General Counsel

Biofermenergy; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 170,000; Part time

Job summary

BIOFerm™ is seeking a part-time or consulting General Counsel to provide strategic legal guidance in contracts, risk management, compliance, governance, and executive advising. The role collaborates with project, technical, sales, and leadership teams to support a renewable-energy business.

The ideal candidate has a law degree, bar admission, 5+ years in law firm or in-house settings, and construction-law experience.

Responsibilities

• Structure, draft, and negotiate a wide variety of complex commercial agreements for the company.
• Develop and improve templates for routine contracts.
• Provide counsel on a range of legal issues to protect the company’s matters.
• Advise executives within the company.

Job description

BIOFerm™ is seeking a part‑time or consulting General Counsel with experience in EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) project environments. This role will provide strategic legal guidance across contracts, risk management, compliance, governance, and executive advising while partnering closely with project, technical, sales, and leadership teams. The ideal candidate brings sound judgment, excellent communication skills, and the ability to support a dynamic renewable‑energy business with practical, business‑minded legal solutions.

BIOFerm is a Wisconsin-based renewable energy company providing turnkey anaerobic digestion and gas upgrading facilities. Committed to sustainable and economical organic waste diversion, BIOFerm’s digester and gas processing technology harnesses biogas from fermenting organics—food waste, manure, biosolids, etc.—and converts it into valuable green energy, vehicle fuel, heat and organic products. Enabling biogas producers to profitably upgrade biogas to renewable natural gas (RNG).

Key Requirements:

• Must have a law degree from a recognized university and be admitted to a recognized bar
• Must have 5+ years of experience gained in law firm and/or in-house setting
• 5+ years of construction law experience preferred
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively with others at all levels of the organization
• Strong negotiating skills with both legal and financial/commercial issues
• Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships within the organization and across all businesses
• Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to provide competent legal advice and counsel on a wide range of legal and policy issues
• Desire and determination to become a subject-matter expert over time to support the company
• Excellent organizational skills, ability to manage multiple projects at once, follow through, and meet deadlinesProficient with Microsoft Office applications
• Must be authorized to work for any company in the United States. Must not require sponsorship, or continued sponsorship to work for any company in the United States

Responsibilities:

• Structuring, drafting, and negotiating a wide variety of complex commercial agreements on behalf of the company to meet legal objectives
• Developing and improving templates for routine contracts
• Offering counsel on a variety of legal issues to promote and protect the company’s matters
• Advising executives within the company
• Working alongside other departments within the company and external parties
• Providing contract training to appropriate employees
• Advising on contract status, legal risks, and the legal liabilities associated with different deals
• Maintaining company legal directory and document control
• Researching and anticipating unique legal issues that could impact the company
• Developing methods, approaches, and evaluation criteria for advising the business on level of risk
• Identifying proactive solutions that will eliminate or mitigate risks
• Establishing a proactive, engaged partnership with company executives to prevent or reduce the unnecessary escalation of issues
• Resolving issues that arise in existing commercial relationships
• Developing and leading internal audits and corporate compliance initiatives
• Reviewing advertising and marketing materials to ensure that they are legally and company compliant
• Managing the Company’s IP portfolios and ensuring legal compliance (including trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets)
• Keeping abreast of legislative changes
• Providing training to the company on relevant legal topics
• Attending industry policy groups and being visible at renewable legislative sessions
• Handling outreach on government affairs
• Representing board in environmental, social, and sustainability issues
• Basing decision making process on ethics and integrity
• Performing other legal responsibilities as assigned