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Corporate Legal Counsel roles qualify as H-1B visa specialty occupations because they require a J.D. or equivalent law degree. Large corporations, financial institutions, and tech companies regularly sponsor H-1B petitions for in-house counsel positions, making this one of the more accessible legal paths for international attorneys holding U.S. bar admission.
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Get Access To All JobsCrusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster.
We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI.
We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services.
If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe.
About This Role
Crusoe is seeking a Legal Counsel – Finance and Corporate Development to join our team. Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel (AGC) – Finance and Corporate Development, this high-impact position operates at the intersection of corporate finance and strategic transactions. You will be a member of a lean, growing team and a trusted advisor on some of the company’s most consequential work, including major corporate- and project-level debt financings for a well-funded technology infrastructure company.
This role is well-suited for a candidate who enjoys executing high-velocity corporate transactions and supporting ongoing covenant compliance, equally comfortable leading a negotiation as they are running a closing. The ideal candidate is a proven solution-oriented deal specialist who can translate their significant, substantive transactional expertise to new deal types and structures.
What You’ll Be Working On
- Corporate & Strategic Transactions: Execute corporate financing and capital markets transactions, including revolving credit facilities, asset-backed term loans, and structured finance, from term sheet through closing, driving deals independently with input and guidance from the AGC. Advise Finance stakeholders regarding contract terms, legal and business risks, and other critical transaction matters. Support corporate development/strategic transactions as requested.
- Agreement Drafting & Negotiation: Draft, review, structure, and negotiate term sheets and definitive agreements, including credit agreements, parent guarantees, security packages, and ancillary documents, exercising strong judgment on risk allocation and deal structure.
- Due Diligence & Deal Management: Support the Finance team on due diligence and manage document flow and closing logistics across outside counsel and internal teams.
- Post-Closing & Compliance: Support the Finance team with ongoing covenant compliance.
- Entity Management & Operations: Support entity formations, intercompany transactions, and related corporate functions. Maintain organized internal deal files and develop standardized templates to improve team efficiency and transaction consistency.
- Cross-Functional Communication and Support: You will work closely across multiple business teams, including Finance and Corporate Development, Cloud Sales, Digital Infrastructure, and Commercial. You will present complex legal concepts clearly to the AGC and non-legal audiences, coordinating between outside counsel and internal teams.
What You’ll Bring to the Team
- Education & Bar: Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active bar admission in any state.
- Experience: 7-10 years of transactional legal experience, with significant and progressive experience in complex corporate and finance transactions at a top-tier law firm or in-house legal department.
- Teamwork: Highly collaborative, low-ego, adaptable team player who thrives working within a small team to learn, problem-solve, achieve shared outcomes, and drive culture.
- Technical Expertise and Deal Management: Expertise in drafting, structuring, and negotiating loan or other financing documentation with exceptional attention to detail.
- Business Acumen: Demonstrated strong business judgment, with a proven ability to balance legal risks against commercial objectives.
- Governance Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of corporate governance and compliance best practices.
- Execution Under Pressure: Experience managing multiple high-stakes workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Discretion: Handles highly sensitive and confidential information with the utmost professionalism.
- Tech Stack: Proficiency with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and AI tools.
- Safety and Compliance: This position is designated a safety-sensitive position and/or is located in a safety-sensitive facility. Drug and alcohol program participation is required.
Bonus Points:
- Prior experience at a startup, AI company, digital infrastructure, or high-growth venture business.
- Understanding of real estate transactions, construction / construction finance, and project development.
- Experience working with investment banks, capital markets desks, institutional lenders, or investors.
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation and equity packages
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
- Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
- Employer contributions to HSA account
- Paid parental leave
- Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Professional development & tuition reimbursement
- Mental health & wellness support
- Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
- Cell phone stipend
- 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
- Volunteer time off
- Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
- Daily meals allowance
- Additional perks & programs specific to location
Compensation Range
Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $240,000 - $285,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.
Crusoe is on a mission to accelerate the abundance of energy and intelligence. As the only vertically integrated AI infrastructure company built from the ground up, we own and operate each layer of the stack — from electrons to tokens — to power the world's most ambitious AI workloads. When you join Crusoe, you join a team that is building the future, faster.
We're in the midst of the greatest industrial revolution of our time. The demand for AI compute is boundless, and power is a bottleneck. We're solving that — with an energy-first approach that makes AI infrastructure better for the world and faster for the people innovating with AI.
We're looking for problem-solving, opportunity-finding teammates with a sense of urgency, who believe in the scale of our ambition and thrive on a path not fully paved — people who want to grow their careers alongside a team of experts across energy, manufacturing, data center construction, and cloud services.
If you want to do the most meaningful work of your career, help our customers and partners advance their AI strategies, and be part of a high-performing team that believes in each other, come build with us at Crusoe.
About This Role
Crusoe is seeking a Legal Counsel – Finance and Corporate Development to join our team. Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel (AGC) – Finance and Corporate Development, this high-impact position operates at the intersection of corporate finance and strategic transactions. You will be a member of a lean, growing team and a trusted advisor on some of the company’s most consequential work, including major corporate- and project-level debt financings for a well-funded technology infrastructure company.
This role is well-suited for a candidate who enjoys executing high-velocity corporate transactions and supporting ongoing covenant compliance, equally comfortable leading a negotiation as they are running a closing. The ideal candidate is a proven solution-oriented deal specialist who can translate their significant, substantive transactional expertise to new deal types and structures.
What You’ll Be Working On
- Corporate & Strategic Transactions: Execute corporate financing and capital markets transactions, including revolving credit facilities, asset-backed term loans, and structured finance, from term sheet through closing, driving deals independently with input and guidance from the AGC. Advise Finance stakeholders regarding contract terms, legal and business risks, and other critical transaction matters. Support corporate development/strategic transactions as requested.
- Agreement Drafting & Negotiation: Draft, review, structure, and negotiate term sheets and definitive agreements, including credit agreements, parent guarantees, security packages, and ancillary documents, exercising strong judgment on risk allocation and deal structure.
- Due Diligence & Deal Management: Support the Finance team on due diligence and manage document flow and closing logistics across outside counsel and internal teams.
- Post-Closing & Compliance: Support the Finance team with ongoing covenant compliance.
- Entity Management & Operations: Support entity formations, intercompany transactions, and related corporate functions. Maintain organized internal deal files and develop standardized templates to improve team efficiency and transaction consistency.
- Cross-Functional Communication and Support: You will work closely across multiple business teams, including Finance and Corporate Development, Cloud Sales, Digital Infrastructure, and Commercial. You will present complex legal concepts clearly to the AGC and non-legal audiences, coordinating between outside counsel and internal teams.
What You’ll Bring to the Team
- Education & Bar: Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active bar admission in any state.
- Experience: 7-10 years of transactional legal experience, with significant and progressive experience in complex corporate and finance transactions at a top-tier law firm or in-house legal department.
- Teamwork: Highly collaborative, low-ego, adaptable team player who thrives working within a small team to learn, problem-solve, achieve shared outcomes, and drive culture.
- Technical Expertise and Deal Management: Expertise in drafting, structuring, and negotiating loan or other financing documentation with exceptional attention to detail.
- Business Acumen: Demonstrated strong business judgment, with a proven ability to balance legal risks against commercial objectives.
- Governance Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of corporate governance and compliance best practices.
- Execution Under Pressure: Experience managing multiple high-stakes workstreams simultaneously in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Discretion: Handles highly sensitive and confidential information with the utmost professionalism.
- Tech Stack: Proficiency with Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and AI tools.
- Safety and Compliance: This position is designated a safety-sensitive position and/or is located in a safety-sensitive facility. Drug and alcohol program participation is required.
Bonus Points:
- Prior experience at a startup, AI company, digital infrastructure, or high-growth venture business.
- Understanding of real estate transactions, construction / construction finance, and project development.
- Experience working with investment banks, capital markets desks, institutional lenders, or investors.
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation and equity packages
- Restricted Stock Units
- Paid time off, paid holidays & leave of absence programs
- Comprehensive health, dental & vision insurance
- Employer contributions to HSA account
- Paid parental leave
- Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
- Professional development & tuition reimbursement
- Mental health & wellness support
- Commuter benefits (parking & transit)
- Cell phone stipend
- 401(k) Retirement plan with company match up to 4% of salary
- Volunteer time off
- Global travel insurance & emergency assistance
- Daily meals allowance
- Additional perks & programs specific to location
Compensation Range
Compensation will be paid in the range of up to $240,000 - $285,000 + Bonus. Restricted Stock Units are included in all offers. Compensation to be determined by the applicant's knowledge, education, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.
Crusoe is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship in Corporate Legal Counsel
Verify your bar admission matches the role
H-1B specialty occupation requires a directly related degree. For in-house counsel, USCIS scrutinizes whether your bar admission covers the jurisdiction where you'll practice. Confirm your state bar status before applying to roles requiring active licensure.
Use OFLC Wage Search to benchmark your offer
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your SOC code and location. Pull the OFLC Wage Search figures for your metro area before negotiating so you know the floor your offer must clear.
Target legal departments in cap-exempt organizations
Universities, nonprofits affiliated with higher education, and government research entities are cap-exempt H-1B employers. In-house counsel roles at these organizations let you file outside the annual lottery window, giving you a year-round start date.
Search Migrate Mate for verified H-1B filing history
Filter by Corporate Legal Counsel or General Counsel roles on Migrate Mate to see which employers have active LCA filings for legal positions. This surfaces companies with a documented track record of sponsoring in-house attorneys, not just those with open listings.
Ask about premium processing before accepting an offer
Standard H-1B adjudication can run several months. USCIS offers premium processing with a 15-business-day decision guarantee. Confirm upfront whether your prospective employer will elect premium processing, since your start date depends on petition approval timing.
Clarify how your foreign law degree maps to U.S. equivalency
If your primary law degree is from outside the U.S., your employer's petition must demonstrate it's equivalent to a U.S. J.D. A credential evaluation from a NACES-member organization, plus a brief showing your coursework aligns with common law, strengthens the specialty occupation argument.
H-1B Visa Corporate Legal Counsel: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Corporate Legal Counsel role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. USCIS treats in-house Corporate Legal Counsel positions as specialty occupations because they normally require a J.D. or equivalent law degree and active bar admission. The key is that your employer's job description must explicitly tie the role to legal expertise, not just general business judgment. Vague or hybrid roles that blend legal work with non-legal management duties can draw Requests for Evidence.
Does my bar admission affect which H-1B Corporate Legal Counsel jobs I can take?
It does when the role requires you to practice law in a specific state. Some in-house positions require active admission in the state where the legal department operates; others accept admission anywhere in the U.S. or a foreign jurisdiction for purely transactional or advisory work. Read each job description carefully, and confirm with the employer which bar admission their LCA will certify before you accept an offer.
Which types of employers sponsor H-1B visas for in-house legal counsel?
Large corporations in tech, finance, pharma, and manufacturing sponsor in-house counsel most consistently because their legal volume justifies a dedicated headcount. Cap-exempt employers like universities and certain nonprofits are also worth targeting since they can file H-1B petitions year-round without lottery exposure. Use Migrate Mate to identify employers with active LCA filings specifically for legal roles, which is a more reliable signal than job postings alone.
Can I switch in-house legal employers while on H-1B status?
Yes, under H-1B portability rules established by AC21, you can start working for a new employer once they file a new H-1B petition on your behalf, provided your current H-1B has been approved and you've been in valid status. Your new employer must file before your current status expires. The new LCA must reflect the wage floor for your new location and role, which may differ from your previous employer's certification.
How does the O*NET classification affect my H-1B petition as a Corporate Legal Counsel?
USCIS uses O*NET occupation profiles to assess whether a role genuinely requires a specialized degree. The O*NET profile for lawyers classifies the position as requiring a professional degree, which supports the specialty occupation argument. Your employer's petition should align the job duties with that O*NET profile, and any deviation, such as a job description that mixes legal work with general operations, creates a gap that can trigger an RFE.