Assistant General Counsel
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Assistant General Counsel overseeing legal strategy for esVolta's utility-scale energy storage projects. Managing complex legal issues and supporting project lifecycle from development to implementation.
Responsibilities:
- Lead legal strategy and provide hands-on support across the full BESS project lifecycle
- Structure and support the negotiation of key project agreements
- Provide senior legal oversight and strategic direction on permitting, environmental review, land use, and siting matters
- In coordination with esVolta’s government and regulatory affairs team, monitor and advise on ISO/RTO market rules
- Lead or supervise legal support for responses to utility and corporate RFPs
- Advise on commercial arrangements with corporate offtakes, data center and hyperscale customers
- Provide strategic counsel on commercial risk allocation, project bankability, and offtake structuring
- Direct legal due diligence, transaction management, and closing processes for project and portfolio acquisitions
- Serve as primary legal point of contact for lenders, investors, and counterparties on transactional matters
- Partner with the Chief Legal Officer and VP, Deputy General Counsel to develop and implement legal strategies supporting the company’s capital markets and M&A objectives
- Supervise and mentor junior legal team members
- Select, direct, and manage outside counsel engagements.
Requirements:
- 15 years of relevant legal experience in a law firm, sophisticated in-house legal department, or government agency
- Demonstrated experience with utility-scale BESS projects in any of CAISO, WECC, SPP, ERCOT, or MISO
- J.D. from an accredited U.S. law school and active license in good standing required; admission to the California, New York, or Texas bar is preferred
- Prior in-house experience at an independent power producer, renewable energy developer, or energy storage company is highly preferred
- Deep working knowledge of permitting, environmental review, land use, siting, interconnection, real estate, procurement, and ISO/RTO market issues relevant to utility-scale BESS projects
- Substantial experience with supporting project finance transactions, including construction lending, tax equity, and debt and equity capital markets structures for energy assets
- Proficiency with legal technology and contract management tools, including AI-assisted research, drafting, and workflow platforms
- Strategic and commercially minded, with the ability to function as a trusted business partner
- Demonstrated ability to lead legal workstreams independently, manage competing priorities, and deliver results under time pressure
- Proven track record of managing cross-functional legal projects
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Collaborative, adaptable, and responsive, with strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
Benefits:
- 401(k) program with 6% match
- Monthly cell phone stipend
- Medical, dental and vision care benefits
- 20 vacation days
- 5 sick days
- 9 observed holidays
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