Lawyer – Projects, Energy and Infrastructure (Transactional and Regulatory)

Pérez-Llorca; Chihuahua; On-site; MXN 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Pérez-Llorca in Mexico City seeks a qualified lawyer with experience advising developers, investors and financial institutions on energy and infrastructure projects.

You will draft, review and negotiate project contracts, including PPAs and construction agreements; lead due diligence; and provide regulatory guidance across hydrocarbons, electricity, water and transport sectors. Immediate start on joining our growing team. Advanced English is required.

Qualifications

• Law degree required.
• Advanced English (written and spoken).
• Ideally experience in law firms.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on development, structuring, financing and implementation of energy and infrastructure projects.
• Draft, review and negotiate project contracts incl. PPAs, construction, operation and maintenance agreements.
• Involvement in mergers and acquisitions of companies, assets and infrastructure operators.
• Coordinate and implement legal and regulatory due diligence processes.
• Provide advice on regulatory matters and monitor authorisations with the relevant authorities.
• Analyze regulatory frameworks applicable to energy and infrastructure projects.
• Advise on tendering, procurement and project development in sectors such as hydrocarbons, electricity, water, rail and road transport.
• Drafting and negotiating contractual documentation relating to investment projects and transactions.

Skills

Advanced English

Education

Law Degree

Job description

Experience is required advising developers, investors and financial institutions on the development, financing and implementation of projects, as well as on mergers and acquisitions, contract negotiation, due diligence processes and regulatory compliance in sectors such as energy, hydrocarbons, electricity, water and transport.

• Providing legal advice on the development, structuring, financing and implementation of energy and infrastructure projects.
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating project-related contracts, including power purchase agreements (PPAs), construction, operation and maintenance contracts.
• Involvement in transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions of companies, assets and infrastructure operators.
• Coordinating and implementing legal and regulatory due diligence processes.
• Providing advice on regulatory matters and monitoring authorisations with the relevant authorities.
• Analysing regulatory frameworks applicable to energy and infrastructure projects.
• Advising on tendering, procurement and project development in sectors such as hydrocarbons, electricity, water, rail and road transport.
• Drafting and negotiating contractual documentation relating to investment projects and transactions.

Requirements

• Law Degree.
• Advanced English (spoken and written).
• Ideally, experience in law firms.

What we offer

• Professional career opportunity at a growing firm.
• Immediate start at our Mexico City office.
• Competitive salary.

Location

Mexico City

At Pérez-Llorca we advocate equal opportunities for people who apply for vacancies at the firm regardless of their sex, race, age, nationality, marital status, political or religious beliefs, sexual orientation or family and/or personal situation. We are committed to talent without labels and we want to contribute to the creation of stable and quality employment, without any bias in the selection processes.