Counsel

About Excelerate Energy

Job summary

Essential duties

• Draft, review, and negotiate project and commercial agreements, including LNG and gas sales, transportation, terminal, regasification, maritime, EPC, construction, guarantee, and credit support documents.
• Advise business teams on legal and contractual risks and support contract administration, obligations, milestones, deliverables, and claims.
• Prepare first-pass markups, comparison tables, issue lists, and contract summaries for senior counsel.
• Support due diligence, transaction management, project approvals, and corporate governance; coordinate external counsel and advisors.
• Conduct legal research and prepare written advice, briefing notes, and presentations.
• Attend meetings, negotiations, and stakeholder calls; track actions and follow-up items.
• Use AI and legal technology for drafting, research, document review, and knowledge management, with appropriate review and quality control.

Qualifications and experience

• Qualified lawyer in England and Wales, the United States (Texas or New York), or another recognised common-law jurisdiction.
• Approximately three to five years of post-qualification experience, strong academic credentials, and training at a top-tier international law firm.
• Required experience in LNG/energy and project finance/project development, including drafting and negotiating complex project and finance contracts.
• LNG supply, regasification, terminal, or vessel-arrangement experience is strongly preferred; in-house or secondment experience is preferred.
• Cross-border transactions or emerging-market project experience is beneficial.

Skills and competencies

• Strong commercial contract drafting, negotiation, issue-spotting, and practical legal judgment.
• Able to identify material risks and recommend commercially focused solutions while supporting business objectives.
• Can independently manage day-to-day matters and escalate appropriately.
• Clear written and verbal communication for internal stakeholders; strong organisation and attention to detail.
• Able to manage transactions and competing workstreams, collaborate across functions and jurisdictions, and adapt in an international environment.
• Practical use of AI and other technology tools, with critical review of outputs.

Work environment

• The role collaborates across functions, jurisdictions, and time zones.
• Office schedule and travel requirements are to be confirmed.
• The description includes routine sitting and communication, occasional standing, walking, reaching, and lifting or moving up to 25 pounds.