Energy Transactions Associate:

Eversheds Sutherland; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 365,000; Full time

Job summary

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP seeks an Associate to join its Energy practice in its Atlanta, New York, Houston or Washington, DC office. The role targets 3–5 years of transactional law firm experience in energy finance and involves financing energy projects, M&A, and project development across multiple sectors.

The Associate will work across diverse energy sectors, participate directly with clients, and support structuring and negotiating projects, with in‑office presence three days per week.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of transactional law firm experience, preferably in energy finance.
• Experience handling financing transactions within the energy sector and related commercial agreements.
• Ability to manage multiple matters and collaborate with cross‑functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Handle financing transactions within the energy sector.
• Support complex energy transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, project development, construction contracts, and commercial agreements.
• Manage multiple matters simultaneously while collaborating with cross‑functional teams.
• Engage directly with clients and develop a strong understanding of their business objectives.

Skills

Energy transactions

Client engagement

Mergers & Acquisitions

Project development

Job description

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP is seeking an Associate to join its Energy practice in its Atlanta, New York, Houston or Washington, DC office. We are looking to add a team member with 3–5 years of transactional law firm experience preferably in the energy finance area.

The attorney will join a practice that supports clients on the financing of a wide range of domestic and international energy and large-scale infrastructure projects across diverse energy sectors. This position also provides a significant opportunity to represent a range of entities on structuring and negotiating projects across diverse energy sectors, including solar, wind, geothermal and other renewable power, storage, carbon capture, nuclear, LNG, Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) and other traditional gas and steam power generation projects.

Energy Transactions Associate Key Responsibilities

• Handle financing transactions within the energy sector.
• Support complex energy transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, project development, construction contracts, and commercial agreements.
• Manage multiple matters simultaneously while collaborating with cross‑functional teams.
• Engage directly with clients and develop a strong understanding of their business objectives.

The Associate position requires in-office presence three days per week. The salary is commensurate with years of relevant experience & geographic location. The salary range for our Associate position is $260,000-365,000.

We provide our employees with:

• Interesting work with industry-leading practices and an impressive client list.
• Significant practical training, informal training, and formal training programs.
• An approachable and supportive culture. We are guided by our five core values of collaboration, inclusivity, openness, creativity, and professionalism in all that we do as a Firm.
• A commitment to programs that identify ways to create and maintain a culture that reflects our values when it comes to inclusion, representation, and opportunity. We appreciate the significant role diverse perspectives play in our service to clients and our development.
• Thorough benefits options and thoughtful wellness programs.

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP maintains a policy of affording all employees and applicants equal employment opportunities without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity, gender expression or being transgender), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital or familial status, domestic violence victim status, ancestry, amnesty, citizenship status, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.