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Associate General Counsel - Energy

United States, Los Angeles 233000.00 - 313000.00 USD / Year · Job Posted January 22, 2026
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Meta seeks an experienced attorney to join our Energy team as Associate General Counsel. You’ll work closely with Meta’s Energy Team, whose members are dispersed across the United States. The position is an in office position. As Meta’s third energy lawyer, you’ll play a crucial role in securing energy for our new and existing data centers. You’ll also work on energy and carbon transactions to help Meta achieve its commitment to net-zero emissions.

Job Responsibility

  • Collaborate with Meta’s Energy Team to secure the essential energy infrastructure for our growing data center portfolio
  • Support the procurement of clean and renewable energy for Meta’s data centers
  • Provide in-house legal support for Meta’s monitoring and participation in utility regulatory proceedings that affect our energy supply, infrastructure and energy policy goals
  • Support Meta’s CaRE (Clean & Renewable Energy) Team with clean energy procurement including negotiating PPAs and sleeved PPAs, environmental attribute purchase agreements and energy storage agreements
  • Support Meta’s Energy Strategy Team on transactions focused on promoting new clean energy and carbon reduction and capture technologies
  • Help Meta’s Energy Contract Management Team with daily needs related to our portfolio of clean energy and carbon credit agreements
  • Identify issues and seek guidance from other subject matter experts
  • Hire, closely manage and direct outside counsel

Requirements

  • J.D. degree (or foreign equivalent)
  • 10+ years of experience as a practicing attorney structuring, drafting and negotiating energy or carbon transactions
  • Active membership in at least one US state bar and eligibility to obtain registered in-house counsel status (if required by the State Bar in the assigned work location)
  • Demonstrated drafting and negotiating skills
  • Solid business judgment and experience thinking strategically
  • Demonstrated experience prioritizing and managing multiple projects under tight deadlines
  • Effective interpersonal and communication skills, with a commitment to professionalism, collaboration and collegiality

Nice to have

  • Experience structuring, drafting and negotiating a wide range of energy and carbon transactions, including sleeved green energy supply arrangements, tariffs for industrial energy consumers (e.g., data center, manufacturing and similar projects), PPAs, environmental attribute purchase agreements, sleeved PPAs and energy storage agreements
  • Experience monitoring or participating in ratemaking and resource planning proceedings before public utilities commissions
  • Experience working at or with a technology company
  • Familiarity with various regulatory regimes that affect energy and commodities transactions

What we offer

  • bonus
  • equity
  • benefits
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