Legal Counsel, Capital Markets

Urban Grid; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paternal leave

Retirement plan with match

Job summary

Urban Grid is seeking a Legal Counsel to support Capital Markets transactions and M&A activity, with a primary focus on tax equity, project finance, tax credit transfer transactions, debt financing, fundings, amendments, and ongoing maintenance of existing financing arrangements. The role requires a Juris Doctor and an active U.S.

license, with 5–8 years of relevant experience in renewable energy and related financial transactions.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 5-8 years of relevant legal experience, preferably with a law firm, renewable energy company, independent power producer, infrastructure investor, financial institution, or energy project developer.
• Experience with renewable energy project finance, tax equity, tax credit transfers, debt financing, M&A, or energy/infrastructure transactions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a legal resource for Capital Markets transactions, supporting new financings, fundings, amendments, ongoing deal maintenance, and related transaction execution needs.
• Support the structuring, negotiation, execution, and closing of capital markets transactions, including tax equity financings, debt financings, tax credit transfer transactions, and other project finance-related transactions.
• Coordinate with outside counsel, tax advisors, lenders, tax equity investors, and other transaction counterparties to manage due diligence processes and satisfy investor and financing closing conditions.
• Review, negotiate, and advise on transaction documents, including financing agreements, tax equity documents, tax credit transfer agreements, membership interest purchase agreements, security documents, indemnity agreements, guarantees, consents, certificates, and other ancillary closing deliverables

Skills

Project finance

M&A

Tax equity

Debt financing

Energy transactions

Education

Juris Doctor degree

Job description

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Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school, Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction, 5-8 years of relevant legal experience

Job

Full Opportunity Brief

Job Title: Legal Counsel, Capital Markets

Urban Grid is seeking a Legal Counsel to support Capital Markets transactions and M&A activity, with a primary focus on tax equity, project finance, tax credit transfer transactions, debt financing, fundings, amendments, and ongoing maintenance of existing financing arrangements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a legal resource for Capital Markets transactions, supporting new financings, fundings, amendments, ongoing deal maintenance, and related transaction execution needs
• Support the structuring, negotiation, execution, and closing of capital markets transactions, including tax equity financings, debt financings, tax credit transfer transactions, and other project finance-related transactions
• Coordinate with outside counsel, tax advisors, lenders, tax equity investors, and other transaction counterparties to manage due diligence processes and satisfy investor and financing closing conditions
• Review, negotiate, and advise on transaction documents, including financing agreements, tax equity documents, tax credit transfer agreements, membership interest purchase agreements, security documents, indemnity agreements, guarantees, consents, certificates, and other ancillary closing deliverables

Requirements:

• Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school
• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• 5-8 years of relevant legal experience, preferably with a law firm, renewable energy company, independent power producer, infrastructure investor, financial institution, or energy project developer
• Experience with renewable energy project finance, tax equity, tax credit transfers, debt financing, M&A, or energy/infrastructure transactions

What We Offer:

Urban Grid offers an exciting benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, health savings account, flexible spending account, company-paid life insurance and short-term disability, voluntary life, and long-term disability, paid paternal leave, and a retirement plan with matching contributions.