Closing Date: 15th December, 2026
Description:
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is seeking an Associate Attorney to join our Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance team in any of our domestic offices. The ideal candidates should have between 3-4 years of experience in the energy industry at a large law firm with a national reputation or comparable in-house counsel role.Sheppard Mullin is a global AmLaw 50 full-service law firm with over 1,200 attorneys across 16 offices worldwide. Our Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance team comprises over 125 attorneys across the firm, representing some of the largest and most innovative energy industry players, including leading utilities, pipeline operators, municipalities, independent power producers, commercial banks, equity and tax investors. EPC contractors and energy technology companies come to us for assistance on their most important energy related legal matters.
This is an opportunity to represent clients in a growing practice and have substantive responsibility and client contact working on regulatory, transactional, and project development matters, primarily in the renewable energy sector.
We are interested in candidates who have experience in one or more of the following areas, specifically for energy projects:
- Drafting and negotiation of power purchase and sale agreements and other common types of revenue contracts for electricity generation and storage projects.
- Drafting and negotiation of supply, construction, operations, interconnection and co-tenancy agreements for electricity generation and storage projects.
- Due diligence with respect to the foregoing agreements for complex transactions on behalf of buyers, sellers, or financing parties (debt or equity).
Resume, cover letter, and law school transcript are required to apply. Candidates must be admitted to and a member in good standing of the state in which they reside.
The pay range for this position is $260,000 to $310,000.
Please Note: We are not currently accepting search firm submissions for this position.
Questions regarding this search should be directed to Destri Martino at dmartino@sheppardmullin.com.
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