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Remote legal project manager jobs are open at remote-first law firms, in-house legal departments at distributed companies, and legal operations teams at technology and financial services organizations. Employers hiring remotely right now include GEICO, Meridial, and ServiceNow. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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At Recurrent Energy, our mission is to power the world with solar energy and create a better and cleaner Earth for future generations. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., we are a leading global developer, owner, operator, and asset manager of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects.
Through Recurrent Energy Power Services, we provide operations, maintenance, monitoring, engineering, and asset management services that support renewable energy facilities across North America.
With a proven track record spanning six continents, Recurrent Energy brings together experts across every stage of the renewable energy lifecycle, from project origination, development, financing, and construction to operations, maintenance, and long-term asset management. Our work is helping shape a cleaner, more resilient energy future worldwide.
Backed by the innovation, strength, and global reach of Canadian Solar, we are helping accelerate the transition to a sustainable energy future while creating meaningful opportunities for our employees to grow, innovate, and make a lasting impact. Guided by our values of Trust, Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, and Inclusiveness, we are building a cleaner world for generations to come.
If you're passionate about renewable energy and driven to make a difference, join Recurrent Energy to power the world with clean energy and create a better, cleaner future for generations to come.
Recurrent Energy is one of the world's largest and most geographically diversified utility-scale solar and energy storage project development, ownership, and O&M platforms. Recurrent Energy is focused on bringing low-cost clean energy and meaningful economic development to communities across the globe.
With a strong track record of originating, developing, financing, and completing nearly 11 GWp of solar and 3.7 GWh of battery storage power plants across six continents, Recurrent Energy has established a leadership position in both solar and battery storage project development. We have 26GWp of solar and 66 GWh of battery storage project under development and globally we have more than 12 GWp of contracted projects under long-term operation and maintenance agreements.
At Recurrent Energy, we believe in the power of teamwork to create a sustainable future. Join us as we work together toward a cleaner, greener tomorrow!
Position Title: Senior Legal Counsel
Department: Legal
Reports To: Associate General Counsel/ Legal Leadership
Location: Austin, TX or Remote U.S.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Associate General Counsel / Legal Leadership, the Senior Legal Counsel, Project Finance will be a key member of Recurrent Energy’s North America Legal Team and a trusted legal partner to the business. The role will have primary responsibility for project finance transactions supporting utility-scale solar, battery energy storage and related clean-energy assets in the United States. The Senior Legal Counsel will advise financings from structuring and diligence through documentation, negotiation, signing, closing and post-closing compliance, partnering closely with Project Finance, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Project Development, Construction and other functions. The ideal candidate combines sophisticated financing expertise with pragmatic, commercially focused judgment and can translate complex legal and financial issues into clear, actionable advice.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute legal workstreams for project financing activities, including construction debt, term debt, back-leverage and other secured debt, tax equity, tax credit transfer transactions, letter of credit facilities and portfolio or corporate financing arrangements.
- Draft, review and negotiate credit agreements, loan and security documents, collateral documents, intercreditor and subordination agreements, guarantees, equity contribution agreements, tax equity and tax credit transfer documents, consents, certificates and other financing and closing deliverables.
- Lead, coordinate and synthesize legal due diligence across corporate, real estate, permitting, environmental, interconnection, offtake, EPC/construction, equipment supply, operations, insurance and regulatory matters; identify financeability issues and develop practical risk-mitigation strategies.
- Advise business teams on financing structures, conditions precedent, covenants, representations, defaults and remedies, collateral arrangements, cash-management mechanics, risk allocation and ongoing compliance obligations.
- Partner with Project Finance, Tax, Treasury and Finance teams on transaction structuring and execution, including tax equity and transferable tax credit structures and interfaces between financing documents and project contracts.
- Coordinate internal approvals, transaction checklists, signing and closing deliverables, funding conditions and post-closing matters to support efficient and timely execution.
- Interact directly with lenders, institutional investors, tax equity investors, tax credit buyers, agents, trustees, title companies and other counterparties and advisers.
- Manage outside counsel and specialist advisers with disciplined oversight of scope, timing, quality and legal spend.
- Develop and continuously improve project finance templates, precedent libraries, diligence standards, playbooks and transaction processes; provide support on related project development, corporate, governance and strategic matters as business needs evolve.
Qualifications & Experience
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited U.S. law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
- Generally 6+ years of substantial transactional legal experience, preferably gained in a leading project finance practice, sophisticated in-house legal department, or a combination of both. Candidates with deeper experience are encouraged to apply.
- Substantial experience structuring, drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex project finance or secured lending transactions and managing transaction workstreams through closing.
- Working knowledge of project finance structures and secured lending; experience with tax equity and/or tax credit transfer transactions is strongly valued.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the judgment to identify material financeability risks and recommend commercially workable solutions.
- Ability to manage multiple transactions and priorities independently in a fast-paced environment with minimal oversight while maintaining strong attention to detail, responsiveness and accountability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain financing structures, legal risks and recommendations clearly to business partners and senior leadership.
Preferred Experience
- Renewable energy, power, infrastructure or other project-based financing experience is a strong asset.
- Familiarity with utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects, including construction debt, term debt, tax equity, tax credit transfers, portfolio financings and related project documentation.
- Experience with key project agreements that underpin financeability, including power purchase/offtake, interconnection, EPC/construction, equipment supply, real estate/site control and O&M agreements.
- Experience partnering directly with project finance, finance, tax, treasury, development and investment teams and with sophisticated lenders and investors.
Capabilities for Success
- Pragmatic, commercially oriented legal judgment and a strong ownership mindset.
- Strong financial and transaction fluency, with the ability to understand deal economics and connect legal terms to commercial outcomes.
- Collaborative, responsive and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to build trusted relationships across functions and with financing counterparties.
- High standards of integrity, discretion and confidentiality; comfortable operating in ambiguity, prioritizing changing demands and driving transactions forward.
Recurrent Energy offers a competitive salary plus fully comprehensive benefits and performance bonus package based on an annual objective achievement. Our generous benefits package includes a 401(k) Retirement Plan, medical/dental/life/disability program, PTO.
Recurrent Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
At Recurrent Energy, our mission is to power the world with solar energy and create a better and cleaner Earth for future generations. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., we are a leading global developer, owner, operator, and asset manager of utility-scale solar and energy storage projects.
Through Recurrent Energy Power Services, we provide operations, maintenance, monitoring, engineering, and asset management services that support renewable energy facilities across North America.
With a proven track record spanning six continents, Recurrent Energy brings together experts across every stage of the renewable energy lifecycle, from project origination, development, financing, and construction to operations, maintenance, and long-term asset management. Our work is helping shape a cleaner, more resilient energy future worldwide.
Backed by the innovation, strength, and global reach of Canadian Solar, we are helping accelerate the transition to a sustainable energy future while creating meaningful opportunities for our employees to grow, innovate, and make a lasting impact. Guided by our values of Trust, Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, and Inclusiveness, we are building a cleaner world for generations to come.
If you're passionate about renewable energy and driven to make a difference, join Recurrent Energy to power the world with clean energy and create a better, cleaner future for generations to come.
Recurrent Energy is one of the world's largest and most geographically diversified utility-scale solar and energy storage project development, ownership, and O&M platforms. Recurrent Energy is focused on bringing low-cost clean energy and meaningful economic development to communities across the globe.
With a strong track record of originating, developing, financing, and completing nearly 11 GWp of solar and 3.7 GWh of battery storage power plants across six continents, Recurrent Energy has established a leadership position in both solar and battery storage project development. We have 26GWp of solar and 66 GWh of battery storage project under development and globally we have more than 12 GWp of contracted projects under long-term operation and maintenance agreements.
At Recurrent Energy, we believe in the power of teamwork to create a sustainable future. Join us as we work together toward a cleaner, greener tomorrow!
Position Title: Senior Legal Counsel
Department: Legal
Reports To: Associate General Counsel/ Legal Leadership
Location: Austin, TX or Remote U.S.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Associate General Counsel / Legal Leadership, the Senior Legal Counsel, Project Finance will be a key member of Recurrent Energy’s North America Legal Team and a trusted legal partner to the business. The role will have primary responsibility for project finance transactions supporting utility-scale solar, battery energy storage and related clean-energy assets in the United States. The Senior Legal Counsel will advise financings from structuring and diligence through documentation, negotiation, signing, closing and post-closing compliance, partnering closely with Project Finance, Finance, Tax, Treasury, Project Development, Construction and other functions. The ideal candidate combines sophisticated financing expertise with pragmatic, commercially focused judgment and can translate complex legal and financial issues into clear, actionable advice.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and execute legal workstreams for project financing activities, including construction debt, term debt, back-leverage and other secured debt, tax equity, tax credit transfer transactions, letter of credit facilities and portfolio or corporate financing arrangements.
- Draft, review and negotiate credit agreements, loan and security documents, collateral documents, intercreditor and subordination agreements, guarantees, equity contribution agreements, tax equity and tax credit transfer documents, consents, certificates and other financing and closing deliverables.
- Lead, coordinate and synthesize legal due diligence across corporate, real estate, permitting, environmental, interconnection, offtake, EPC/construction, equipment supply, operations, insurance and regulatory matters; identify financeability issues and develop practical risk-mitigation strategies.
- Advise business teams on financing structures, conditions precedent, covenants, representations, defaults and remedies, collateral arrangements, cash-management mechanics, risk allocation and ongoing compliance obligations.
- Partner with Project Finance, Tax, Treasury and Finance teams on transaction structuring and execution, including tax equity and transferable tax credit structures and interfaces between financing documents and project contracts.
- Coordinate internal approvals, transaction checklists, signing and closing deliverables, funding conditions and post-closing matters to support efficient and timely execution.
- Interact directly with lenders, institutional investors, tax equity investors, tax credit buyers, agents, trustees, title companies and other counterparties and advisers.
- Manage outside counsel and specialist advisers with disciplined oversight of scope, timing, quality and legal spend.
- Develop and continuously improve project finance templates, precedent libraries, diligence standards, playbooks and transaction processes; provide support on related project development, corporate, governance and strategic matters as business needs evolve.
Qualifications & Experience
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA-accredited U.S. law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
- Generally 6+ years of substantial transactional legal experience, preferably gained in a leading project finance practice, sophisticated in-house legal department, or a combination of both. Candidates with deeper experience are encouraged to apply.
- Substantial experience structuring, drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex project finance or secured lending transactions and managing transaction workstreams through closing.
- Working knowledge of project finance structures and secured lending; experience with tax equity and/or tax credit transfer transactions is strongly valued.
- Excellent drafting, negotiation, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the judgment to identify material financeability risks and recommend commercially workable solutions.
- Ability to manage multiple transactions and priorities independently in a fast-paced environment with minimal oversight while maintaining strong attention to detail, responsiveness and accountability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain financing structures, legal risks and recommendations clearly to business partners and senior leadership.
Preferred Experience
- Renewable energy, power, infrastructure or other project-based financing experience is a strong asset.
- Familiarity with utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects, including construction debt, term debt, tax equity, tax credit transfers, portfolio financings and related project documentation.
- Experience with key project agreements that underpin financeability, including power purchase/offtake, interconnection, EPC/construction, equipment supply, real estate/site control and O&M agreements.
- Experience partnering directly with project finance, finance, tax, treasury, development and investment teams and with sophisticated lenders and investors.
Capabilities for Success
- Pragmatic, commercially oriented legal judgment and a strong ownership mindset.
- Strong financial and transaction fluency, with the ability to understand deal economics and connect legal terms to commercial outcomes.
- Collaborative, responsive and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to build trusted relationships across functions and with financing counterparties.
- High standards of integrity, discretion and confidentiality; comfortable operating in ambiguity, prioritizing changing demands and driving transactions forward.
Recurrent Energy offers a competitive salary plus fully comprehensive benefits and performance bonus package based on an annual objective achievement. Our generous benefits package includes a 401(k) Retirement Plan, medical/dental/life/disability program, PTO.
Recurrent Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote legal project manager jobs.
- Bachelor's degree in law, business, or a related field required
- 3 to 7 years of project management experience in a legal environment
- Proficiency with matter management and e-billing platforms
- PMP certification or equivalent project management credential preferred
- Strong knowledge of legal operations workflows and outside counsel guidelines
- Experience building and tracking matter budgets or litigation spend
Tips for Your Remote Legal Project Manager Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
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Demonstrate async communication in your application
Remote legal teams run on written handoffs, so your cover letter and any work samples should show you can document decisions, summarize complex legal matters clearly, and move projects forward without real-time conversation.
Highlight your legal tech tool fluency
Remote employers screen for hands-on experience with matter management platforms, contract lifecycle systems, and collaboration tools. Name the specific platforms you have used and describe what you accomplished with them, not just that you know them.
Signal self-direction in your interview answers
Remote legal project manager interviewers ask how you manage competing deadlines and keep stakeholders aligned without in-person check-ins. Prepare concrete examples that show you set your own structure, flagged blockers early, and delivered on schedule without direct supervision.
Remote Legal Project Manager Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote legal project manager job?
Target remote-first legal departments, legal operations teams at technology companies, and distributed in-house counsel offices, since those environments are built for remote collaboration. Remote employers screen for strong asynchronous written communication, self-directed project tracking, and demonstrated fluency with matter management platforms and workflow tools. Showing a history of coordinating cross-functional legal work without in-person oversight gives you a clear edge over candidates who have only worked in traditional office settings.
Which companies hire remote legal project managers?
Remote legal project manager roles are posted by GEICO, Meridial, and ServiceNow and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. The employers hiring most consistently are remote-first firms, distributed in-house legal teams, and legal operations functions inside technology, financial services, and healthcare organizations.
Can you get a remote legal project manager job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level roles are harder to land because employers expect you to manage workstreams independently from day one without on-site mentorship. Companies most open to entry-level remote candidates include smaller legal tech firms and startups building out their legal operations function. Showing proficiency with project management tools, completing a relevant certification, and demonstrating clear written communication can substitute for direct experience in this environment.
Do you need a degree for remote legal project manager jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh demonstrated project management skills, familiarity with legal matter management platforms, and a history of coordinating legal workflows more heavily than a specific degree. A paralegal background, a project management certification, or documented experience managing legal processes can carry significant weight, particularly at legal tech companies and distributed in-house teams that prioritize output over credentials.
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