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Contracts Counsel

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Legal & ComplianceContractsContract Counsel

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Legal & ComplianceContractsContract Counsel

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.

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

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