# Legal Counsel, Power & Energy

**Company:** [Crusoe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/crusoe)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $218k – $273k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Power Purchase Agreements, Ppas, Real Estate Acquisitions, Power Procurement, Construction Financing, Loan Due Diligence, Contract Drafting, Contract Negotiation, Title Review, Environmental Assessments, Zoning And Land Use
**Posted:** 2026-06-11

> Lead contract drafting and negotiation for real estate acquisitions, power procurement, and project finance transactions supporting large-scale data center developments. Requires 5-7 years of real estate and power experience plus a JD.

## Job Description

## What You’ll Be Working On

**Energy Infrastructure & Utilities**
- Negotiate and execute Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), power procurement contracts, interconnection agreements, and other utility-related documents

**Utility Relations**
- Support the digital infrastructure and power teams in direct interactions and negotiations with local utility providers

**Construction Support**
- Provide specialized legal counsel to the construction team regarding the power and energy-related aspects of data center builds

**Real Estate Due Diligence**
- Conduct comprehensive legal reviews of title, survey, environmental assessments (Phase I/II), geotechnical reports, planning, and zoning/land use matters to mitigate development risks

**Property Rights**
- Proactively address title matters, property rights, and boundary disputes to ensure unencumbered project development

**Legal Operations**
- Develop and maintain a suite of standardized legal templates and contract clauses to streamline negotiations and ensure consistency across the portfolio

**Cross-Functional Partnership**
- Collaborate with Power Engineering, Construction, Finance, and Tax to translate complex legal concepts into actionable business objectives

## What You’ll Bring to the Team

**Education**
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school

**Licensure**
- Active bar admission in any state

**Experience**
- 5–7 years of experience working on real estate acquisitions and power procurement

**Finance Knowledge**
- Strong understanding of construction financing and loan due diligence processes

**Technical Skills**
- Excellent negotiation and drafting skills with the ability to manage high-stakes business environments independently

**Sector Expertise**
- Experience with data centers or large-scale industrial development projects is strongly preferred

**Bonus Points**
- Direct experience negotiating with major RTOs/ISOs (e.g., PJM, MISO, ERCOT)
- Familiarity with energy-related tax credits or government incentive programs
- Previous in-house experience at a renewable energy or infrastructure company

## Benefits

- Competitive compensation and equity packages
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
- Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
- Employer contributions to HSA account
- Paid parental leave
- Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Professional development & tuition reimbursement
- Mental health & wellness support
- Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
- Cell phone stipend
- 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
- Volunteer time off
- Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
- Daily meals allowance
- Additional perks & programs specific to location

**Compensation Range**
Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $218,000 - $273,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

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