Associate - Infrastructure, Energy - Leeds, United Kingdom - Addleshaw Goddard

Addleshaw Goddard
Addleshaw Goddard
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Leeds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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ASSOCIATE, INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY (IE)
NQ - 3YRS PQE

LEEDS

Department, Team - FINANCE AND PROJECTS:

Reporting Line PARTNER

Work type/pattern FULL TIME
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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:


  • Our growing Infrastructure and Energy (IE) team is looking for a junior Lawyer (03years PQE) to join our team in Leeds to advise public and private sector clients on a variety of energy and transport projects.
  • In this role, you will work on commercial contracts relating to energy infrastructure and transport and advise on the full spectrum of issues relating to energy and transport sector mandates, acting for a broad range of companies, developers, PE funds and Financial Institutions.

THE TEAM:


  • Our IE practice is known for its quality and breadth of expertise. As one of the most established multidisciplinary teams of any law firm, we give clients the confidence they need to succeed.
  • Our firstclass team, which is consistently ranked in the top tier in the directories, provides innovative, timely and commercial advice from inception all the way through the lifetime of our clients' projects in markets as diverse as waste, large scale outsourcing, renewable energy, transport, and healthcare, in the UK and all over the world.
  • We act for a range of developers, sponsors, and procuring authorities, and we have advised funders, as well as public and private sector clients, on some of the most challenging assignments in the market in recent years.
  • In the energy space, our work includes several pathfinder projects such as Gas to the West, a pipeline bringing gas from Northern Ireland to the Irish Republic, VW's alliance with Ford Motor Company (one of the largest global industrial alliances), and Nissan's microgrid project as well as work across renewables (wind, solar, bio
- energy waste), hydrogen, CCUS, gas to grid, district hearing, CHP, electric vehicles, battery projects and energy and utilities regulation.

  • AG's transport team is recognised as one of the most experienced in the sector with technical expertise across a range of national and international projects including advising Government on all passenger services contracts and HS2 and the owners of the Azuma fleet of trains. We specifically focus on rail, urban transit, ports, freight and logistics and transport hubs.

Other current and recent matters include advising:

  • A number of the largest energy suppliers in Great Britain (
    SSE, Ovo, Octopus,
    Engie)
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Agility Trains on all aspects of the £6bn PPP arrangements for operation and maintenance of the Azuma and equivalent Great Western Fleet of trains
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  • Bluefield Solar on a number of acquisitions of solar projects
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National Grid on various matters including interconnectors, gas to grid projects and data centres
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Red Rock Power on its acquisition of the 50MW Afton wind farm

  • The
    Department for Transport on the highprofile West Coast Partnership franchise competition and Covid19 emergency measures arrangements and replacement rail passenger franchise contracts linked to major reform of the industry
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Arrival - one of the most high-profile new entrants to the electric vehicle market on supply of robotics and the construction of their micro-factory in South Carolina

  • Over 200 renewable energy projects in the last decade (wind, solar, biomass, Anaerobic digestion) for clients such as
    SSE, Peel, John Laing, Network Rail:

  • bp on energy and electric vehicle mandates in the UK and overseas renewables and hydrogen projects
  • Several water companies on renewables and major infrastructure projects including
    Yorkshire Water, United Utilities and
    Southern Water on their multibillion Havant Thicket project
  • Corporate PPAs for
    Network Rail, Britvic, Macquarie and several others
  • Several solar, battery and wind acquisitions and disposals for clients including Portuguese renewables fund,
    Greenvolt Power, Equans, and
    Octopus Energy

What to expect in this role:

  • With support from the team, you will take responsibility for drafting and negotiating commercial
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  • Business Area:
  • Infrastructure, Projects and Energy-
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