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Position Specific Description

NextEra Energy is seeking a transactional attorney with at least two years of experience for NextEra’s investments group to work on venture capital investments, fund investments, other equity investments and the drafting and negotiation of related strategic rights that the group manages. The preferred candidate will have experience in representing investors in venture capital investments and experience negotiating LP investments in funds. The applicant must be a team player with a demonstrated commercial acumen who relates well with clients, management, and counterparties and who can thrive in a fast-paced, demanding environment. Employees in this job will participate in complex legal matters and projects and deliver timely and quality legal services to clients with minimal supervision. There is opportunity for career advancement and growth within the Company

The Employee In This Position Is Expected To

• Support the Nextera Energy Investments team by drafting, reviewing and negotiating term sheets, financing documentation and NDAs, and reviewing and advising on portfolio company actions
• Draft and negotiate strategic rights agreements and other commercial agreements alongside investments
• Manage and direct outside counsel, monitor portfolio company activity, review, negotiate and monitor LP investments in funds, and work closely with the finance and accounting team on reporting and monitoring terms of the investments made

Job Overview

Employees in this job participate in complex legal matters and projects and deliver timely and quality legal services to clients with moderate supervision.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides written and oral legal advice to clients
• Anticipates and guards against legal risks involving the organization
• Works to ensure budget compliance and avoids the need for outside counsel
• Ensures disclosure of potentially material legal issues to senior leadership
• Performs other job-related duties as assignedRequired Qualifications
• Member in Good Standing of State Bar
• High School Grad / GED
• Juris Doctorate
• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: 2+ yearsPreferred Qualifications
• None

Employee Group: Exempt

Employee Type: Full Time

Job Category: Legal/Regulatory/External Affairs

Organization: NextEra Energy Resources, LLC

Relocation Provided: Yes, if applicable

NextEra Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, age, national origin, religion, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetics, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

NextEra Energy and provides reasonable accommodation in its application and selection process for qualified individuals, including accommodations related to compliance with conditional job offer requirements, consistent with federal, state, and local laws. Supporting medical or religious documentation will be required where applicable and permitted by applicable law. To request a reasonable accommodation, please send an e-mail to recruiting-coordinator.sharedmailbox@nexteraenergy.com, providing your name, telephone number and the best time for us to reach you. Alternatively, you may call 1-844-694-4748. Please do not use this line to inquire about your application status.

NextEra Energy will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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