Assistant General Counsel

Unison Infrastructure

General Counsel responsible for renewable energy acquisitions and legal guidance at Unison. Overseeing transactions, facilitating negotiations, and managing legal aspects of energy projects within a collaborative team environment.

Posted 5/28/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage a closing pipeline of lease acquisitions across North America and coordinate closing support from the finance, origination, legal, and senior management teams.
Oversee lease acquisitions by in-house attorneys and prepare underwriting for senior management.
Evaluate, structure, and assist negotiations with renewable energy developers for sale leaseback and land financing opportunities.
Assist the Head of Renewables in developing new ground lease-based products to support renewable energy developers and owner/operators.
Assist in the evaluation of new markets, including entity setup, compliance, KYC, and creating and validating real estate transaction structures consistent with company underwriting and risk profile.
Advising on various commercial and corporate matters.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of experience as a lawyer in law firm or renewable energy developer settings.
Experience with renewable energy development or asset ownership.
Strong real estate experience is preferred.
Member in Good Standing of State Bar.
Fluency with technology including Office 365, Teams, SharePoint, and Salesforce.
Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically for in-person team meetings, important customer meetings, industry events, and annual international travel for company all-hands meetings.
Entrepreneurial and collaborative team spirit.
A love of adventure and passion for learning.
Demonstrated ability to prioritize deal flow and exercise sound business judgment.
Outstanding oral, written, and analytical skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive base pay
variable compensation

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Hard Skills & Tools

lease acquisitionsunderwritingnegotiationsreal estate transaction structurescomplianceKYCrenewable energy developmentasset ownershipcommercial matterscorporate matters

Soft Skills

entrepreneurial spiritcollaborative team spiritprioritizationbusiness judgmentoral communicationwritten communicationanalytical skillspassion for learningadventure

Certifications

Member in Good Standing of State Bar