Senior Counsel, Real Estate Development
CoreWeave· Legal & Government Affairs
Hybrid (Multiple)$157k - $245kFull-timePosted 2w ago
About the role
Senior counsel partner supporting the development and expansion of hyperscale digital infrastructure projects across the United States, focusing on complex real estate development, construction, and infrastructure transactions within CoreWeave’s data center portfolio.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal support across all phases of commercial real estate development and infrastructure projects, from site acquisition through construction and operational delivery.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial real estate agreements, including purchase and sale agreements, development agreements, and site control documentation.
- Draft, review, and negotiate construction and infrastructure agreements, including design and engineering agreements, construction management agreements, and contractor agreements.
- Advise on zoning, permitting, entitlement, land use, utility, and other regulatory matters impacting infrastructure development projects.
- Support transaction execution, due diligence, and closing processes across complex real estate and infrastructure matters.
- Advise on construction risk allocation, delays, claims management, indemnities, warranties, and dispute resolution matters.
- Partner cross-functionally with Development, Power, Operations, Finance, Tax, Procurement, and external stakeholders to support infrastructure deployment and business objectives.
- Manage outside counsel while balancing legal risk and commercial priorities.
- Help develop scalable legal templates, playbooks, and contracting processes to support CoreWeave’s continued growth.
Qualifications
- J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active admission to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- 7+ years of relevant legal experience supporting commercial real estate development, construction, and infrastructure transactions.
- Demonstrated experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating complex commercial real estate agreements and construction-related agreements.
- Experience managing title, survey, zoning, land use, permitting, utility, entitlement, and related regulatory matters.
- Experience leading real estate due diligence processes and transaction closings.
- Experience advising on construction risk allocation, claims management, indemnities, warranties, and dispute resolution matters.
- Ability to manage outside counsel and balance legal risk with commercial business objectives.
- Experience collaborating cross-functionally with development, finance, operations, tax, and procurement teams.
- Strong judgment, communication skills, and ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Skills
Required:Commercial real estate development knowledgeConstruction and infrastructure contracting
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance - 100% paid for by CoreWeave
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Voluntary supplemental life insurance
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Ability to Participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
- Mental Wellness Benefits through Spring Health
- Family-Forming support provided by Carrot
- Paid Parental Leave
- Flexible, full-service childcare support with Kinside
- 401(k) with a generous employer match
- Flexible PTO
- Catered lunch each day in our office and data center locations
- A casual work environment
- A work culture focused on innovative disruption
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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