Associate - Future Energy - London, United Kingdom - TLT

TLT

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are recruiting for an Associate to support our Future Energy offering across Banking and Finance, Corporate, Commercial and Regulatory matters.

This role is based in London, on a full-time basis.

This position would best suit a qualified Solicitor between 1-2 year's PQE, with a broad background in renewables, who is looking for a flexible role offering exceptional quality work, team collaboration and opportunities for progression.

Your Role:

As a key addition to our growing team, day to day you can expect to be involved with:

Providing commercial energy contracts and energy regulatory support to Partners and Legal Directors on future energy transactions and deal execution across a broad range of practice areas, including finance, regulatory, commercial contracts, construction, real estate and corporate.
Managing your own transactions for a variety of clients in the Future Energy sector, including generators, offtakers and suppliers, innovative market access providers, commercial energy customers, developers, investors and funders.
Providing specialist commercial energy and energy regulatory support to senior team members on M&A and financing transactions (for example on due diligence and SPA warranties).
Providing commercial energy and specialist energy regulatory advice, including advising public and private sector clients, negotiating route to market agreements and providing asset management support.
Remaining at the forefront of the energy market, particular in light of REMA, by undertaking ongoing research and assisting with the production of legal knowhow.
Supporting in the continued development and growth of the Future Energy sector at TLT, by participating in business development activities.

Your Skills & Experience:

You must be/have:

A Qualified Solicitor (SRA or Law Society Registered) with 12 years PQE, with experience advising future energy/renewables clients on regulatory and general commercial matters. Experience of being seconded to an energy company would be highly beneficial.
A forward thinker, with excellent analytical, communication and organisational skills, you will be selfmotivated with the ability to manage workloads and deadlines.
Commercially aware with enthusiasm for business development, and an appetite for keeping up to date with the latest developments in your practice area and sector focus.
Able to understand your client's business needs, and act in the best interest of the firm and the client.
An ambitious and enthusiastic team player, able to support senior fee earners and contribute to our collaborative culture.

Your Team:

Operating from offices across the UK, our expanding and ambitious partner-led team provide tactical, commercially minded services across all aspects of the Future Energy sector, with over 100 lawyers dedicated to the sector.

We act for a broad range of clients in the sector, including developers, institutional investors, banks, non-bank lenders and the public sector, covering both established technologies such as solar, wind and hydro to newer technologies such as battery storage, heat pumps, electric vehicles, hydrogen and CCUS.

About TLT:

Fast paced, fast growing and forward thinking, TLT is the law firm that helps clients stay one step ahead, and we do the same for our people.

We work with high profile clients in innovative sectors.

With local, national and international reach, we have over 1,400 people in offices across the UK and a network of partner firms across Europe, India and the US.

TLT has been named Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2023.

This marks the third year in a row TLT has presented with this accolade in industry awards - having previously been named Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer Awards in 2021 and the British Legal Awards in 2022.

Our purpose is to protect, prepare and progress our clients for what comes next and it's essential that we do the same for our people, our planet and our communities too.

In our open and collaborative culture, we encourage everyone to be their whole self, to have a voice and to contribute.

Our Benefits:

We value our employees highly and we want you to feel valued. You'll receive a competitive salary with an annual pay review.

You will also have access to an extensive range of benefits via our flexible benefits scheme including 25 days holiday (which will increase to 30 days based upon length of service) and private medical insurance.

At TLT we have a progressive fully flexible working approach.

We empower our people to work in a place and at a time that meets their needs, those of their clients and of the wider team and firm.

Part of this agile approach is a focus on hybrid working and supporting the work/life balance of our people.