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Project Finance Senior Associate

Buchanan Law

Greater London

Hybrid

GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Associate or Senior Associate to join its prestigious Project Finance team in London. This role offers the chance to work on landmark energy and infrastructure transactions across Europe and beyond, with a focus on sustainable finance. The successful candidate will collaborate with top-tier clients and contribute to high-value projects. With a supportive team culture and opportunities for career progression, this is an exciting chance for a qualified lawyer to advance their career in a high-calibre environment.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

Career Progression Opportunities

International Collaboration

Emphasis on ESG and Green Finance

Qualifications

2–8 years of post-qualification experience in project finance or banking & finance.
Strong foundation in finance documentation and complex financing structures.

Responsibilities

Acting for lenders and sponsors on complex cross-border project finance matters.
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating key finance and project documents.

Skills

Project Finance

Legal Drafting

Client Relationship Management

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Education

Qualified Lawyer (England & Wales or equivalent)

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Associate / Senior Associate – Project Finance

Location: London (Hybrid Working Available)

Experience Level: 2–8 years PQE

Team: Banking & Finance – Projects

The Opportunity

A prestigious international law firm is seeking an ambitious and commercially astute Associate or Senior Associate (2–8 PQE) to join its top-tier Project Finance team in London.

This is an exceptional opportunity to be involved in landmark energy and infrastructure transactions across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond. The successful candidate will advise on high-value, often first-of-their-kind projects spanning renewables, power, oil & gas, telecoms, and transport, with a growing emphasis on sustainable and green finance.

You’ll work within a high-performing, supportive team, collaborating across jurisdictions and with some of the most prominent lenders, sponsors, and development institutions in the market.

Key Responsibilities

Acting for lenders (including DFIs, ECAs, and commercial banks) and sponsors on complex cross-border project finance matters.
Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating key finance and project documents such as loan agreements, common terms agreements, intercreditor deeds, and security packages.
Supporting transactions from initial structuring and term sheet stage through to financial close and post-completion.
Managing workstreams, supervising junior lawyers, and contributing to knowledge sharing within the team (for more senior candidates).
Collaborating with colleagues in international offices and contributing to client development efforts.

Candidate Profile

You will be a qualified lawyer (England & Wales or equivalent jurisdiction) with 2–8 years of post-qualification experience, gained in the project finance or wider banking & finance space, ideally at a well-regarded international, City, or top-tier boutique law firm.

You will bring:

Strong experience in project finance, ideally in infrastructure or energy sectors.
Exposure to international or emerging markets transactions (particularly Africa, the Middle East or Eastern Europe) is a plus.
A solid foundation in finance documentation and a clear understanding of complex financing structures.
A proactive, commercial mindset and confidence handling client relationships.
Excellent drafting and communication skills.
A team player mentality with enthusiasm for mentoring and growing within a collaborative environment.

What’s on Offer

Top-tier international work with exposure to globally significant transactions.
A genuine emphasis on ESG, green finance, and impactful infrastructure development.
An ambitious yet down-to-earth team culture, with career progression baked in.
Flexibility through a well-established hybrid working policy.
Opportunities for international collaboration, secondments, and business development.

Interested?

This is a standout opportunity for a project finance lawyer looking to take the next step in their career within a high-calibre, truly international team. If you’re driven by complex work, cross-border exposure, and long-term career prospects, we’d love to hear from you.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Legal
Industries
Law Practice, Legal Services, and Financial Services

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