Infrastructure & Energy Transaction Counsel
Lambda· G&A
Hybrid (San Francisco Office (Second St)), Hybrid (New York, NY)$229k - $305kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Lawyer role focused on end-to-end legal structuring, drafting, and negotiation of complex infrastructure and energy transactions for Lambda’s data centers and power-related projects.
Responsibilities
- Deal Negotiation & Structuring: Lead the commercial negotiation and documentation of development deals, complex site leasing, real estate acquisitions, joint ventures as well as real estate and project financing.
- Power & Utility Management: Structure and manage specialized contracts critical to hyperscale deployments, including corporate Power Purchase Agreements, utility interconnection agreements, behind-the-meter generation frameworks, and storage systems.
- Construction & Project Development: Draft, review, and negotiate construction contracts, engineering services agreements, and design-build documents tailored for infrastructure handling gigawatts of power.
- Finance & Incentive Support: Partner with corporate development, tax and other teams to support project finance elements, tax incentives, and intricate lease arrangements that enable massive capital deployment.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align legal risk frameworks closely with technical engineering, security, business development, and strategic financial models.
- Outside Counsel Oversight: Direct and manage specialized outside counsel on complex regulatory or regional matters while maintaining strictly focused in-house strategic judgment.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of legal experience running complex commercial transactions, ideally split between an elite AmLaw law firm and an innovative, fast-moving infrastructure or technology company.
- Deep infrastructure expertise with a proven track record of managing a heavy workload, prioritizing risk efficiently, and closing multi-hundred-million- and billion-dollar transactions on accelerated schedules.
- Strong technical and energy market literacy, displaying a clear understanding of data centers, wholesale electricity markets (e.g., ERCOT, PJM), utility interconnections, and emerging AI hardware stacks.
- Solution-oriented commercial mindset with an ability to demonstrate sound, definitive judgment in high-stakes, highly ambiguous situations.
- Elite communication abilities, with a demonstrated capacity to accurately and concisely bridge technical engineering needs with legal protections.
- A JD from an accredited law school and an active bar membership in at least one U.S. state.
Skills
Required:Legal experience in complex commercial transactionsInfrastructure and energy markets literacyNegotiation & drafting
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
- Wellness and commuter stipends for select roles
- 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
- Flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use
Last updated Aug 6, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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