Energy & Infrastructure - Offtake/ PPA Associate

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; United States; On-site; USD 260,000 - 435,000; Full time

Job summary

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP seeks an attorney to join its market-leading Energy & Infrastructure practice across any US office location. The role targets attorneys with 3–9 years of energy projects experience, focusing on energy offtake work such as renewable PPAs, ISDAs, and related agreements, in a fast-paced client environment.

The position emphasizes strong academics and superior communication, with membership to the State Bar of the relevant state required.

Qualifications

• 3-9+ years of relevant experience.
• Must have excellent academic credentials and superior communication skills.
• Membership to the State Bar of the state where the candidate will be located is required.

Responsibilities

• Advise on energy projects and energy offtake work, including PPAs, ISDAs and related agreements.
• Collaborate with clients in a fast-paced environment within Orrick's Energy & Infrastructure practice.

Skills

Communication skills

Motivation

Team collaboration

Education

State Bar Admission (US)

Job description

Responsibilities

Orrick currently has an opportunity for an attorney to join our market-leading Energy & Infrastructure practice open to any of our US office locations. We are looking for an attorney with three to nine years of experience in the areas of energy projects work relating to renewables and energy storage, and specifically focused on energy offtake work including one or more of: renewable energy power purchase agreements (both physical and virtual and both on the buy- and sell-side), corporate PPAs, energy storage offtake agreements, offtakes for carbon removal credits, nuclear offtakes, renewable energy credit agreements, hedging agreements, resource adequacy sales agreements, ISDAs and EEI agreements. We seek attorneys who enjoy working closely with clients in an exciting, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3-9+ years of relevant experience.
• Candidates must be highly motivated and possess excellent academic credentials along with superior communication skills.
• Membership to the State Bar of the office of the state in which the candidate expects to be located is required.

Given our active recruiting efforts, we do not accept recruiter / search agency submissions for candidates currently completing judicial clerkships. We encourage all judicial clerks to reach out to our recruiting team directly to discuss

Why Orrick:

At our core, we value collegiality among our lawyers and strive to make our practices both professionally and personally rewarding. We'll help you to connect with peers and mentors to ensure you are integrated into our client teams. Our top-notch training and mentoring programs, retreats and academies, and shadowing opportunities are what set us apart. If you are passionate about innovative work in a dynamic environment, you're just who we've been looking for.

Compensation and Benefits

The expected salary range for this position is between $260,000 and $435,000.

Orrick is committed to providing a comprehensive, competitive, and thoughtful total compensation package to our attorneys and staff, wherever they work. This compensation and benefits information is based on the Orrick's estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job-related factors that may include, but not limited to, qualifications, relevant experience or education, particular skills or expertise, geography. Other compensation may include an annual discretionary merit bonus, which would be determined by Firm and individual performance.

We offer a full range of elective health benefits including medical, dental, vision and life; robust mental well-being programs; child, family, elder, and pet care benefits; short- and long-term disability and industry leading parental leave benefits; health savings account contributions (w/applicable medical plan), flexible spending accounts, and a 401K program. This role will receive compensated time off through our Flexible Time Off program and paid holidays.

Orrick accepts applications for this position on an ongoing basis, until filled.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Consistent with the SF Fair Chance Ordinance, an arrest and conviction record will not automatically disqualify a qualified applicant from consideration for employment. For attorney positions, a 'qualified applicant' is an individual who is a member of the State Bar of California, admitted in good standing, and is eligible to practice[1]; or whose admission to the State Bar of California and eligibility to practice remains subject only to successful completion of the California Bar Examination.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for the position in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.