Intellectual property paralegal Jobs in Durham, NC

Strata Solar is a leading developer, builder and operator of solar power and battery energy storage system projects. Its operations cover 150+ operating utility-scale solar farms, with construction and development activities nationally. This is a position within Strata’s legal department. This position will be an integral part of, and provide support to, Strata’s existing 8-person legal team, and will have daily interaction with Strata’s management, development, construction and finance teams.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Assists legal team on a wide variety of legal needs, with a particular emphasis on a transactional practice, including corporate and project finance, investments, real estate, project development and acquisitions and divestitures.
• Assists with the drafting, management and compilation of a wide variety of agreements and documents, including membership interest purchase and sale agreements, asset purchase agreements, operating agreements and other organizational and governance documents, loan documents, real estate site control contracts, engineering, procurement and construction contracts, power purchase agreements, renewable energy certificate purchase and sale agreements, operations and maintenance agreements, asset management agreements and non-disclosure agreements.
• Assists in the formation, maintenance and dissolution of entities, including the preparation of related organizational documents and regulatory requirements relating thereto.
• Administers and manages due diligence activities and virtual data rooms.
• Communicates directly with Strata’s counterparties and outside counsel.
• Oversees maintenance of Strata’s professional licenses (general contractor, engineering, electrical, etc.) .
• Develops, implements and manages document processing and records management procedures.
• Serves as a liaison with various departments within Strata, including development, finance, legal, engineering, construction, human relations and asset management.
• Assists legal team with general administrative matters and other duties as assigned.

Education and / or Work Experience Requirements :

Physical Requirements / Work Environment : Work is performed in an office environment. Must be able to sit, stand, bend, twist and lift up to 20 pounds.

This job description is intended to describe the essential job functions of this position and is not intended to be an all-inclusive statement of job responsibilities.

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