Professional Support Lawyer, Project Development and Finance

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Professional Support Lawyer, Project Development and Finance
Are you ready to make your mark as part of our Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance (EIPF) Group working with lawyers across EMEA and beyond?
We are seeking an experienced lawyer to be based in London and support the Group as a Professional Support Lawyer (PSL). Working alongside the Professional Support Counsel, you will monitor legal and business developments in project finance, project development, infrastructure finance, and related industries to keep the Group and its clients up to date and identify opportunities to enhance the Firm’s reputation and practice. This includes providing legal and practical expertise in response to fee earner queries, mentoring junior lawyers, developing and managing the Group’s know how materials, organising and delivering training, and collaborating with other business service departments.
You should have transactional experience in project finance and/or project development. Experience in infrastructure finance would be useful. You will need a working knowledge of typical finance and/or project contracts in sectors such as infrastructure, power, oil & gas or mining.
PSLs sit within the global Practice Solutions team that ensures the Firm remains at the cutting edge of the legal industry, supporting lawyers in delivering world-class client service through leveraging legal, client, and market knowledge. Led by the Chief Innovation Officer, the Practice Solutions function includes Professional Support, Research and Information Systems, Practice Technology and Business Intelligence. Our professionals use information management, research, training and technical solutions to help lawyers work efficiently and collaboratively for the benefit of our clients.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• Sound legal experience in Project Finance/Project Development, including project development contracts in Oil & Gas, Mining, Power, or Infrastructure sectors.

Current Awareness, Thought Leadership, and Know-How

• Monitor and inform the group about significant legal developments, identifying trends in law or business, especially in project finance or project development, and suggest innovative service delivery methods.
• Prepare current awareness newsletters and keep the Group informed on any relevant legal developments.
• Participate in industry events to promote the Firm’s thought leadership and create and disseminate internally Know-How on Project Finance and Project Development topics.
• Conduct deal debriefs for precedent collection and market analysis, and implement procedures for capturing, storing, and accessing Know-How within the Group

Central Knowledge Projects and Miscellaneous

• Champion the implementation of new knowledge systems and technology..
• Contribute to global knowledge programs and projects to enhance Firm collaboration and project finance and project development law expertise.
• Provide professional support updates in meetings, and attend Professional Support meetings, global PSL conference calls, and external training to stay updated with legal developments

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Lawyer Training and Technical Expertise

• Be a source of legal, market and practical expertise for all members of the Group and more widely around the Firm.
• Identify practice-related training needs of the Group; organise, design and deliver Group training, including seminars, workshops and offsite training, independently or in collaboration with the wider Practice Solutions group.
• Assist lawyers with day-to-day legal queries.
• Provide onboarding for all new joiners, secondees and newly qualified lawyers to the Group.
• Be involved in firmwide training programmes, as required, including core training programmes and induction courses.
• Mentor trainees and associates.

Current Awareness, Thought Leadership, and Know-How

• Monitor and inform the group about significant legal developments, identifying trends in law or business, especially in project finance or project development, and suggest innovative service delivery methods.
• Prepare current awareness newsletters and keep the Group informed on any relevant legal developments.
• Participate in industry events to promote the Firm’s thought leadership and create and disseminate internally Know-How on Project Finance and Project Development topics.
• Conduct deal debriefs for precedent collection and market analysis, and implement procedures for capturing, storing, and accessing Know-How within the Group.

Standard Forms, Key Precedents, and Client-Facing Initiatives

• Develop and update practice notes and guidance to reflect changes in law, regulation, and market standards.
• Create and maintain standard form documents and collections of precedent documents from closed transactions.
• Collaborate with the Group, Professional Support, and Marketing Department to develop business opportunities through articles, briefing notes, and client training, and establish processes for capturing matter descriptions and categorisations.

Central Knowledge Projects and Miscellaneous

• Champion the implementation of new knowledge systems and technology..
• Contribute to global knowledge programs and projects to enhance Firm collaboration and project finance and project development law expertise.
• Provide professional support updates in meetings, and attend Professional Support meetings, global PSL conference calls, and external training to stay updated with legal developments.

THE ABOVE IS ONLY A GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE ESSENTIAL DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS POSITION AND DOES NOT REPRESENT AN EXHAUSTIVE OR COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL DUTIES.

Primary Location: United Kingdom-London
Expected Workplace: Hybrid
Job Posting: Jan 30, 2025, 8:47:29 AM