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Senior Attorney, Carbon Finance

USA The Nature Conservancy

Arlington, Virginia(remote)

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$125,000–$175,000
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Attorney, Climate Change, Communication Skills, Conservation, Contract Negotiation, Corporate Governance, Cross-Functional, Finance, Funding, Legal, Legal Support Skills, Market Trend Analysis, Multitasking, Negotiation Skills, Organizational Skills, Project/Program Management, Public Policy, Regulations, Risk Management, Sales, Team Player
LOCATION
Arlington, Virginia
POSTED
30+ days ago
What We Can Achieve Together:

The Senior Attorney provides legal advice and direction on complex matters for assigned global programs and strategies including, but not limited to, Impact Finance and Markets, Tackle Climate Change and Policy and Public Funding, with a focus on climate and carbon-related matters. The Senior Attorney works with client teams to structure and implement complex projects, including transaction negotiation, corporate entity structuring and governance, carbon credit generation and carbon credit sales. The Senior Attorney may also support other global transactions with for-profits, NGOs and sovereigns. The Senior Attorney ensures that transactions and activities are legally sound and consistent with the Conservancy's mission, authority, policies, and procedures. They apply strong analytical and risk management skills to serve organizational needs efficiently and effectively and clearly articulate complex legal concepts, including questions of first impression, and options to client teams. The Senior Attorney works within the Corporate Services Legal Team and may also support other functions, including advising on corporate governance matters for TNC subsidiaries.

The Senior Attorney will build relationships across the Conservancy using their ability to clearly communicate complex legal concepts to non-lawyers to facilitate transactions.

We're Looking for You:

The Senior Attorney will provide legal advice and transactional support for global teams, including teams working on carbon markets, climate initiatives, global conservation transactions, and related activities. This role will focus on structuring, drafting, and negotiating agreements and transactional documents to implement complex carbon and climate-related transactions, including carbon credit generation and sales, carbon offtake and pre-payment agreements, financing arrangements, as well as supporting global transactions with for-profit entities, NGOs, sovereign and quasi-sovereign counterparties including drafting and review of other commercial and philanthropic agreements.

They will work closely with multidisciplinary client teams to support the structuring and implementation of complex projects, including advising on corporate entity structuring, governance, and management issues for global programs, subsidiaries, and affiliated entities.

They will ensure that all transactions and activities are legally sound and consistent with the Conservancy's mission, authority, policies, and procedures. They will apply strong analytical judgment, complex transactional, and risk-management skills to serve organizational needs efficiently and effectively and will clearly articulate complex and novel legal issues, including questions of first impression, to non-lawyer stakeholders with professionalism and humility.

The Attorney will work within the Corporate Services Legal Team and may also support other functions across the Conservancy, including advising on corporate governance matters for TNC subsidiaries and affiliated entities. The attorney will be part of a specialized team of attorneys and paralegals.

The Attorney will build strong, collaborative relationships across the Conservancy and will use their ability to communicate complex legal concepts clearly and practically to facilitate high-value transactions and organizational decision-making.

This is a remote role based in the United States, with approximately 20% of time available for work-related travel.

What You'll Bring:
  • Juris Doctorate or equivalent and license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
  • Five (5) years relevant legal experience, including significant experience drafting and negotiating complex agreements.
  • Demonstrated carbon markets and climate expertise, for example, working with carbon projects, carbon-related regulations, carbon offtake & pre-payment agreements, and different carbon credit methodologies.
  • Strong corporate transactional background, including demonstrated experience in corporate structuring and corporate governance.
  • In-house experience and/or law firm experience advising sophisticated clients and senior management with a global presence.
  • Demonstrated ability to work closely as part of a teamhandlingmultiple projects and transactions concurrently.
  • Sound business and deal sense.
Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience developing, directing, managing multiple projects and implementing strategic program goals.
  • Working knowledge of current trends in carbon markets and climate policy.
  • Familiarity with carbon regulations in multiple jurisdictions.
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About the Company

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USA The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends.

We address the most pressing conservation threats at the largest scale. Thanks to the support of our more than 1 million members, we’ve built a tremendous record of success since our founding in 1951:
  • We've protected more than 119 million acres of land and thousands of miles of rivers worldwide — and we operate more than 100 marine conservation projects globally.
  • We work in all 50 states and more than 72 countries — protecting habitats from grasslands to coral reefs, from Australia to Alaska to Zambia.
  • We address threats to conservation involving climate change, fresh water, oceans, and conservation lands.
COMPANY SIZE
2,500 to 4,999 employees
INDUSTRY
Nonprofit Charitable Organizations
FOUNDED
1951
WEBSITE
http://www.nature.org

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