Legal Counsel, Real Estate & Development

ABOUT HUT 8

Imagine the ultimate destination for those who want to work at the cutting edge of technology energy and infrastructure. Hut8 is on a mission to build and operate some of the worlds largest data centers for next-generation computing workloads including AI Colocation Cloud and Bitcoin Mining. We are proud to offer interesting and challenging opportunities for individuals who want to build teams solve problems and make an impact from day one. If youre an ambitious individual looking for a career that is as rewarding as it is challenging youve come to the right place.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Legal Counsel (Real Estate & Development) role will provide legal support across the companys Data Center and Energy Infrastructure portfolio. This is a hands-on high-volume role focused on the front end of the development lifecycle: site control diligence and deal execution. You will work directly with our development operations asset management energy origination and strategic financing teams serving as their primary legal counterpart.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft review and negotiate letters of intent land options purchase agreements easements access agreements tax abatement agreements shared facilities agreements construction contracts long lead equipment procurement agreements costs in aid of construction agreements interconnection agreements and other ancillary development documents.
• Provide legal support on project finance and real estate loan transactions including loan documents infrastructure agreements power-related agreements and leases with data center end users.
• Manage the documentation lifecycle for the companys data center development and energy infrastructure projects ensuring all agreements are executed with precision and align with the companys strategic objectives.
• Act as the primary legal liaison for the development operations asset management energy origination and strategic financing teams.
• Coordinate with outside counsel title agents surveyors and environmental consultants to ensure that every site is thoroughly vetted and prepared for commercialization.
• Conduct and coordinate legal due diligence including review of title commitments ALTA surveys environmental reports and zoning analyses.

ABOUT YOU

• You have a rigorous detail-oriented approach to reviewing title survey environmental and zoning reports for large-scale infrastructure or energy projects.
• You excel at managing high-volume document workflows tracking critical deadlines and maintaining strict version control across multiple simultaneous site acquisitions.
• You are a strategic thinker with a practical business-oriented approach to legal issues.
• You are comfortable working directly with non-legal teams and can translate complex legal issues into clear guidance that helps inform commercial decisions.
• You thrive in fast-paced deal-intensive environments and take ownership of your workstreams from first draft through closing.

Qualifications

• Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. State and a member in good standing of one U.S. Bar.
• 3 years of experience in commercial real estate infrastructure or energy law with a focus on land acquisition site control and transactional diligence.
• Proven track record of drafting and negotiating front-end real estate documents: LOIs purchase options purchase and sale agreements easements and access agreements.
• Experience coordinating with title companies surveyors and environmental consultants on large-scale land or infrastructure transactions.
• Familiarity with project finance or real estate loan transactions is a plus.
• Experience in data center energy or digital infrastructure is a plus but not required.

ABOUT THE WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role is in office at our corporate headquarters in the Brickell area of Miami Florida. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WHAT MAKES HUT 8 A GREAT PLACE TO WORK

Hut 8 offers a benefits and wellness program that includes medical dental vision life andshort-term and long-term disability insurance as well as paid time are proud to invest in building the best team in the industry. At all levels of the organizationwe are driven by an entrepreneurial spirit radical transparency and relentless growth mentality.

At Hut 8 you will have the opportunity to:

Work with bright driven peers from a range of educational and professional backgroundsincluding software development energy engineering entrepreneurship investmentbanking private equity and management consulting

Design and pitch new products services and other initiatives to a leadership teamconsisting of serial entrepreneurs and seasoned executives and backed by a board ofdirectors consisting of industry veterans of energy finance and government

Debate ideas and alternatives in a truly meritocratic setting where the learning curve issteep and the lessons come from both senior and junior members of the team

Build a lifelong network of friends and professional connections at the cutting-edgeintersection of technology energy and infrastructure