Legal Associate

Role Overview

• Advising the project and execution teams on legal and commercial issues and risks arising through the whole lifecycle of renewable and conventional energy projects.
• Advising, independently and in conjunction with EPUKI’s senior lawyers and/or external counsel, on a range of contracts with local and international counterparties related to the construction, project development and commercial operation of our assets.
• Drafting and negotiating standard form and bespoke contracts for the procurement of assets and services.
• Advising on the acquisition of renewable and conventional energy assets, businesses, and development opportunities.
• Working closely with and advising the commercial and financial specialists within the team in negotiations and assisting prompt decision-making among key stakeholders.
• Assessing project risks and risk management strategies and presenting these to directors and senior team members.
• Providing proactive legal support to our commercial and operations teams on projects that are in-contract and completed and assist with the monitoring of on-going performance to enable the business to anticipate issues and manage risks that may arise.
• Ensuring that projects and transactions comply with all relevant corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Reviewing or performing legal due diligence where required.
• Ensuring ongoing compliance with responsibilities under law and regulation.
• Instructing, liaising with, and working alongside external legal counsel where required, including managing such external legal counsel to ensure that costs are minimised and delivered on budget.
• Contributing to the know-how of the team, researching, and presenting research to other legal team members.
• You will have access to in-depth supervision and support from senior team members, but the expectation is that you will be able to independently manage your own workload.

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer with demonstrable post qualification experience in a law firm or an established business working in relevant sectors
• essential.
• Previous experience within the energy or infrastructure sectors
• desirable.
• Experience working in house
• desirable.
• Experience drafting and negotiating key commercial, construction and/or procurement contracts
• desirable.
• Experience of advising on and managing disputes within the infrastructure or energy sectors
• desirable.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication, and presentation skills.
• Good commercial instincts and an ability to identify, understand and manage risk.
• Capable of displaying initiative and critical thinking.
• Ability to successfully coordinate, prioritise and manage a varied workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Displays a strong, professional attitude and takes pride in delivering work to the highest standards, demonstrating attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with confidence both independently and as part of a mixed legal / commercial team.
• Interest in identifying and using technology to improve efficiency.
• Degree qualified (or equivalent) with a relevant legal qualification
• essential.