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Assistant General Counsel

Unison
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Full Time
Posted May 28, 2026
Renewable Energy Development
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Job Description

Unison Infrastructure is a real estate investment company focused on renewable energy and digital infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Unison is seeking an Assistant General Counsel to support its US Renewables business. This is a hands-on commercial legal role for a lawyer who can move transactions to closing while helping the business assess risk, structure new products, and build scalable processes. The role partners closely with senior management, origination, pricing, finance, property management, and other legal team members • Lead and manage a closing pipeline of renewable energy ground lease acquisitions and related real estate transactions across the United States. • Draft, review, negotiate, and close lease acquisition, land finance, sale-leaseback, and related transaction documentation with landowners, developers, owner/operators, and counterparties. • Coordinate cross-functional closing support from finance, origination, legal, pricing, and senior management, ensuring clear ownership of diligence, approvals, and closing deliverables. • Advise on title, survey, zoning, permitting, interconnection, project-development, property, and other real estate risks relevant to wind, solar, and battery storage assets. • Prepare concise underwriting and risk assessments for senior management, including recommendations on deal structure, mitigants, and approval conditions. • Support negotiations and relationship management with renewable energy developers and other strategic counterparties. • Help design and refine ground lease-based products and repeatable transaction structures that support renewable energy developers and asset owners. • Assist with new market entry analysis and process improvements consistent with Unison's underwriting standards and risk profile. • Advise the business on commercial, corporate, operational, and portfolio management matters as needed.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar. • 10+ years of relevant legal experience in a law firm, renewable energy developer, infrastructure investor, asset owner, or comparable in-house legal environment. • Strong real estate transaction experience, preferably involving renewable energy development, project real estate, ground leases, easements, title/survey review, or acquisition diligence. • Demonstrated ability to own complex transactions from term sheet through closing, balancing legal precision with commercial judgment. • Experience advising business teams on risk, deal structure, process, and portfolio-level considerations. • Clear, practical communication style with excellent drafting, analytical, and negotiation skills. • Comfort operating in a technology-enabled environment, including Office 365, Teams, SharePoint, Salesforce, and deal-management workflows.

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