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Legence provides engineering, consulting, installation, and maintenance services for buildings and facilities where performance, reliability, and technical precision are essential. As a Nasdaq-listed company and Blackstone portfolio company, Legence supports projects across construction, B2B, and energy through MEP engineering and design, program and project management, HVAC and process piping installation and fabrication, and preventative and corrective maintenance.

Its work serves data centers, semiconductor and precision manufacturing sites, life sciences and healthcare facilities, education and public-sector buildings, and commercial real estate. Legence brings together engineers, consultants, technicians, and skilled craftspeople, with capabilities focused on sustainability, net-zero building design, distributed generation, and dependable building operations.

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Senior Corporate Counsel Remote United States

Legence is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to advise on M&A, commercial contracts, financing, real estate, tax, and corporate governance. The role partners with business leaders on strategic transactions, integrations, restructurings, and enterprise legal initiatives.

USUnited States
$250,000 – $270,000 / year
RemoteFull-timeSeniorEnglish RequiredGeneral Counsel

Description

  • Lead legal support for acquisitions and divestitures, covering letters of intent, confidentiality agreements, due diligence, disclosure schedules, purchase and sale agreements, and closing documents.
  • Coordinate post-closing integration activities with business and functional leaders.
  • Help implement integration plans and address post-acquisition governance matters.
  • Advise on strategic transactions and corporate restructuring initiatives.
  • Draft, review, negotiate, and advise on master services agreements, statements of work, vendor and procurement agreements, professional services agreements, confidentiality agreements, partnership agreements, and real estate and facilities contracts.
  • Create and maintain contract templates and legal playbooks.
  • Work with business stakeholders to enable practical, efficient contract execution.
  • Support tax-related corporate initiatives and restructuring projects.
  • Help maintain and optimize corporate entity structures.
  • Coordinate with external tax advisors and finance teams.
  • Support partnership, UP-C, and other corporate structure initiatives.
  • Draft and negotiate office leases, easements, access agreements, and real estate purchase and sale agreements.
  • Support real estate diligence and acquisition-related closing matters.
  • Contribute to enterprise strategic initiatives, acquisition integration programs, cross-functional legal projects, General Counsel assignments, and UP-C and related transaction planning.
  • Manage outside counsel for assigned matters.
  • Control legal spending through disciplined scoping and oversight.
  • Assess opportunities to bring legal work in-house to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
  • Report to the General Counsel and collaborate closely with senior business leaders across the organization.

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor degree from an accredited U.S. law school.
  • Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
  • At least eight years of legal experience, including substantial in-house corporate counsel work.
  • Extensive experience supporting M&A transactions.
  • Extensive experience supporting commercial contracting.
  • Extensive experience supporting corporate governance matters.
  • Extensive experience supporting financing transactions.
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong project management, organizational, and communication abilities.
  • Ability to deliver practical, business-oriented legal advice.
  • Preferred: Experience supporting private equity-backed or public companies.
  • Preferred: Experience with acquisition integration programs.
  • Preferred: Experience with partnership structures, UP-C structures, or other complex corporate reorganizations.
  • Preferred: Experience in energy, infrastructure, industrial, construction, engineering, or a related industry.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with SEC reporting, public company governance, and capital markets matters.
  • Preferred: Experience managing significant outside counsel relationships and legal spend.

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