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JOB DESCRIPTION

First Solar reserves the right to offer you a role most applicable to your experience and skillset.

Basic Job Functions:

Prepare, review, and negotiate agreements and legal documents for U.S. commercial and corporate transactions. Serve as a legal subject matter expert supporting First Solars transaction execution team. As a point of day-to-day responsibility within the legal department, partner with members of various business groups and other company associates, to assist in the companys day-today operations by reviewing legal aspects of various agreement types and perform under executed contracts.

Education/Experience:

• Bachelors degree and J.D. required.
• Four or more years at a law firm or recognized in-house legal department specializing in contract management, contract fulfillment, and negotiation and documentation of corporate transaction agreements, sale of goods and services agreements, and warranty terms and conditions.

Required Skills/Competencies:

• Experience preparing, reviewing, and negotiating contracts and legal documents for corporate transactions and sale of goods and services.
• Experience reviewing and negotiating equipment supply agreements, change orders, warranty terms and conditions, non-disclosure agreements, term sheets and letters of intent, and related ancillary documents
• Experience providing legal review and support to the contract fulfillment and management team.
• Ability to successfully interact with colleagues from various functional areas.
• Strong reading, writing and presentation skills.
• Team and cross-functional player, with the ability to lead post-contract execution transactions and support negotiation and execution of new deals.
• Highly organized multi-tasker capable of handling multiple projects at once
• Enjoys occasional travel.
• Proficient use of all Microsoft Office suite programs

Essential Responsibilities:

• Prepare, review, and negotiate legal agreements and documents, including change orders, warranty terms and conditions, services agreements, non-disclosure agreements, contract amendments, assignment agreements, lien waivers, estoppels, parent guarantees, letters of credit, bylaws, officers certificates, and other corporate transaction documents. Support department and business teams in review and negotiating module sale agreements with new and existing customers.
• Review and respond to legal claims (including warranty claims) from contract counterparties and advise business leaders on risks related to any claims or potential claims.
• Serve as the legal subject matter expert for the First Solar transaction execution team, supporting team members with all legal requests, and prepare and provide training and process improvement efforts.

• Support project teams by reviewing legal aspects of commercial arrangements, providing contract interpretation guidance, and attending project meetings.
• Support contract review and negotiation for the sale of First Solars products and services.
• Form respectful, strong working relationships with existing and potential customers and their legal advisors.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of all terms and conditions, transaction status and open issues
• Interact with members of various other functional areas who will be impacted by the transaction, including accounting, treasury, tax, warranty, and subject matter specialists within the legal department and the company generally.
• Commit to developing and sustaining a first-class in-house legal department, including by providing timely and clear legal advice to business, operational and functional counterparts, being supportive, solution-driven and team-focused and providing assistance to fellow members of the group.
• Assist in developing and maintaining knowledge data base for contract management and post-contract execution, support development of legal document library for the Legal Department
• Other duties as assigned.
• Job description subject to change at any time

Reporting Relationships:

• This position will report to the Assistant General Counsel

Travel:

• 0% - 5% (On occasion/as needed for training, etc.)

Estimated Annual Salary Range:

• $106,000 - $145,000 Estimated Annual Salary Range

US Physical Requirements:

All positions in our office require interaction with people and technology while either standing or sitting. To best service our customers, internal and external, all associates must be able to communicate face-to-face and on the phone with or without reasonable accommodation. First Solar is committed to compliance with its obligations under all applicable state and federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. In keeping with this commitment, it attempts to reasonably accommodate applicants and employees in accordance with the requirements of the disability discrimination laws. It also invites individuals with disabilities to participate in a good faith, interactive process to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made without imposing an undue hardship.

Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role. All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check and any other tests that may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: First Solar is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.