Our Project Development and Finance Practice specializes in advising clients on the legal and financial aspects of large-scale infrastructure and development projects. Our practice provides comprehensive support through all stages of project development, including initial planning, financing, construction and operation. Our team works with clients across various sectors such as energy, transportation, real estate and public infrastructure, offering expertise in structuring and negotiating project agreements, managing regulatory compliance and mitigating risks. We also assist clients in securing funding through various financial instruments and navigating complex financial transactions. By combining deep industry knowledge with a global perspective, our Project Development and Finance Practice helps clients successfully bring projects to fruition, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and regulatory requirements.

A Senior Associate at this level provides expert legal advice on often complex transactions. They represent clients under the supervision of partners in complex negotiations, while building and maintaining client relationships to build own book of business. They also contribute to talent development, knowledge management, trialing current legal tools where necessary.

The roles and responsibilities of this job include:

- Leads and manages often complex transactions, ensuring effective legal strategy and execution

- Leads the drafting and negotiation of critical transaction documents, such as purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, and financing documents





- Works closely with clients to understand their needs and delivers strategic legal solutions and favorable outcomes on transactions

- Represents clients (under the supervision of partners) in negotiations, assisting in areas like structuring of transactions to optimize legal, tax and business outcomes

- Leads comprehensive due diligence processes, identifying potential risks for client, and ensuring thorough review and analysis of relevant documents.

- May advise clients on post-transaction integration issues, handling or referring within the Firm any arising legal matters, and ensuring ongoing compliance with transaction terms

- May assist more senior colleagues on complex transactions in developing transaction and deal strategies, preparing for negotiations

- Stays updated on legal developments in the area of specialization

- Helps coach and develop more junior lawyers in a specialized area within a larger practice

- May set the technical and professional direction of a specialism or area of expertise within the practice

- In-depth knowledge and significant experience in a specialized area of law, typically with at least 8 years of practice post qualification





- Ability to support partners in managing client relationships and progressing highly technical matters

- Experience leading complex legal matters

- Excellent communication and collaboration skills

This role reports to

Partner

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to creating a fair workplace and encourage applications from all ages, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, genders, sexual orientations, as well as people who have family or carer responsibilities. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with a disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

The above is only a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

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