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Contracts Counsel

AustinOn-siteFull-time

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In-house Contracts Counsel drafts, reviews, and negotiates a broad range of commercial and energy/infrastructure development agreements. They partner with cross-functional teams to structure deals while managing risk.

About this role

Last Energy is seeking an in-house Contracts Counsel to join our growing legal team. In this role, you will draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements that support our operations, supply chain, and strategic partnerships. You’ll work closely with cross-functional stakeholders across business, finance, engineering, procurement, and project delivery to help the company move quickly while managing risk thoughtfully.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

  • Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial and energy/infrastructure development agreements, including MSAs, SOWs, vendor/supplier contracts, consulting agreements, PPAs, EPC/turnkey construction contracts, interconnection and offtake arrangements, and O&M agreements.
  • Partner with internal stakeholders to structure deals, assess risk, and ensure contracts align with business objectives
  • Identify key legal and commercial issues and propose practical solutions that enable execution while protecting the company
  • Support procurement and supply chain contracting, including vendor onboarding, template development, and negotiation playbooks
  • Help maintain and improve contract processes, tracking, and internal guidance to support a growing contracting volume
  • Coordinate with outside counsel as needed on specialized matters
  • Assist with other legal matters as assigned in support of a scaling energy and infrastructure business
  • Other duties as assigned

    • Qualifications

  • J.D. and active bar membership in at least one US jurisdiction
  • 5-10 years of experience in commercial contracting (in-house and/or at a law firm)
  • Strong drafting and negotiation skills with experience managing multiple contracts in parallel
  • Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating energy and infrastructure development agreements, PPAs, EPC/turnkey construction contracts, interconnection and offtake arrangements, O&M agreements, and other project delivery and supply chain contracts
  • Ability to communicate clearly with non-legal teams and operate as a practical business partner
  • Comfort working in a high-growth, high-urgency environment with shifting priorities
  • Strong judgment and ability to balance legal risk with commercial reality

    • Skills

    ComplianceConsulting AgreementsContract Lifecycle ManagementContract TemplatesDraftingEPC/turnkey ContractsExternal Counsel CoordinationInterconnection AgreementsLegal ResearchMSANegotiationOfftake ArrangementsO&M AgreementsPPAsProcurement ContractsRisk AssessmentSOWVendor Contracts

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