Energy and Infrastructure Lawyer

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom A&O Shearman Full time

Department Purpose

A&O Shearman is the world's leading Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure practice. With over 70 partners and 250 lawyers worldwide, we have consistently closed more transactions in this space globally than any other law firm and are an acknowledged market leader in the infrastructure M&A space.

We advise the most sophisticated sponsors, debt providers, borrowers, project and construction companies as well as governments across a wide array of sub-sectors, including all aspects of power generation and transmission, networks, social infrastructure, transport, telecommunications and energy transition.

We provide our clients with a totally integrated service on all aspects of their infrastructure projects, drawing on and marshalling A&O Shearman's specialist skills in relation to, among other things, project development, deal-structuring, bankability, equity strategy, M&A debt financing and refinancing (including bank, private placement capital markets, ECA and multilateral), hedging, contracts, construction and regulatory compliance.

Role and Responsibilities

  • Drafting, reviewing and amending documentation
  • Providing strategic guidance to clients through strong market awareness and an understanding of key objectives
  • Managing client expectations, deadlines and project delivery appropriately
  • Collaborating across teams, departments and jurisdictions in a fast-paced, intellectually rigorous environment
  • Matter (or sub-section) management and maximising financial contribution
  • Leadership and supervision of junior team members
  • Recognising opportunities for business development, assistance with and implementation of group and firm-wide business development strategies
  • Proactive engagement with clients both on and off deal with a view towards building and maintaining strong client relationships
  • Legal and sector knowledge development and sharing (internally and externally)
  • Assisting with billing activities and timely invoicing

Key Requirements

  • Qualified lawyer ideally 2-3 PQE
  • Resilient self-starter with the intellectual curiosity and versatility to continuously acquire, build upon and share knowledge
  • Experience in at least one of: project finance related work, infrastructure finance work or acquisition finance work
  • Evidence of a keen interest in Energy and Infrastructure allied to strong technical knowledge across multiple disciplines
  • Highly motivated team player with excellent organisational skills
  • Clear and concise verbal and written communicator with outstanding interpersonal skills and a good eye for detail
  • Entrepreneurial drive
  • Strong commercial/business acumen
  • Clear understanding of law firm economics and an understanding of the firm's strategic priorities
  • A person of sound judgement and core values, able to establish a high level of credibility

A&O Shearman is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome applications from talented individuals from all backgrounds and are an equal opportunities recruiter.

We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, including our occupational pension scheme, group income protection cover, private medical insurance, mental health resources and free apps, health and wellbeing services encompassing an onsite gym, wellbeing centre and GP service, emergency back-up care support, parental and special leave, holiday entitlement increasing with length of service, holiday trading, season ticket loans and online discounts and lifestyle management services.

We recognise the value of flexible working and embrace hybrid working, allowing our people to work from home up to 40% of their working time.

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