Associate / Senior Associate, Global Loans (Infrastructure Finance)

Ashurst; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global law firm is seeking a mid-level infrastructure finance lawyer in London, with experience in complex financing transactions and strong negotiation skills. This role offers opportunities to work on high-profile projects and to develop your career in a supportive environment. The ideal candidate will have experience from a major law firm and be comfortable managing a team to bring transactions to successful closes.

Benefits

Flexible work options

Market leading parental leave

Health and wellbeing benefits

Extensive learning & development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience from a major law firm.
• Understanding of underlying assets and complex financing structures.
• Experience running a deal team and managing juniors.

Responsibilities

• Advise on complex financing transactions.
• Negotiate agreements and ensure smooth implementation.
• Work effectively with teams and clients.

Skills

Experience drafting and negotiating legal documents

Understanding of financing structures

Client facing experience

Team player

Adaptable and fast learner

Education

Qualified infrastructure finance lawyer

Job description

About Ashurst

Ashurst is a leading global law firm with a determination to go beyond the ordinary by outpacing change. We have a community of 4800+ people across over 30 offices globally and are a trusted adviser to top corporates, financial institutions and governments. What sets us apart is our ambition for our people and our clients.

What makes Ashurst a great place to work

• Flexible work options
• Market leading parental leave of 26 weeks paid leave irrespective of gender
• Health and wellbeing benefits, gym membership (discounted memberships) and corporate health plans
• Genuine opportunities to grow your career through secondments or global opportunities
• Extensive Learning & Development opportunities including tailored professional development for all employees, coaching, mentoring and study support for further education.
• We have a strong commitment to social impact, demonstrated by our extensive volunteering and pro‑bono opportunities, as well as our award‑winning social inclusion and mobility programmes.
• We are committed to reaching net‑zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

The Opportunity

We are currently looking for a mid‑level qualified infrastructure finance lawyer to join our team in the London office.

Having advised across the most complex and cross‑border financing transactions in the market, our infrastructure and energy finance teams are one of the most experienced in Europe and the UK, consistently ranked as Tier 1 in the main legal directories such as Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.

As a result, we understand the issues facing the underlying asset in the sector and are known for our ability to anticipate issues, facilitate smooth and rapid implementation, and negotiate to a tight timeframe on behalf of our clients.

Our first‑class infrastructure team are highly active in the market and have years of experience advising across all debt products, from loan financings to multi‑creditor platforms (both publicly rated and unrated investment grade structures). In addition to senior debt, they regularly advise on other parts of the capital structure including Midco financing, platform financings, complex IPP financings and equity bridge loans.

The infrastructure practice is sector‑agnostic, advising across the capital structure ranging from acquisition finance, long term refinancing solutions, whole business securitisation platforms and holdco and minority financings.

We are interested in hearing from people who have:

• Qualified mid‑level infrastructure finance lawyer with experience from a major law firm.
• An enthusiasm to understand underlying assets and complex financing structures.
• Experience of drafting, reviewing and negotiating legal documents and agreements in a private practice environment.
• An adaptable person who is a fast learner, with experience practising in multiple jurisdictions.
• A team player who can work effectively with colleagues at all levels.
• Client facing experience and the ability to understand and respond effectively to client needs.
• Comfortable with negotiating with counterparts.
• Experience running a deal team and managing a team of junior associate(s) and trainees to bring transactions to a smooth close.
• A commercial approach.

For more information or if you require any support and adjustments to participate equitably in our recruitment process or in the workplace, we encourage you to contact: [e-mail] for a confidential conversation.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly to Ashurst. We prefer to talk with you personally and are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies.