Cargill is hiring a
Senior Counsel

Summary

The job is for a Senior Counsel in the Project Development Department at Key Capture Energy. The role involves providing legal advice, preparing and negotiating real estate documents, managing projects, assessing risk, and supporting finance efforts. The candidate should have a Juris Doctor degree and 5-10+ years of experience in a similar position.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and membership in at least one state bar association
• 5-10+ years of practice with a leading law firm and/or in-house in a similar position with specific experience in real estate and contracts associated with renewable energy project development

Responsibilities

• Advise in-house clients regarding a variety of matters with a non-exclusive focus on project development, including real estate, interconnection, siting, and related matters
• Prepare and negotiate a wide variety of real estate documents required for the development and construction of battery energy storage projects
• Support all manner of title-related activities, including reviewing title documents, resolving title issues, negotiating title insurance policies, and related matters
• Lead and supervise all land-related support matters, working together with KCE’s paralegal and support staff, developers, and outside counsel and contractors
• Assess risk at all stages of project development and support communications regarding those risks to in-house and external stakeholders; develop and implement solutions for mitigating and managing risk
• Support finance efforts including acquisitions and divestitures, tax credit monetization, debt, and equity investments

Preferred Qualifications

Project siting experience and familiarity a plus