Assistant General Counsel, Transactions

Job description

Assistant General Counsel, Transactions Location: Remote (U.S.), with preference for New York or Washington, DC Travel: 5-10% (team offsites, transaction meetings, industry conferences, and in-person legal events) Reports to: General Counsel, working closely with the Associate General Counsel and the Managing Director, Investments We’re financing the future of energy Crux is the capital platform for clean and critical infrastructure. We combine advisory, investments, markets, and research with proprietary intelligence and technology to modernize capital raising and deployment. Our team is composed of experts in energy, tax, finance, government, and technology. We have raised $77 million in capital from some of the best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners, QED, Canapi, and others. These funds are joined by strategic investors including Pattern Energy, Clearway Energy, EDF Renewables, Intersect Power, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures. AN INFLECTION POINT IN AMERICAN ENERGY AND MANUFACTURING Energy demand is growing for the first time in decades, driving an urgent need for more affordable and reliable electricity. More electricity requires new clean energy infrastructure and strong domestic supply chains for minerals and components — as well as large amounts of capital. Traditional project financing is opaque, fragmented, and analog. At Crux, we’re changing that. Through unmatched insights and expertise, white-glove service, purpose-built tools, and risk underwriting, we power a more prosperous, clean, and secure energy future. We are scaling quickly and looking for team members who are eager to combine deep expertise with an AI- and tech-forward mindset. THE OPPORTUNITY Crux is seeking an Assistant General Counsel, Transactions — a mid-level project finance lawyer who will serve as the day-to-day transactional attorney across Crux’s investment and financing activity. The role covers the full range of transactions Crux originates, structures, and executes: tax equity and preferred equity investments, transferable tax credit purchases and forward commitments, and debt facilities, as well as Crux’s own corporate-level financings and strategic transactions. You will manage transactions from term sheet through closing and post-closing administration, working with Crux’s Investments, Coverage, Debt Advisory, and Portfolio Management teams and managing outside counsel where appropriate. You will also support the General Counsel and Associate General Counsel on corporate-level matters, so the role offers significant breadth. Crux Legal approaches each transaction as an opportunity to improve the next one: standardizing documents, developing playbooks and checklists, and building and using AI tools for diligence, drafting, closing, and portfolio management. We are looking for a lawyer who already works this way and wants to do a lot more of it. RESPONSIBILITIES - Execute Crux’s investment transactions. Lead the legal workstream on tax equity (partnership flip, T-flip, and hybrid structures), preferred equity, and transferable tax credit transactions: term sheets, LLC agreements, equity capital contribution agreements, tax credit transfer and forward purchase agreements, guaranties, and closing deliverables. Drive checklists, manage timelines, and close deals. - Support debt financings. Work on the debt that sits alongside Crux’s investments and on Crux’s own facilities: construction, bridge, back-leverage, and warehouse financings, including credit agreements, intercreditor and forbearance arrangements, borrowing base and draw mechanics, and lender consents. - Lead legal diligence and issue-spotting. Review project documents (offtake, EPC and supply, interconnection, real estate, permits), tax credit qualification items (beginning of construction, prevailing wage and apprenticeship, domestic content, energy community, recapture), insurance, and sponsor/counterparty matters. Distill findings into clear risks and mitigants for investment committee materials. - Own the post-closing legal workstream. Handle funding conditions, amendments, consents, waivers, and reporting obligations across the portfolio with Portfolio Management. - Manage outside counsel efficiently. Decide what gets done in-house versus by outside counsel, scope and supervise their work, and keep fees proportional to the transaction. - Support corporate-level matters. Assist the General Counsel and Associate General Counsel on a range of corporate matters as needed, including corporate financings, strategic transactions and joint ventures, entity formation and maintenance, corporate governance, regulatory matters, intellectual property, and commercial agreements. - Standardize documents and processes. Maintain and improve Crux’s forms, playbooks, checklists, and