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We are a growing solar energy company based in Atlanta, serving the Southeast, committed to helping businesses transition to renewable energy through innovative solutions like Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). Our mission is to make clean energy accessible, reliable, and financially beneficial for our customers. We build and own next-generation energy infrastructure - powering cities, businesses and institutions with reliable, renewable energy. We believe the built environment of the future will incorporate renewable power on every surface that can support it. That's why we designed an easy-to-adopt platform that allows large-scale customers to achieve the benefits from solar energy with no upfront investment.
Job Summary
Cherry Street Energy is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Paralegal or Legal Assistant to support the General Counsel in managing the company's growing portfolio of renewable energy transactions. This role is ideal for an experienced paralegal with strong transactional skills-or for a licensed attorney seeking a role with meaningful legal work, a manageable pace, and direct exposure to an exciting and fast-growing industry.
The successful candidate will be the organizational backbone of the legal function, managing document workflows across multiple simultaneous transactions, maintaining the company's legal files and document retention systems, and ensuring that ancillary agreements, corporate registrations, and regulatory filings are handled accurately and on time.
Job Responsibilities
Transaction Support & Document Management
• Manage the document lifecycle for each customer transaction, including ancillary agreements such as subordination and non-disturbance agreements (SNDAs).
• Coordinate with title companies to ensure timely and accurate recording of memoranda of lease, SNDAs, and other instruments in applicable county land records.
• Track and manage lien waiver collections and final as-built sets from contractors across active construction projects.
• Assist with due diligence in connection with asset acquisitions, including document collection, organization, and project files review.
Legal Operations & Administration
• Develop, refine, and maintain the legal department's filing system and document retention protocols, ensuring that transaction files are complete, logically organized, and readily accessible.
• Maintain a calendar of key deadlines, including contract milestones, recording deadlines, and filing due dates.
Corporate & Regulatory Compliance
• Monitor and maintain corporate registrations and licenses across Company-active jurisdictions, working with the Operations Coordinator to ensure timely filings and renewals.
• Prepare and coordinate regulatory filings required in certain states.
• Assist with new state expansion efforts, including research into state-specific licensing, registration, and regulatory requirements.
Bid & Proposal Support
• Review and advise on legal and contractual requirements in RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs.
• Draft or review contractual language for bid submissions in coordination with the Operations Coordinator, who manages the bid response process.
Required Job Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a paralegal, legal assistant, or attorney in a transactional practice.
• Significant experience with commercial real estate transactions, including familiarity with recorded instruments, title matters, and real property documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects with competing deadlines.
• Comfort and proficiency with AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT, CoPilot) to develop efficiencies in legal research, document drafting, and workflow management.
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with document management systems and standard office productivity software, including Google Workspace. Experience with Smartsheet, Asana, and AI-assisted legal tools is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program, or J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Experience in the energy, infrastructure, or project finance sectors.
• Familiarity with solar energy project documentation, including power purchase agreements, interconnection agreements, or equipment supply contracts.
• Experience with corporate entity management and multi-state regulatory compliance.
• Notary public commission (or willingness to obtain one).

What We Offer

• Competitive salary ($75,000 - $95,000, depending on experience and qualifications).
• Flexible work arrangements (remote, hybrid, or in-office options available).
• The opportunity to work at the center of the clean energy transition in a growing company with a collaborative, mission-driven culture.
• Direct partnership with the General Counsel and meaningful exposure to a broad range of legal matters across multiple jurisdictions.

A note to recruitment agencies - we are not interested in engaging with third party recruiters at this time. Unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters or staffing agencies are not accepted. Any unsolicited resumes submitted without a written agreement will become the property of Cherry Street Energy, and no fee will be paid if the candidate is hired. We are an equal opportunity employer and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. We strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, sex, pregnancy status, age, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment. We comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law.