Senior Legal Counsel

One of our clients, a global IPP, is looking for a Legal Counsel to join their team and provide legal support on all legal and contractual aspects related to the development of projects, partnerships/joint ventures, acquisition of shares/projects rights, offtake arrangement, as well as financing of projects. Provide general legal support to the region on all legal matters (including disputes) other than legal matters falling within the solutions legal scope.

Job Responsibilities:

• Draft and negotiate LoIs, conduct legal due diligence, and support for investments and divestment processes.
• Draft and negotiate acquisition agreements, shareholders agreements, partnership/joint venture agreements, joint development agreements, development services agreements, and other agreements of a similar nature.
• Draft and negotiate mandate letters, finance term sheets, negotiate finance agreements (including security package) for projects, and manage CP fulfillment process in order to ensure financial close in accordance with expected timelines.
• Draft and negotiate power purchase and/or offtake agreements, grid connection agreements, and related transmission and distribution agreements.
• Draft and negotiate land option, land lease, and/or similar project land-related agreements.
• Conduct periodic general risk assessments to identify potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk within the relevant region.
• Collaborate with other departments (e.g., business development, supply chain management, engineering, project management, site management, accounting, internal auditing, etc.) to identify potential risk and mitigating actions for projects as early as possible. Identify and evaluate project risks, support in developing/implementing corrective action plans to mitigate potential risks, and provide general guidance on implementation.
• Liaise and manage relationships with external legal counsels with a view to limit use of external counsel and engage only on a limited basis when strictly necessary, ensuring engagement remains within the project approved budget.

Job Requirements:

• Law degree.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ relevant work experience – either law firm or in-house counsel.
• Excellent English skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience and/or interest in the following areas:
• Renewable energy.
• Oil/gas.
• Corporate Finance and/or Project Finance.
• Project development.
• Public procurement.
• FIDIC suite of contracts.

If you wish to apply for the position, please send your CV to Lucia Baeza at [email address].

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