Senior Associate - Project Finance

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent law firm in London seeks a mid-senior legal professional experienced in infrastructure finance. The role involves advising clients on acquisition financing, leading transactions, and cultivating client relationships. Ideal candidates will have 3.5 - 4 years PQE and strong legal skills. This is a full-time position in a dynamic and collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified/admitted legal practitioner in relevant jurisdiction.
• Ideally 3.5 - 4 years PQE with experience in infrastructure acquisition finance.
• Strong foundation legal skills, including drafting, writing, negotiation and project management.

Responsibilities

• Advising a range of infrastructure funds on acquisition financing of infrastructure assets.
• Leading and negotiating transactions, assisting and supervising junior associates and trainees.
• Building relationships with clients and identifying opportunities.

Skills

Legal drafting

Negotiation

Project management

Business development

Education

Qualified legal practitioner

Job description

Key external relationships include clients and other firms.

• Clients
• Other firms

Practice group/team

• The Infrastructure Finance team in London consists of 4 partners and a group of associates focused on the financing of both brownfield (M&A) and greenfield (project) financings.
• The team forms part of a broader Energy, Natural Resources & Infrastructure Finance group.
• The products involved include acquisition finance, project finance, some hybrid products and fund level finance for infrastructure funds.
• The Infrastructure Finance team works across the entire infrastructure sector including transport, energy transition, digital infrastructure, water and waste and healthcare.
• We are highly ranked in all of the directories and have acted on some of the most complex and ground-breaking infrastructure finance deals.
• Key clients include infrastructure and energy funds, banks and debt funds, multilateral agencies, project sponsors and governments.

Primary objectives

• Contribute to excellent client service and perform fee-earning work under supervision.
• Make an effective contribution to the firm's work by aiming to meet and exceed target hours.
• Build on legal and commercial knowledge in chosen practice area.
• Begin cultivating relationships with current client contacts where possible and in some instances, be a direct point of contact.

Key responsibilities

• Advising a range of infrastructure funds as well as many global financial institutions on the acquisition financing of infrastructure assets.
• Expected to be willing to be involved in some project finance transactions for both borrowers and lenders.
• Leading and negotiating transactions, assisting and supervising more junior associates and trainees.
• Building relationships with clients, identifying and acting on opportunities.
• Plan, prioritise and delegate work tasks as appropriate and update supervising partner/senior associate on progress.

Qualifications, skills and experience

• Qualified/admitted legal practitioner in relevant jurisdiction.
• Ideally 3.5 - 4 years PQE with evidence of experience in infrastructure acquisition finance.
• Strong foundation legal skills, including drafting, writing, negotiation and project management.
• Technically strong, self-starter who enjoys BD as well as transactional work.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.