Unison

telecom and renewables infrastructure investment

AssistantGeneralCounsel

United States Remote Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Assistant General Counsel at Unison. Skills: Renewable energy, Transaction closing, Legal counsel. Manage closing pipeline. Oversee lease acquisitions”

What You'll Achieve.

Accelerating a pipeline of transactions to closing; Growing the business

Industry & Context.

telecom and renewables infrastructure investment
Problems you'll solve

Analytical skills; Sound judgment

Eligibility Requirements

Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically, Annual international travel for company all-hands meetings

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years of experience as a lawyer in law firm or renewable energy developer settings, Member in Good Standing of State Bar

Nice to Have

real estate experience is preferred

What You'll Do.

Manage closing pipeline

Oversee lease acquisitions

Evaluate opportunities

Structure opportunities

Assist in market evaluation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Interact with senior management; Interact with origination; Interact with pricing; Interact with property management; Coordinate closing support

Communication Scope

Outstanding oral skills; Outstanding written skills

Full Job Description

## Description COMPANY OVERVIEW: Unison is a leading telecom and renewables infrastructure investment firm founded in 2003 that has successfully invested more than $2 billion in acquiring assets in the U.S. and Europe. Since 2021, we have been in partnership with Ardian, the global investment house with over $150 billion in assets under management. Unison continues to expand rapidly and is looking for talented, entrepreneurial people to grow with us.  ## The Team The General Counsel – Renewables will play a key role in expanding Unison’s renewable energy business with landowners and renewable energy developers. We seek experienced counsel with demonstrated success accelerating a pipeline of transactions to closing, facilitating transactions with other developers, and exercising sound judgment to assess, underwrite, and manage portfolio risk. This is a working General Counsel that will actively manage and participate in closing transactions and growing the business. You will interact regularly with team members from senior management, origination, pricing, and property management. ## The Role Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: 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. ## Qualifications REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

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