Associate - Energy and Regulated Industries - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Gowling WLG (UK) LLP

Gowling WLG (UK) LLP

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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We have an opportunity for a Commercial Energy Associate to join our Energy and Regulated Industries team in our Birmingham office.

About the team and the role

Energy is one of the most dynamic and economically robust sectors of the UK economy, and very much a key part of the political agenda.

As such, it provides commercial lawyers with an opportunity develop and utilise a broad range of legal skills in a sector which is fundamental to the UK economy.

Our specialist Energy team, which sits in our Commercial, Employment, Pensions and Projects group, is very highly regarded in the UK market.

We are consistently recognised as a leading energy practice in both Legal 500 and Chambers.

We have a reputation for being at the forefront of the sector and providing technically excellent advice in a robust, pragmatic and friendly manner.

We pride ourselves on our supportive and business-driven approach.

Our work is broad ranging.

It includes both advising on (and often developing) a wide range of commercial contracts relevant to the sector - from long term high-value power purchase and fuel supply agreements to multi-party industry codes.

We are also heavily involved in supporting energy transactional work - developing, financing and selling energy generation and infrastructure projects - on which we work closely with a wide range of colleagues from across the firm.

Our role includes helping structure projects, advising on commercial contracts and providing specialist due diligence input in support of corporate/finance colleagues.

Our clients include governments, regulatory bodies, major utilities, project developers, network owners/operators, energy suppliers and a wide range of major corporates on energy related matters.

Their requirements are diverse, but all receive first class commercially focused advice from a team that is deeply immersed in the sector.

Our practice is thriving.

We have grown continuously over the last 5 years, both in top-line revenue and profits terms and have a varied and high quality client base that sees our services very much in demand.

Each member of the team has a client facing role and is given the opportunity to develop client relationships. This role is no different and provides a real opportunity to develop a range of client handling skills.

You will therefore be good at dealing directly with clients (with appropriate levels of support) both on the telephone and in virtual or face-to-face meetings.

The team is tight-knit and not at all hierarchical.

Some members of the team are principally regulatory focused, others (like the person required for this role) have more of a commercial focus.

However, we work seamlessly together utilising those skill sets to deliver a first class service to our clients whatever their requirements.

We also frequently work with specialist lawyers from across the wider firm on a wide range of matters including IT and transactional energy mandates.

Working in an inclusive, sharing and collaborative culture, your success will be integral to ensure the continuing success and growth of the team over the long term.

About you
You will be a qualified Solicitor, NQ to 1PQE.

You will be able to demonstrate strong academic performance and good experience of and familiarity with a wide variety of commercial agreements. Commercial contracts experience is a prerequisite of the role.
We would expect some experience of the energy sector.

What we can offer you

The opportunity to work for a firm which has been recognised as one of the top 10 best places to work in the UK and has been ranked by Great Place to Work for 23 consecutive years.

A hybrid approach to office and remote working, with up to 50% remote working available.
Excellent benefits, including:
Lawyer bonus
25 days annual leave, with the option to buy up to a week's extra annual leave
Private medical insurance, and the option to add family members
A generous pension allowance
Life assurance covering four times your annual salary
The chance of a threemonth sabbatical every five years
Maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
A range of health and wellbeing programmes
State of the art offices, in the heart of Birmingham City Centre, with an onsite restaurant
Opportunities to flourish in your role through training and personal development.

Many of our people work flexibly in some way.

If you would like to explore your own flexible working arrangements with us, we are happy to discuss this during the recruitment process.

Equal opportunities
Gowling WLG is committed both to promoting equality and diversity in the firm and to Equal Opportunities in employment. The firm believes in equality of opportunity regardless of race or racial group (including colour, nationality, ethnicity, national origins), religion or belief, age, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender re-assignment and gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy