Contracts Counsel at Energy Impact Center – Austin, Texas
Energy Impact Center
Austin, Texas, 78701, United States
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Contracts Counsel
Last Energy is seeking an in-house Contracts Counsel to join our growing legal team. In this role, you will draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements that support our operations, supply chain, and strategic partnerships. You’ll work closely with cross-functional stakeholders across business, finance, engineering, procurement, and project delivery to help the company move quickly while managing risk thoughtfully.
Key Duties & Responsibilities- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial and energy/infrastructure development agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, vendor/supplier contracts, consulting agreements, PPAs, EPC/turnkey construction contracts, interconnection and offtake arrangements, and O&M agreements.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to structure deals, assess risk, and ensure contracts align with business objectives
- Identify key legal and commercial issues and propose practical solutions that enable execution while protecting the company
- Support procurement and supply chain contracting, including vendor onboarding, template development, and negotiation playbooks
- Help maintain and improve contract processes, tracking, and internal guidance to support a growing contracting volume
- Coordinate with outside counsel as needed on specialized matters
- Assist with other legal matters as assigned in support of a scaling energy and infrastructure business
- Other duties as assigned
- J.D. and active bar membership in at least one US jurisdiction
- 5-10 years of experience in commercial contracting (in-house and/or at a law firm)
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills with experience managing multiple contracts in parallel
- Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating energy and infrastructure development agreements, PPAs, EPC/turnkey construction contracts, interconnection and offtake arrangements, O&M agreements, and other project delivery and supply chain contracts
- Ability to communicate clearly with non-legal teams and operate as a practical business partner
- Comfort working in a high-growth, high-urgency environment with shifting priorities
- Strong judgment and ability to balance legal risk with commercial reality
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Austin, Texas, 78701, United States
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