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At AES we are accelerating the future of energy. Our core values are Safety First Highest Standards and All Together. We are seeking outstanding individuals to join our team. We believe that a diverse inclusive workforce where all people demonstrate empathy and work together collaboratively will give us the best opportunity to achieve our purpose and business objectives.

AES Clean Energy (AES) is seeking to hire a Rotational Attorney. This position is designed for an early-career attorney with some entry-level legal experience who will gain broad exposure to the full spectrum of AES Clean Energys legal practice by rotating through each of our five core legal teams: Real Estate Development Project Counsel Commercial Finance and Operations. During each rotation the attorney will work closely with experienced team members contribute to substantive legal matters and develop the skills necessary to become a well-rounded energy lawyer. This unique program offers an unparalleled opportunity to explore various practice areas within a dynamic in-house legal team at the forefront of the energy landscape. The AES Clean Energy Legal team has nearly thirty attorneys that are experts in every facet of clean energy development and operations.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Real Estate: Support real estate counsel on land acquisition title review easements rights-of-way lease negotiations and landowner relations for renewable energy projects.
• Development: Assist development attorneys with M&A and due diligence activities and project development matters including permitting interconnection environmental compliance and stakeholder relations for renewable energy and battery storage projects.
• Project Counsel: Work alongside project counsel to support the construction phase of energy projects including drafting and negotiating EPC contracts managing project-level legal issues that arise during construction and supporting late state project financing.
• Commercial: Collaborate with commercial attorneys on power purchase agreements (PPAs) energy storage agreements hedging arrangements and other commercial contracts.
• Finance: Support finance counsel on project financing transactions including tax equity debt financing..

Desired Experience and Skills:

• Strong academic credentials and demonstrated interest in energy infrastructure or transactional law.
• Renewable energy experience; wind energy battery storage or general infrastructure project development experience a plus.
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
• Ability to work effectively as an individual and as part of a team.
• Ability to adapt to a variety of duties and often challenging tasks.
• Smart decisive organized methodical biased toward action.
• Three to six years of relevant legal experience preferably at a major law firm or in-house.

Education:

• Bachelors Degree
• JD from an accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one jurisdiction

AES is an Equal Opportunity Employer who is committed to building strength and delivering long-term sustainability through diversity and inclusion. Respecting all backgrounds differences and perspectives enables us to improve the lives of our people customers suppliers contractors and the communities in which we live and work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex sexual orientation gender gender identity and/or expression race national origin ethnicity age religion marital status physical or mental disability pregnancy childbirth or related medical condition military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. E-Verify Notice: AES will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and if necessary the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with information from each new employees I-9 to confirm work authorization.

The expected salary for this position at commencement of employment is between $120000 and $150025/year; however base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including market location job-related knowledge skills and experience. The total compensation package for this position also includes annual bonus. The benefits offered for this position are: medical dental and vision coverage life insurance 401(k) eligibility and paid time off (including vacation sick leave time and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if a candidate receives an offer of employment. If hired employee will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

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