Infrastructure, Energy, Resources and Projects Associate

Are you a Lawyer with infrastructure, energy, resources and project finance experience wanting to join one of the leading global law firms?

The successful candidate will ideally be 2-4 PQE and will work primarily on a wide range of transactional and projects related work (including M&A, structured transactions and equity financings) in the infrastructure and energy transition space.

Requirements

• Candidates should be at a leading City or US firm. It is essential that the candidate has a strong academic background (minimum 2.1 degree) with excellent written communication and drafting skills.
• The successful candidate will also have outstanding technical skills, together with the ability to build relationships with clients and colleagues and work well in a team.

The team deals with work across a broad spread of industry sectors for clients ranging from sponsors, funds, commercial, development and multinational lending institutions to governmental bodies.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understanding of legal principles of own practice area, along with a working knowledge of other practice areas
• Has project management responsibility, ensuring timely delivery to high quality standards
• Stays aware of legal developments affecting any specialist areas and regularly attends appropriate training sessions
• Has good working relationships with clients
• A good understanding of client, the sector and the associated risks and opportunities.
• Actively works to develop and strengthen new client relationships

Team Work and Interpersonal Skills

• Acts as a source of advice to others, sharing knowledge and expertise
• Has strong relationships and profile amongst senior colleagues
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Understands the industry and market in which the practice team and clients operate
• Contributes to the management of the group/practice area by understanding the firm’s capabilities and business plan
• Takes an active role in managing the firm's reputation both in and out of work
• Understands the responsibility to give back to our communities.

If you are interested in this position, and you meet the requirements of the role, please click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Sebastian Philips for a confidential discussion.

Our advertisements use salary and experience as a guide only. Interlink Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer.

*Please Note: Due to the high volume of applications we are currently receiving we are unable to contact applicants who have been unsuccessful