Senior Lawyer

Empresa Confidencial; Madrid; Presencial; EUR 50.000 - 80.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

24 days of holidays

Parking

Opportunity for continuous development

Descripción de la vacante

A leading multinational company in Madrid is seeking a Senior Lawyer for its Legal Department. Responsibilities include providing legal advice on projects, drafting contracts, and managing legal proceedings. Qualifications required are a Law Degree, bilingual English, and 3-7 years of experience in energy and infrastructure law. The role offers a permanent contract, competitive salary, and professional development opportunities within a prestigious group.

Formación

• Law Degree and registered as a lawyer; double degree preferred.
• Bilingual level of English; experience in an international context is required.
• Advanced use of legal documentation tools.

Responsabilidades

• Provide legal advice on company activities and collaborate with different departments.
• Draft and negotiate financing contracts and project agreements.
• Corporate management of SPVs and M&A transactions.

Conocimientos

Legal advice

Bilingual English

Project finance

Strategic thinking

Time management

Teamwork

Educación

Law Degree

MBA or LLM

Descripción del empleo

A leading multinational company specialized in the development, financing, operation and long-term maintenance of infrastructure projects is seeking a Senior Lawyer to join its Legal Department. The company is also active in renewable energy projects, data centers, and other initiatives related to new industrial technologies.

PROFILE

Senior lawyer specialised in infrastructures, concessions and energy; with extensive experience in bidding process, land banking, permitting, M&A (including due diligence), corporate financing and project finance; drafting and negotiating contracts (EPC, O&M, others); being involved in management of commercial companies; able to get involved in the operational aspects of the business; and work in a dynamic and global environment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Providing legal advice on the various activities of the company and its subsidiaries, in collaboration with the different company departments and throughout the different stages of business. This role would be part of the company's Legal Department and report to the Head of the Legal Department. The position covers, among others, the following functions:

• Advice in the fields of real estate, infrastructure and energy, including regulatory law, project agreements, public contracts, permits, etc.
• Drafting and negotiating financing contracts, security packages, structured financing (project finance) and refinancing.
• Involved in the preparation of bids and project development, (i) drafting and negotiating contracts (MoU, EPC, O&M, letters of intent, construction contracts, non-binding and final offers, interfaces agreements, NDAs and term sheets for financing) (ii) preparation of documentation addressed to Public Administrations and other regulatory bodies and (iii) providing advice in public or private pre-qualification and bidding processes, within the framework of PPP projects or similar structures, real estate and energy.
• Corporate and commercial management of SPVs / concessionaire companies (legal secretary work and corporate transactions of varying complexity) and M&A transactions (SPA, SHA, due diligence, etc.).
• Coordination and monitoring of proceedings before international courts and arbitration tribunals in various matters, including civil, commercial, contentious-administrative, etc…
• Management, coordination and monitoring of the actions carried out by external lawyers.

REQUIREMENTS

1.- Education

• Law Degree and registered as a lawyer. A double degree is desirable.
• MBA, LLM or any program related to finance.
• Bilingual level of English (70% of the work is in English). Experience working in English in an international context is required.
• Advanced use of office automation tools for the management of legal documentation and information and the preparation of executive presentations.

2.- Experience

• Experience in international operations in the fields of energy, infrastructures (knowledge in digital market highly valued), and project finance, 3-7 years (preferably at least 3 years in a recognised law firm with specialised areas in the fields required for this profile).
• Experience in advising on financial, commercial and regulatory law.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience leading or working in legal teams on complex projects (partners, advisors, etc.).
• Experience in litigation (mainly in administrative and commercial litigation).

Skills and competences

• Strategic thinking: a proactive, results-oriented approach. Ability to provide robust legal advice in highly demanding environments, to assess legal risks and to propose viable and safe solutions.
• Organisational, teamwork and time management skills to meet tight deadlines.
• Adaptability and continued development, ability to learn and work in dynamic environments and work with digital legal management tools in shared environments.
• Willingness to travel.

WE OFFER:

• Permanent contract.
• Salary based on candidate profile
• 24 days of holidays
• Parking.
• Opportunity to be part of a leading group in the infrastructure sector, with continuous development