Senior Climate & Carbon Transactions Counsel

The Nature Conservancy; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits

401(k) with employer match

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

The Nature Conservancy seeks a Senior Attorney to provide legal guidance and transactional support for global programs, focusing on carbon markets, climate initiatives, and complex transactions. You will draft, structure, and negotiate agreements with for‑profit entities, NGOs, and governments, while ensuring alignment with our mission.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams on governance and corporate structuring for global subsidiaries and entities, maintaining risk controls and

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate or equivalent and license to practice law in at least one United States jurisdiction.
• Five (5) years relevant legal experience, including significant experience drafting and negotiating complex agreements.
• Strong corporate transactional background, including demonstrated experience in corporate structuring and corporate governance.
• In‑house experience and/or law firm experience advising sophisticated clients and senior management with a global presence.
• Demonstrated ability to work closely as part of a teamhandlingmultiple projects and transactions concurrently.
• Sound business and deal sense.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and transactional support for global teams, including carbon markets and climate initiatives, structuring, drafting and negotiating agreements and transactional documents.
• Support global transactions with for‑profit entities, NGOs, sovereign and quasi‑sovereign counterparties, including drafting and review of commercial and philanthropic agreements.
• Advise on corporate entity structuring, governance, and management issues for global programs, subsidiaries, and affiliated entities.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary client teams to structure and implement complex projects.
• Ensure transactions are legally sound and aligned with policy and mission, communicating complex issues clearly to non‑lawyer stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships across the Conservancy to facilitate high‑value transactions and decision‑making.

Job description

The Nature Conservancy seeks a Senior Attorney to provide legal guidance and transactional support for global programs, focusing on carbon markets, climate initiatives, and complex transactions. You will draft, structure, and negotiate agreements with for‑profit entities, NGOs, and governments, while ensuring alignment with our mission.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams on governance and corporate structuring for global subsidiaries and entities, maintaining risk controls and