How to apply for Legal Partnerships Lead

About Crux Climate

Crux is the capital platform for the clean economy, modernizing how clean energy and critical infrastructure projects raise and deploy capital. It has raised $77 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, and strategic partners like Pattern Energy and Orsted. The team of 120+ combines energy, tax, finance, government, and technology expertise.

About the role

The Legal Partnerships Lead will build and manage relationships with law firms and legal advisors who support tax credit transactions in clean energy. This role is central to Crux's goal of making tax credit transfers efficient and interconnected, since legal partners are key intermediaries in these deals. You will be the main point of contact for external counsel, ensuring smooth transactions and expanding Crux's legal network.

A typical day

You might start with a call with a law firm partner to discuss a new tax credit transaction, then meet with Crux's sales team to align on partner needs. Later, you could review a partnership agreement or update internal stakeholders on legal partner activity. The role is remote, so most interactions happen via video calls and messaging.

Who Crux Climate is looking for

• Has experience in clean energy finance, tax equity, or tax credit transactions, ideally from a law firm, bank, or renewable energy developer.
• Possesses a strong network of legal contacts at firms active in renewable energy project finance and tax credit transfers.
• Can explain complex legal and tax concepts to both internal teams and external partners without oversimplifying.
• Is comfortable working remotely and collaborating with a distributed team across sales, product, and legal functions.

Tips for this application

• Highlight any direct experience with tax credit transfers, tax equity, or renewable energy project finance in your resume and cover letter.
• Name specific law firms or legal partners you have worked with in clean energy transactions to show your network.
• Explain how you have built or managed partnership programs, especially with professional services firms.
• Mention any familiarity with Crux's investors or strategic partners (e.g., Pattern Energy, Orsted) as a sign of genuine interest.
• If you have worked remotely before, note how you stay connected and productive in a distributed team.

What to cover in your cover letter

['Your experience with tax credit transactions or clean energy finance, and why legal partnerships are critical to scaling that work.', 'A concrete example of a partnership you built or managed with a law firm or legal advisor, including the outcome.', "Your understanding of Crux's model: connecting capital, technology, and legal expertise to accelerate clean energy projects.", 'Why you want to work at a company that is modernizing capital deployment for clean energy, not just any legal partnerships role.']

Research before applying

• Study Crux's platform and how it connects tax credit buyers and sellers. Understand the role of legal partners in those transactions.
• Look up Crux's investors and strategic partners, especially energy companies like Pattern Energy and Orsted, to understand their market position.
• Read about recent changes to tax credit transfer rules under the Inflation Reduction Act and how they affect clean energy finance.
• Find out which law firms are most active in renewable energy tax credit deals and note any connections you have.

Likely interview topics

Based on the job description, expect questions about:

• How would you identify and prioritize law firms to partner with for tax credit transactions?
• Describe a time you managed a complex legal partnership or transaction. What was your role and what was the result?
• How do you stay current on tax credit transfer rules and legal developments in clean energy?
• How would you work with Crux's sales, product, and legal teams to ensure partners have what they need?
• What metrics would you use to measure the success of legal partnerships at Crux?

Common mistakes to avoid

• Applying without showing any specific knowledge of tax credit transfers or clean energy finance.
• Focusing only on legal skills without explaining how you build and maintain partnerships.
• Ignoring Crux's technology and capital platform angle, and treating this as a generic legal business development role.