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  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Practice:
    Energy and Climate Solutions
    Employment Type:
    Full-Time

    Wilson Sonsini’s Energy & Climate Solutions practice is seeking associates with 3 to 7 years of experience to join our industry-leading energy regulatory practice. The ideal candidate will have experience analyzing and drafting project development contracts, including power purchase agreements and other offtake arrangements, negotiating commercial and joint venture agreements, and supporting project and portfolio acquisitions and related financing transactions.

    This role offers the opportunity to work on some of the most consequential projects shaping today’s energy industry. This position will involve daily direct contact with a wide range of clients, Wilson Sonisini’s partners, and counterparty counsel, so strong communication and project management skills are required. If that’s of interest, we want to hear from you. The ideal candidate would join our Boston, DC, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle offices and would welcome attorneys who want to join the team in those locations and advance our mission. We may consider other office locations. For more information, click the Details button.

  • Office:
    Los Angeles
    San Francisco
    Practice:
    Energy and Climate Solutions
    Tax
    Employment Type:
    Full-Time

    Wilson Sonsini’s Energy & Climate Solutions practice is seeking an associate with 1 to 3 years of experience to join our industry-leading energy regulatory practice. You will play a key role on a variety of transactions involving tax credits, tax equity, and transferability transactions. You will be a part of an industry leading team advising project developers. Preferred locations include San Francisco and Los Angeles; candidates located in other cities with firm offices will be considered.

  • Office:
    Multiple locations
    Practice:
    Energy and Climate Solutions
    Employment Type:
    Full-Time

    Wilson Sonsini’s ECS Practice Group is unique in its mission-driven focus on clean energy and climate-friendly related projects, technologies, and business models, representing disruptors and innovators and those who finance them.

    We are looking for an associate/counsel with 4-8 years of substantial renewable energy in engineering and construction law matters at a major law firm. Associates will have an opportunity to work closely with experienced lawyers who provide active mentoring and to be part of a collaborative team of attorneys.

Wilson Sonsini fosters a collaborative, team-oriented working environment in which we provide legal and business advice to some of the world’s most innovative technology, life sciences, and growth companies at all stages of their development. We constantly strive to add experienced and skilled attorneys to make practicing a challenging and rewarding experience.

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