Energy and Infrastructure Finance Associate

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a highly motivated associate with over three years of experience to join its Energy and Infrastructure Finance practice in New York, NY. This role involves a broad range of debt finance transactions, focusing on project finance and energy transition matters, including renewable energy and infrastructure projects.

Duties

• Represent lenders, sponsors, and developers in structuring, negotiating, and documenting complex financing arrangements.
• Engage in project finance transactions, including construction and term financing.
• Manage transaction workflows, including real property, UCC, and security interest matters.
• Supervise junior associates and collaborate effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Over three years of relevant experience in finance transactions.
• Familiarity with renewable energy projects and related tax credit structures preferred.
• Experience with syndicated or leveraged finance transactions is advantageous.
• Admitted or eligible for admission in the jurisdiction of the office of interest.

Education

• Top academic credentials required.

Certifications

• Admission to the bar in the relevant jurisdiction.

Skills

• Strong analytical and drafting skills.
• Excellent client-relations abilities.
• Ability to manage transaction workflows effectively.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

This large international law firm focuses its practice on corporate, banking, regulatory, intellectual property and litigation. The New York offices lawyers have extensive experience in a wide variety of securities related practice areas, including public and private mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, tender and exchange offers, and public offerings. The New York lawyers are also involved in civil litigation, arbitration, and litigation counseling. In addition the New York office serves as the hub of much of the firm's international practice, representing foreign and American clients in cross-border transactions. New associates have the opportunity to assume front-line responsibility and to deal directly with clients at an early stage in their careers. Attorneys work in a team-oriented environment in which lawyers work comfortably with each other. In addition, attorneys enjoy competitive salaries.