Legal Counsel - Renewable Energy & Battery Storage (m/f/d)

Second Foundation Tech a.s.; Berlin; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration package

Flexible working arrangements

Office in Berlin Mitte with coffee

Lunch subsidies

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

Second Foundation is seeking a fully qualified German lawyer to join the legal team in Berlin. You will lead M&A transactions and financings across renewable energy and battery storage, draft and negotiate project contracts, and support projects through all lifecycle stages from development to operation and marketing.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams, manage external counsel, and help build internal processes.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified German lawyer (Volljurist) with First and Second State Exams.
• 2–3 years of professional experience, ideally in renewable energy.
• Experience with M&A transactions and project finance is preferred.
• Knowledge of project contracts, land use, energy law, or fund structuring is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage and lead M&A transactions, financings, and strategic projects in renewable energy and battery storage.
• Draft, review, and negotiate project contracts (land use, EPC, O&M, etc.).
• Provide legal support across the full project lifecycle from development to operation and marketing.
• Collaborate across trading, origination, project development, and asset management teams to drive projects forward.
• Coordinate external counsel and integrate their advice into workflows.
• Develop internal processes, contract templates, and knowledge management within the legal department.

Skills

M&A transactions

Project finance

German law

English communication

Education

State Exam (First & Second)

Tools

Claude

ChatGPT

Job description

Second Foundation is a global energy trading company with around 450 employees across locations in Prague (HQ), Zug (CH), Berlin (DE), Charlotte (USA), and Tokyo (JP). We specialize in trading on power markets and in the integration and optimization of renewable energy and battery storage systems. We are actively expanding our own asset base – with a focus on battery storage projects that we manage across the entire lifecycle: from project development through financing, construction, and commissioning to operation and marketing.

We are looking for a fully qualified German lawyer (Volljurist) to join our growing legal team. In this role, you will provide legal support across our battery storage and renewable energy projects along the entire value chain – from project development through transactions and financing to operation and marketing. You will work well beyond pure legaladvisory,actively shaping projects end to end.

Whatyouwouldwork on?

• Independently manage and lead M&A transactions, financings, and strategic projects in the renewable energy and battery storage sector.
• Draft, review, and negotiate project contracts – including land use agreements, EPC contracts, O&M contracts, and other project-related documentation.
• Provide legal support across the full project lifecycle: from development and construction through commissioning to operation and marketing of assets.
• Collaborate across disciplines with trading, origination, project development, and asset management teams – driving projects forward together rather than just advising.
• Manage and coordinate external counsel, integrating their advice into project workflows.
• Build and develop internal processes, contract templates, and knowledge management within the legal department.
• Support due diligence reviews, fund structuring, and financing arrangements.

What makes you a great candidate?

• Fully qualified German lawyer (Volljurist– First and Second State Exam).
• 2–3 years of professional experience, with at least part of it in the renewable energy sector.
• Ideally with experience in transactions (M&A) and project finance.
• In-depth knowledge of project contracts (land use agreements, land registry matters, EPC contracts), energy law, and/or fund structuring is a plus.
• Excellent command of German (native level) and English (business fluent) – confident in both languages, written and spoken.
• Comfortable with AI-assisted work – you use tools like Claude or ChatGPT routinely and withappropriate diligencein your daily practice.
• Structured, proactive, and solution-oriented approach – you think beyond pure legal advice and want to build processes and shape projects holistically.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and enthusiasm for taking ownership in a dynamic, fast-growing environment.

What we offer?

• Competitiveremunerationpackage with attractive variable components.
• A role at the heart of a future-proof market – battery storage and renewable energy with real commercial impact.
• Close collaboration with an experienced, cross-functional team spanning trading, portfolio management, and origination.
• Significant room to shape your role in a small, growing legal department with short decision-making paths.
• Rapid development opportunities in a dynamic, international company.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Individual training and development opportunities.
• A small, dedicated office team in Berlin Mitte with an outstanding coffee machine.
• Public transport and lunch subsidies.