Legal Counsel, Renewable Energy Company

Interim Legal; Genf; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity & inclusion in the workplace

Growth opportunities

Professional network exposure

Competitive Swiss salary

Job summary

Interim Legal AG is seeking a Legal Counsel in Geneva to support a renewable energy developer during a period of peak project activity. The role covers commercial contracting, land and development agreements, and cross-border transactions across the UK, Germany and France.

Fluency in English is essential, with French or German an advantage. This is a 3–6 month engagement with strong potential to extend, on-site in Geneva.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with several years of in-house or law firm experience in commercial contracting.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate routine commercial contracts, including NDAs, consultancy, contractor and service agreements.
• Support landowner arrangements for renewables, battery storage and data centre sites, including options, leases, easements, wayleaves and heads of terms.
• Prepare and negotiate agreements with technical, commercial and legal advisers and partners, including engagement letters, scopes of work and cost controls.
• Prepare and review power purchase agreement proposals, term sheets and related offtake or supply arrangements, coordinating pricing and risk allocation with the commercial team.
• Support joint venture and co-development discussions at an early stage, including term sheets, exclusivity letters, memoranda of understanding and cooperation agreements.
• Participate in strategic projects such as M&A, divestment and financing processes, including data rooms, due diligence, transaction documents, signing and closing checklists.
• Instruct and manage external counsel in the United Kingdom, Germany and France.
• Keep contract trackers, templates and approval workflows current, review intragroup arrangements with finance and handle ad hoc legal questions from the development, land and commercial teams.
• Help set up playbooks for recurring work streams and use AI tools to improve the efficiency of the legal function.

Skills

English fluency

Commercial contracting

Land & development agreements

External counsel management

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Duration: 3 to 6 months, with the option to extend

Utilization: 80 to 100%

Location(s): Geneva (on site, with some flexibility)

We are seeking a Legal Counsel for a renewable energy company with its operational team in Geneva, to support its legal function during a period of strong project activity. The company develops solar, battery storage and data centre sites in the United Kingdom, Germany and France. The successful candidate will join a legal team and cover the full range of commercial, land and transaction work that the development of energy projects generates. Fluency in English is essential.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Draft, review and negotiate routine commercial contracts, including NDAs, consultancy, contractor and service agreements, working from company templates or reviewing counterparty paper.
• Support landowner arrangements for renewables, battery storage and data centre sites, including options, leases, easements, wayleaves and heads of terms, together with the development and land teams.
• Prepare and negotiate agreements with technical, commercial and legal advisers and partners, including engagement letters, scopes of work and cost controls.
• Prepare and review power purchase agreement proposals, term sheets and related offtake or supply arrangements, coordinating pricing and risk allocation with the commercial team.
• Support joint venture and co-development discussions at an early stage, including term sheets, exclusivity letters, memoranda of understanding and cooperation agreements.
• Participate in strategic projects such as M&A, divestment and financing processes, including data rooms, due diligence, transaction documents, signing and closing checklists.
• Instruct and manage external counsel in the United Kingdom, Germany and France.
• Keep contract trackers, templates and approval workflows current, review intragroup arrangements with finance and handle ad hoc legal questions from the development, land and commercial teams.
• Help set up playbooks for recurring work streams and use AI tools to improve the efficiency of the legal function.

YOUR PROFILE

• Qualified lawyer with several years of in-house or law firm experience in commercial contracting, ideally in energy, infrastructure, construction or project development.
• Experience with land and development agreements, power contracts or project transactions is an advantage, as is exposure to the UK, German or French markets.
• Confident in managing external counsel across jurisdictions and in running transaction workstreams independently.
• A pragmatic, organised working style and comfort with a broad and varied workload in a small team.
• Fluency in English, written and verbal, is required; French or German is an advantage.

ABOUT INTERIM LEGAL

Interim Legal is a trusted Alternative Legal Services Provider (ALSP) based in Zurich, Switzerland. We help legal departments modernize their operating model while keeping the human element at its center. Specializing in various practice areas, our solutions encompass commercial and corporate law, healthcare and life sciences, financial services, technology, and compliance.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• A workplace that champions diversity and inclusivity
• Opportunities for continuous growth
• Exposure to a network of legal & compliance professionals and thought leaders in the legal industry
• A competitive salary range that reflects your experience and Swiss market standards

Interim Legal is an equal opportunity employer. We are dedicated to creating an equitable workplace and encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply. We believe in nurturing talent and are committed to the professional success of our team members.