Regulatory Energy Lawyer - In-house (London/Hybrid)

Michael Page (UK); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal recruitment agency is seeking a qualified lawyer for an in-house role focused on regulatory energy project risks. This position requires a minimum of 5 years of post-qualification experience and expertise in regulatory compliance within the power and infrastructure sectors. The successful candidate will work closely with commercial and financial specialists and provide proactive legal support. The role is based in London, with a hybrid working model offering flexibility, including three days in the office each week.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years post qualification experience in law.
• Experience in advising on regulatory aspects of power and infrastructure projects.

Responsibilities

• Assess and advise on regulatory project risks.
• Draft and review regulatory documents and agreements.
• Ensure compliance with corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Provide legal support to commercial and operations teams.
• Manage external legal counsel and costs.

Skills

Regulatory project risk assessment

Legal document drafting

Regulatory compliance

Legal due diligence

Education

Qualified lawyer in the UK or equivalent common law jurisdiction

Job description

• In house role advising on regulatory energy project risks.
• Join as part of a respected established team.

About Our Client

Our Client is a mult-national energy generation business with power generation assets throughout the UK and Europe.

Job Description

The responsibilities with this role include:

• assessing and advising directors and senior team members on regulatory project risks and risk management strategies;
• advising on, and reviewing and drafting independently and in conjunction with other lawyers and/or external counsel, regulatory documents, procedure, applications and agreements;
• ensuring that projects and transactions comply with all relevant corporate and regulatory requirements;
• working closely with and advising the commercial and financial specialists within the team in negotiations and assisting prompt decision‑making among key stakeholders;
• providing proactive legal support to our commercial and operations teams on projects that are in‑contract and completed, and assist monitoring of on‑going performance to enable the business to anticipate issues and manage risks that may arise;
• reviewing or performing legal due diligence where required;
• ensuring the Business', and its directors' / managements', ongoing compliance with their respective responsibilities under law and regulation;
• instructing, liaising with and working alongside external legal counsel where required, including managing such external legal counsel to ensure that costs are minimised and delivered on budget; and
• contributing to the know‑how of the team, researching and presenting research to other legal team members.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will be a lawyer (qualified in the UK or equivalent common law jurisdiction) with at least 5 years post qualification experience.

The must have experience in advising on regulatory aspects of power and infrastructure projects in a commercial context.

They will be able and willing to attend the organisation's office in London three days per week.

What's on Offer

For further information about the package on offer for this role, please apply to this advert or contact David Taylor of Michael Page Legal (London) for a conversation in confidence.