Legal Counsel - Greater London, United Kingdom - The Green Recruitment Company

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    Our client, a highly regarded European Solar Developer, are seeking a German Qualified Legal Counsel who will primarily support their German business with the development and construction of large-scale ground-mounted solar PV projects.

    Job Responsibilities:

    Pro-actively and autonomously provide legal support in solar project development specifically and corporate business in general

    • Be the go-to person for all solar PV project legal related matters in Germany
    • Negotiate and finalize agreements with third party contractors
    • Manage legal processes for our solar PV projects in Germany
    • Provide high standards best practice legal support in the project construction process, supporting with drafting, negotiating and finalizing key project agreements such as EPC contracts and O&M contracts.
    • Involvement in other stages of the project lifecycle, including incorporation of SPVs, land agreements, PPAs and project financing.
    • Track changes to legislation and their impact on our development pipeline/future focus
    • Instructing and managing external lawyers

    Requirements:

    • An experienced and energetic legal specialist who will support the business by ensuring legal compliance at all stages in its venture of growth.
    • 5-10 years' experience as a construction lawyer, preferably in renewable energy
    • German qualified lawyer preferred, but will consider lawyers qualified in other jurisdictions.
    • High level understanding and interest in the different aspects of the project, including development, technical, offtake, O&M and project finance.
    • Strong negotiation, influencing, and commercial skills
    • Spoken and written fluency in German and English
    • Willingness to travel occasionally within (or to) Germany and abroad.