosure schedules, and ancillary documents.
• Lead and coordinate legal due diligence efforts.
• Manage legal workstreams from transaction evaluation through closing and post-closing integration.
• Coordinate with investment bankers, financial advisors, consultants, accountants, and external legal counsel.
• Prepare transaction summaries, risk assessments, and recommendations for executive leadership.
• Support debt financings, project financings, equipment financings, capital raises, refinancing transactions, and other strategic funding initiatives.
• Draft, review, and negotiate financing-related documents including credit agreements, loan agreements, security agreements, guarantees, intercreditor agreements, commitment letters, and term sheets.
• Participate in negotiations and discussions with lenders, banks, financial institutions, investors, private equity firms, investment bankers, and financial advisors.
• Coordinate financing-related due diligence processes and information requests.
• Support management responses to legal and diligence inquiries from lenders, investors, auditors, and financing stakeholders.
• Monitor compliance with financing agreements, reporting obligations, and covenant requirements.
• Support governance matters for U.S. and international subsidiaries.
• Prepare board resolutions, written consents, corporate approvals, governance records, and organizational documentation.
• Assist with entity management, annual filings, and regulatory requirements.
• Support implementation and maintenance of corporate compliance programs, policies, and procedures.
• Coordinate with regulatory authorities, external advisors, and consultants.
• Support legal aspects of data center development, infrastructure projects, energy projects, telecommunications matters, and other regulated business activities.
• Assist with permitting, licensing, regulatory approvals, and compliance obligations.
• Analyze regulatory developments and advise business stakeholders regarding potential impacts.
• Assist the Chief Legal Officer in managing litigation, arbitration, mediation, investigations, regulatory proceedings, and other disputes involving the Company.
• Coordinate with outside counsel regarding litigation strategy, pleadings, discovery, motions, expert witnesses, and settlement discussions.
• Support litigation budgeting, document preservation, internal investigations, and fact-gathering efforts.
• Assist in responding to claims, subpoenas, regulatory inquiries, and pre-litigation disputes.
• Provide practical legal advice and risk assessments to executive leadership.
• Collaborate closely with finance, accounting, operations, engineering, project management, and executive leadership teams.
• Support special projects and initiatives assigned by the Chief Legal Officer.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Paid time off and company holidays.
• Continuing legal education and professional development support.