Assistant General Counsel, Transactions

The role

This mid-level project finance lawyer will serve as the day-to-day transactional attorney for investment and financing activities. You will manage transactions from term sheet through closing and support corporate-level matters.

What you will do

• Execute investment transactions including tax equity, preferred equity, and transferable tax credit transactions.
• Support debt financings including construction, bridge, back-leverage, and warehouse financings.
• Lead legal diligence and issue-spotting for project documents and tax credit qualification.
• Own the post-closing legal workstream including funding conditions, amendments, and reporting.
• Manage outside counsel scope and supervision.
• Support corporate-level matters such as corporate financings, strategic transactions, and governance.
• Standardize documents, playbooks, and checklists.
• Develop and deploy AI tools for diligence, drafting, and closing workflows.
• Partner with business teams to translate legal issues into commercial terms.

Required qualifications

• 3-6 years of transactional experience, with a significant portion in the projects, energy, or infrastructure finance practice of a leading law firm.
• Hands-on experience with tax equity, transferable tax credit transactions, and debt financings for renewable energy and infrastructure projects.
• Working fluency in the federal energy tax credit framework (Sections 45, 48, 45Y, 48E, 45X, and 6418).
• Demonstrated experience using AI in legal practice.
• JD and admission in good standing to the bar of at least one U.S. state.

Nice to have

• In-house experience at a developer, investor, or lender
• Admission to the bar of New York or DC

Benefits

• 100% healthcare premiums for employees
• 80% subsidized healthcare premiums for dependents
• 100% dental and vision premiums for employees
• 80% dental and vision premiums for dependents
• Family forming and fertility support
• 16 weeks parental leave for birthing parents
• 12 weeks parental leave for non-birthing parents
• 10 company holidays per year
• 20 days of paid time off per year
• 401k with account fees supported by Crux

About the company

Crux is the capital platform for clean and critical infrastructure. The company combines advisory, investments, markets, and research with proprietary intelligence and technology to modernize capital raising and deployment.