Energy & Finance Lawyer

Thomson Legal; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Scottish law firm is seeking a lawyer with 1-4 years PQE to join their high-profile energy and infrastructure finance team in Edinburgh. The role offers competitive salary and benefits, along with opportunities for career progression within a market-leading firm. Ideal candidates should have experience in a commercial firm, excellent interpersonal skills, and a team-oriented approach.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Career progression opportunities

Training and development

Qualifications

• Experience in a large commercial firm with established energy or projects practice.
• Circa 1-4 years PQE.
• Ability to forge strong working relationships.

Responsibilities

• Work on energy project development and finance.
• Engage with clients in a transactional capacity.
• Specialize in strategic industry sectors.

Skills

Experience in energy, projects or construction practice

Team player

Commercial judgment

Interpersonal skills

Job description

One of Scotland's leading international law firms is looking to hire an additional lawyer with circa 1-4 years PQE to join their high-profile projects team based in Edinburgh.

Role Overview:

The role sits within the market leading Edinburgh Energy & Infrastructure Finance team, which is part of the Projects Group. Thisteam carries out a wide range of top tier and high value project and finance work, including:

• Energy project development work;
• Energy regulation;
• Renewable energy finance;
• Upstream oil & gas finance;
• Energy efficiency and
• Low carbon advisory mandates.

The clients consist of a number of utilities, UK and international banks, renewable energy developers and O&G exploration and production companies, local authorities, infrastructures funds and private equity.The work of the team has an increasingly international flavour given both inward investment and also clients looking to invest in international markets working with colleagues in otherinternational offices. This is a transactional role, with a large amount of client contact and the opportunity to specialise in a strategic and diverse industry sector.

Candidate Requirements:

The successful candidate will:

• Have gained experience in a large commercial firm with an established energy, projects or constructionpractice.

• Have circa 1-4 years PQE.

• Be a team player, able to forge strong working relationships with colleagues in an agile environment.

• Be technically strong and exercise good commercial judgment; and

• Have the interpersonal skills necessary for this client-facing role.

On Offer:

On offer is highly competitive salary and benefits package and the chance to work with amarket-leading law firm that offers excellent career progression,challenging cross-border work and exceptional training and development.

To Apply:

To discuss this role in confidence, to request the full job description or to apply, please contact:

David Thomson, Director

Edinburgh: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]