High-Level Corporate Energy Lawyer

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Ashurst Full time
About Ashurst

Ashurst is recognized as having one of the world's leading international corporate energy practices, with a reputation for providing concise, pragmatic, and commercial advice. Our team routinely advises all industry stakeholders on high-profile transactions and projects that define the market.

Job Overview

In light of a growing pipeline of work within the energy space, our Corporate Transactions team is seeking an experienced lawyer to join our London office. The role will be primarily focused on private M&A and project development across a wide variety of geographies, specifically within the oil and gas (including LNG) and broader energy sector, including energy transition transactions in sub-sectors such as hydrogen, sustainable fuels, and CCUS.

Main Responsibilities
  • Drafting and negotiating transaction documents: Draft, review, and negotiate legal documents to effect private M&A transactions, including sale and purchase agreements (for corporate and business sales), share subscription and joint venture agreements, pre-bid agreements, and ancillary transaction documents;
  • Due diligence: Project manage and lead large-scale due diligence exercises (both sell- and buy-side) and disclosure processes;
  • Transaction management: Liaise with colleagues and other advisors to ensure clients receive seamless advice and to ensure that client objectives and timelines are met;
  • Business development and networking activities;
  • Contributing to department know-how and training activities;
  • Nurturing and mentoring junior lawyers;
  • Risk and Control: Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with our regulatory requirements and internal policies.
Description of Role
  • You will act with integrity to provide incisive advice to clients, and to work collaboratively with your colleagues in doing so;
  • You will take day-to-day responsibility for matters, with suitable direct client contact, and will proactively progress complex matters with appropriate partner support;
  • You will be able to demonstrate well-developed verbal and written communication skills, and innovative drafting skills;
  • You will be confident and effective in negotiations with clients and counterparties;
  • You will be effective in communicating with clients in order to understand their needs and how best to meet them. You will also have the ability to assist clients in arriving at practical and cost-effective solutions;
  • You will be effective in forming and maintaining relationships with clients and identifying opportunities to strengthen client relationships;
  • You will understand the way our business, competitors, and clients are developing and work with the business development team to use this information to develop business opportunities;
  • You will build and maintain a network of business contacts, both internally and externally;
  • You will have excellent attention to detail, identifying inconsistencies that indicate problems with quality of work or a misunderstanding of clients' needs;
  • You will gather information from a variety of sources to identify your own strengths and weaknesses;
  • You will be able to identify when a team member needs support and will be approachable for advice, giving constructive feedback; and
  • You will contribute to the creation of a positive work environment and assist with training and development.
Essential Skills and Experience
  • Associate/Senior associate with between 4-6 years post-qualification corporate transactional experience across a wide range of matters, including private M&A transactions and project development within the oil and gas and broader energy sector;
  • Enthusiastic team-player who can work effectively with colleagues at all levels;
  • Excellent academic track record;
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal;
  • Experience of drafting, reviewing, and negotiating legal documents and agreements in a private practice environment;
  • An adaptable person who is a fast learner, with experience of dealing with multiple jurisdictions;
  • Client-facing experience and the ability to understand and respond effectively to client needs and build client relationships;
  • Willingness to learn new skills and expand technical knowledge beyond core transactional skills;
  • Technically excellent with strong attention to detail and well-developed analytical and drafting skills;
  • Commercial approach and an ability to advise and negotiate in a considered, confident, and authoritative manner across a wide variety of contractual arrangements;
  • Ability to lead teams on transactions or designated parts of transactions;
  • Possession of a passion for delivering outstanding outcomes for clients in innovative ways.
Recent Work Examples
  • OMV on its agreement to sell its 50% stake in the Malaysian-headquartered SapuraOMV to TotalEnergies for $903 million;
  • JX Nippon on its $1.6bn sale of its UK upstream oil and gas business to Hitec-owned NEO Energy;
  • GIC on its strategic investment, alongside global investment firm Carlyle, in Eneus Energy to support the development of a 14GW+ pipeline of green hydrogen/green ammonia projects;
  • Mitsui on its investment in Storegga Geotechnologies, the lead developer of a major Carbon Capture and Storage (

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