Legal Associate

**Commercially-Minded Lawyer Role: Outline**

**Description**: Ridge Clean Energy is seeking to hire a property (preferably) lawyer with a commercial mindset and track-record as its suite of renewable energy and natural carbon projects grows rapidly.

**Responsibilities**:This individual will work with, support and report to the Ridge Clean Energy COO in reviewing, negotiating and shaping the commercial and legal elements of its property agreements. As such, this individual will bring their commercial (and preferably property and/or renewables) law experience to bear in their collaboration with the COO, the CEO and other team members as needed.

**Key Characteristics**:

- Experience in commercial elements of law, whether in property law (preferably, though not necessarily) or renewables law.
- A strong interest in the renewable energy and natural carbon sectors and in the economic and social opportunities to be achieved through a shift to a lower-carbon-based economy.
- Experience in the financing elements of large-scale projects, whether in renewable energy or other sectors.
- A sense of risk in the commercial elements of property law, as well as the assuming of risk through prior roles, for example through serving as an in-house legal counsel on commercial projects.
- The ability to work at the Ridge Clean Energy Oxfordshire headquarters in person, as opposed to virtually.
- The ability to work adaptively as part of engaging with internal and external legal support and external stakeholders in the advancing of Ridge Clean Energy priorities.

**Desired Characteristics**:

- Experience in property law as a property solicitor, engaging on multiple high-stakes and high-pressure files.
- An entrepreneurial nature, especially in relation to opportunities in the renewable energy and natural carbon sectors (e.g. in peat restoration, carbon credit sales, etc.).
- Prior engagement with landowners and land agents, for instance in the areas of rural estate and/or family estate planning.
- Prior exposure to Scottish property law.
- Prior experience working across cultures, whether regionally or internationally.
- A general disposition of eagerness, enthusiasm and interest in contributing to the growth of a dynamic company in a critical industry.

**Expectations**:This role is originally envisaged as part-time, but with potential increase in hours in line with the growth of Ridge Clean Energy and performance in the role.

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: From £15.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 10 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- Transport links

Schedule:

- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: RCELegal