Sr. Legal Counsel

LG Energy Solution; Westborough (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. in Westborough, MA is seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to join our on-site legal team. You will negotiate subcontracts and supplier contracts, render contract management support, and assist HR and other departments.

You will work closely with business groups, provide practical legal advice, review NDAs, and help manage risk across commercial, technical and regulatory matters.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school.
• Active MA Bar license or eligibility.
• 5+ years of legal experience in contracting or corporate law.
• In-house experience or energy industry experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review, draft and negotiate subcontracts and supply contracts.
• Provide legal guidance to Grid Integration and Risk Management teams.
• Draft, negotiate and track NDAs (proforma and customer templates).
• Advise teams on confidentiality matters and data protection.
• Support cross-functional teams on complex matters across legal, commercial and technical areas.
• Manage external counsel and communications with customers and suppliers.

Skills

Team player

Legal knowledge

Contract negotiation

Risk management

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

Juris Doctorate (ABA-accredited)

MA Bar license

Job description

Senior Legal Counsel

Company Overview

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. (LGES Vertech) is a full-service energy storage system supplier and integrator. Using our core strengths of expert service to our customers, unparalleled safety, and excellence in manufacturing, we bring standardized, fully integrated energy storage systems to a rapidly growing worldwide market. Our systems address our customers' needs to reduce capital equipment and installation costs while enhancing system level performance and reliability using automated monitoring systems and analytics across the battery, power conditioning and auxiliary systems. Our AEROS® energy operating system is the engine of innovation to provide advanced control functions allowing our customers to maximize the value of their energy storage assets. Our service capabilities include advanced monitoring and analytics, scheduled maintenance, augmentation, and auxiliary system upgrades. The combination of excellence in battery technology and production coupled with nearly two decades of energy storage integration makes LGES Vertech a supplier and integrator in the power and energy markets.

Position Overview

The Legal Counsel will be a key member of the legal team, reporting to the General Counsel. The successful candidate will work closely with various business groups and will be directly involved in complex business transactions including negotiating project subcontracts, supplier contracts, providing contract management support, HR support, as well as support of all other departments. The Legal Counsel role is a hands-on, roll up your sleeves position within a legal department currently comprised of three attorneys. The position will be on site at our headquarters in Westborough, MA, with the ability to work from home up to two days per week after an initial onboarding period.

Key Responsibilities

• Support project execution, procurement and other contracting activities: review, draft and negotiate subcontracts, supply contracts, and manage various related operational issues.
  
• Provide legal guidance to our Grid Integration and Risk Management team; review and edit change orders, contract amendments, notices, etc.
  
• Draft, negotiate and track all NDAs (proforma and customer templates); advise all teams on confidentiality matters.
  
• While dealing with complex, significant matters that cut across legal, commercial and technical areas, evaluate and weigh multiple inputs and impacts of decisions or course of action on the business.
  
• Provide general in-house legal support to all function groups of the company under the guidance of the General Counsel
  
• Deal with external parties (customers, supply chain, outside counsel, etc.).
  

Key Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Attitudes

The position requires:

• A true team player who is humble, hungry, resourceful and able to adapt to a dynamic workload and re-prioritize tasks as needed.
  
• Overall broad legal knowledge in the field of contracting; experience with projects involving renewable energy or in other relevant industries (including construction, equipment supply contracts, subcontracts and the like) is a plus.
  
• Demonstrated ability to provide business-oriented legal advice and recommendations.
  
• Excellent business judgment and appropriate decision-making ability.
  
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills combined with attention to detail and thoroughness
  
• Proven ability to “roll up”their sleeves and get involved at a detailed level.
  
• Strong communication skills; ability to present clear and practical legal arguments.
  
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage and track work.
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a capacity to build strong working relationships on the legal team and across the organization.
  
• Strong initiative with an ability to work independently but will not hesitate to ask questions or seek guidance.
  

Qualifications

• Title, responsibilities and compensation commensurate with experience.
  
• Experience working for a solar, wind, and or energy storage company, or in the construction industry is a plus but not required.
  
• 5+years minimum experience; In-house experience or a combination of in-house and law firm experience is also a plus.
  
• 2+ years experience working on complex contracts, procurement and transactional issues.
  
• Possession of a Juris Doctorate issued by a law school accredited by the American Bar Association.
  
• MA Bar license; others considered subject to obtaining MA Bar in-house authorization.