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Legal Counsel, Head of Development & Real Estate Legal

United States💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead in-house development and real estate attorney overseeing strategic development, project finance, M&A transactions, and real estate issues for energy and data center infrastructure projects.

Role type

Senior in-house legal counsel (development & real estate)

Builds

Gigawatt-scale energy and data center projects in the U.S.

Domain

Renewable energy, data center infrastructure, real estate development

Deliverable

Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Project finance and M&A transaction experience, due diligence, title commitment analysis, site control and permitting, regulatory compliance, contract negotiation, team management

Preferred skills

Experience in renewables energy industry, managing outside legal counsel

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Oversee strategic development and real estate issues for project finance and M&A transactions; manage legal development issues including project design, site control, permitting, and regulatory matters; interface with Google energy and real estate attorneys; manage in-house and outside development and real estate legal teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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