Senior Legal Counsel | Infrastructure Investments – Global Asset Management (5PQE+)

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global investment platform is expanding its private markets legal team and seeking a Senior Legal Counsel specializing in infrastructure finance. This role offers a dynamic opportunity for qualified lawyers to work on complex cross-border deals in a collaborative, high-performance environment, and contribute to the team's growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary plus bonus

Excellent benefits

Qualifications

• 5PQE+ with experience at a reputable City firm or strong credentials.
• Strong track record in UK and European infrastructure finance.
• Background in project finance or acquisition finance highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Advising on cross-border infrastructure finance transactions.
• Structuring and negotiating investments while managing legal risks.
• Overseeing external counsel on complex mandates.

Skills

Infrastructure finance

Debt transactions

Equity transactions

Cross-border deals

Problem solving

Legal risk management

Education

Qualified lawyer in England & Wales

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Senior Legal Counsel | Infrastructure Investments – Global Asset Management (5PQE+), london

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Client:

The Stephen James Partnership

Location:

london, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

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Job Description:

Are you a finance lawyer looking to move into asset management?

Do you want to work across both equity and debt transactions within the infrastructure space?

Are you looking for a high-impact legal role where you can partner with senior stakeholders and shape complex cross-border deals?

If so, keep reading ?

The Client

We’re working exclusively with a leading global investment platform that operates across multiple private markets asset classes. This fast-growing business is expanding its private markets legal team and is seeking an experienced Senior Legal Counsel to help deliver its strategic growth initiatives, particularly within infrastructure finance. This is a dynamic opportunity for a senior finance or infrastructure lawyer to work across a variety of cross-border infrastructure investments. You’ll support both debt and leveraged equity transactions and play a central role in executing complex deals across the UK and Europe.

The Role

Your responsibilities will include:

• Advising on the full spectrum of infrastructure finance transactions, particularly cross-border debt and leveraged equity deals
• Acting as a key legal advisor to internal stakeholders across the private markets business
• Structuring and negotiating investments and managing legal risks across corporate and finance elements of transactions
• Overseeing external counsel on large and complex mandates, managing legal spend and ensuring seamless execution
• Contributing to the growth of the legal team’s influence and capabilities in a collaborative, high-performance environment

The Profile

• Qualified lawyer in England & Wales 5PQE+ that trained at a reputable City firm (but open to those outside this range with strong credentials)
• Strong track record in UK and European infrastructure finance, with experience across debt and/or equity investments
• Background in cross-border project finance or acquisition finance is highly desirable
• Comfortable managing complex transactions and advising at the highest levels of an organisation
• A problem solver with the ability to adapt legal advice to commercial realities

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary plus bonus and excellent benefits