Counsel

Mainspring Energy•Menlo Park, CA

2d•$191,000 - $225,000•Remote

About The Position

Mainspring is seeking a versatile, business-minded attorney to join our Legal team. You will be a critical member of Mainspring’s team as an accomplished transactional attorney who has the skill and versatility to flex between supporting a wide range of contracts, negotiations, and advisory work. In this role, you will not only draft and negotiate agreements, but also serve as a strategic partner to internal stakeholders and a wide range of vendors, customers, and strategic partners. As a key member of the legal organization, you will have the opportunity to drive a tremendous impact by helping to create and shape the legal infrastructure of this area of the business. You are a problem solver, skilled communicator, relationship builder, and have a track record of success as a strategic lawyer operating in a dynamic environment.

Requirements

JD degree and admitted to practice in the U.S
Minimum 5 years of transactional experience (ideally a combination of) global law firm and/or in-house legal department experience, with a mastery of contract drafting and negotiating
Technical Proficiency: Experience with contract management systems and a desire to optimize legal tech stacks and workflows.
Executive Presence: Experience serving as a trusted business partner to senior leaders
Domain Expertise: Comprehensive understanding of complex capital purchase and financed commercial transactions, operation and maintenance agreements, and a strong grasp of the interrelatedness of deal contracts

Responsibilities

Strategic Advisory: Provide thoughtful, risk-balanced, and business-minded advice to internal stakeholders on a wide range of complex contracts, such as equipment and project sale agreements, operation and maintenance contracts, development services agreements, EPC Agreements, financed offerings, and various supporting agreements
Operational Excellence: Work closely with stakeholders across the company to architect and refine contract forms, templates, and playbooks, as well as scalable processes to support these tools
Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner deeply with Sales, Finance, Project Delivery, Operations and other teams to drive execution of high-stakes commercial agreements
Negotiation Leadership: Lead end-to-end contract negotiations for various commercial agreements with customers in the commercial and industrial, data center, governmental, and utility sectors, balancing legal protection with business velocity
Knowledge Sharing: Develop and deliver training and other materials to elevate the legal IQ of the organization on contract terms and other legal issues