Energy Lawyer

Overview

The organization is seeking Energy Lawyers to support a variety of clients across the energy, utilities, renewables, infrastructure, and wider commercial sectors. Engagements are flexible and in-house.

This role involves providing legal support across a broad range of energy and power matters, including advisory and transaction support.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, business-focused legal advice on energy matters, including:
  • Power, gas, renewables, utilities
  • Energy projects
  • Low-carbon and wider commercial energy issues
• Draft, review, and negotiate energy documentation, including:
  • Power purchase agreements
  • Offtake agreements
  • Supply agreements
  • Development agreements
  • Connection agreements
  • Related commercial contracts
• Support energy transactions and projects, including:
  • Regulatory matters
  • Project development
  • Commercial arrangements
  • Joint ventures
  • Acquisitions
  • Stakeholder coordination
• Partner with legal, regulatory, commercial, trading, procurement, finance, development, and business teams to:
  • Manage legal risk
  • Deliver commercial outcomes

Requirements

• Qualified lawyer in the UK or an equivalent jurisdiction, with relevant UK energy, utilities, or infrastructure experience.
• Experience advising on one or more areas of energy law, including:
  • Power, gas, renewables
  • Utilities
  • Project development
  • Energy regulation
  • Trading
  • Supply or offtake arrangements
• Experience gained in private practice, in-house, or on secondment, supporting:
  • Energy companies, utilities, developers, and infrastructure businesses
  • Financial institutions
  • Other commercial organizations
• Strong commercial awareness, drafting and negotiation skills, stakeholder-management, and communication skills, with the ability to provide clear, pragmatic, business-focused advice.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience across multiple areas of energy law (e.g., power, gas, renewables, utilities, project development, energy regulation, trading, supply, and/or offtake).

Compensation & Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, including:
  • Health benefits
  • Pension and more
• Access to professional development resources and learning and development programs.
• Opportunity to work remotely, onsite, or hybrid depending on client requirements.
• Discussion available regarding consultancy vs. employee work options.

Location

Remote, onsite, or hybrid, depending on client requirements.

Equal Opportunity / Accessibility

• Equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment without discrimination or harassment on the basis of protected characteristics.
• Reasonable accommodations are available upon request and consistent with applicable laws to participate in each stage of the recruitment process.

Employment Considerations

Employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a background check, providing proof of identity, and possessing the necessary legal authorization to work.