Overview In this role you support Crusoe's large-scale real estate developments and project financings, leading contract drafting, negotiation, and execution for acquisitions, joint ventures, and complex financings. You'll collaborate across engineering, construction, finance, and tax to ensure timely, strategic legal support for data center projects. You will navigate sophisticated structures like synthetic leases and joint ventures to enable Crusoe's growth. This is a high-impact, on-site role in San Francisco with a strong emphasis on actionable legal solutions that enable ambitious, cross-functional initiatives.
Compensation / Benefits- Competitive compensation and equity
- RSUs
- Health, dental & vision insurance
- HSA employer contributions
- Paid time off and holidays
- 401(k) with company match up to 4%
Responsibilities- Review, negotiate, and close real estate agreements from LOI to closing (PSAs, options, easements, ground leases)
- Support financing, debt raises, and large-scale recapitalizations
- Conduct and coordinate due diligence for construction loans and complex joint venture structures
- Draft, negotiate, and execute customer leases and data center service agreements
- Assist in structured transactions including recapitalizations and other complex financings
- Develop and maintain standardized legal templates and clauses for portfolio-wide consistency
- Collaborate with Power Engineering, Construction, Finance, and Tax to optimize contracting processes
- Present complex legal concepts clearly to non-legal stakeholders in meetings and reports
Key requirements- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school with active bar admission in any state
- 5-7 years of experience in real estate acquisitions, project finance, or power procurement
- Strong knowledge of construction financing and loan due diligence
- Excellent negotiation and drafting skills with ability to manage high-stakes environments
- Strong judgment, analytical ability, and self-starter mentality
- Preferred: experience with data centers or large-scale industrial development; bonus for synthetic lease or tax-equity familiarity
- Experience at a law firm specializing in project finance or commercial real estate (bonus)
- Familiarity with legal aspects of digital infrastructure and AI cloud scaling (bonus)
- Strong negotiation and drafting capabilities
- Clear, stakeholder-focused communication
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Contract drafting
- Legal due diligence for construction loans
- Project finance knowledge
