Associate General Counsel

Blue Energy

Associate General Counsel at Blue Energy providing legal support on procurement and corporate matters. Collaborating with business teams and managing outside counsel.

Posted 7/1/2026full-timeChevy Chase • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as a trusted legal advisor to leadership, offering strategic insights on commercial contracts, project-specific considerations, and risk mitigation strategies
Draft, review and negotiate supply and purchase contracts in support of the engineering, construction and procurement teams.
General corporate and transactional legal support:
Draft, review, and negotiate NDAs
Handle entity formations, including drafting formation documents and resolutions
Assist with corporate governance and contractual compliance
Ensure bankability of all project development documents, including site control documents, utility agreements and offtake.
File, track and update a variety of business and legal templates and documents.
Understand the nature of the business in order to provide value-added service and enhance working relationships.
Advise on legal and regulatory/export control issues.
Coordinate with intellectual property team on intellectual property issues.
Manage outside counsel.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 4+ years' relevant experience, including top law firm experience, preferably in project finance, project development and/or energy sectors; experience in-house and/or the nuclear sector is a plus.
Strong contract and commercial law experience, including project finance transactions.
Commercial mindset. Ability to balance business goals with legal and regulatory compliance objectives efficiently.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Willingness to learn regulatory matters, including export control, in the nuclear context.
Ability to manage outside counsel effectively and efficiently.
Demonstrated creativity in legal approaches to complex problems and issues that balance business needs and legal risks.
History of integrity, sound legal and business judgment and an ability to communicate effectively.
J.D. required with license to practice in at least one state
The successful candidate will have a high degree of integrity, communicate openly and display respect, be trustworthy and have a desire to foster teamwork.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Blue Energy is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Blue Energy now or in the future.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Drafting ContractsNegotiating NDAsEntity FormationCorporate GovernanceRisk Mitigation StrategiesLegal Document ManagementIntellectual Property CoordinationProject Development DocumentationCommercial ContractsExport Control Knowledge

Soft Skills

Effective CommunicationCreativity in Problem SolvingIntegrityTeamworkIndependent and Collaborative Work

Certifications

J.D. RequiredLicense to Practice in At Least One State