Managing Associate / Legal Director – Energy-Bristol-6+ PQE

Overview

As a senior Energy lawyer, you will guide the firm’s energy practice in advising on complex renewable energy and infrastructure matters. You will lead client relationships, support business development and help grow the practice within a collaborative, high-performance team. You’ll work on high-stakes projects across PPAs, CfDs, grid connections and other energy contracts, contributing to the firm’s national energy footprint. This role offers leadership opportunities and exposure to significant energy initiatives in a flexible, hybrid environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
• Career progression to senior leadership
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Exposure to nationally significant energy projects
• Collaborative and supportive working environment

Responsibilities

• Counsel on a broad range of energy contracts including PPAs, CfDs and grid connection agreements
• Draft, negotiate and manage complex commercial energy agreements
• Advise developers, investors and energy businesses on renewable energy projects
• Lead due diligence for funding, refinancing and secondary market transactions
• Support business development, networking and marketing initiatives
• Oversee client relationship management and project delivery
• Coordinate cross-functional teams on large-scale energy projects
• Contribute to the growth and leadership of the energy practice

Key requirements

• Minimum 7 years PQE in Commercial, Energy or Infrastructure teams
• Strong experience with energy-sector contracts and renewable projects
• Experience advising diverse clients from startups to large corporates and investors
• Excellent drafting, negotiation and client management skills
• Strong commercial awareness and pragmatic problem-solving
• Proven ability to build long-term client relationships
• Experience contributing to marketing, seminars and business development
• Excellent written and verbal communication; highly organized and able to manage priorities

• collaborative
• proactive
• professionalism
• drafting and negotiation of energy contracts
• due diligence for funding and refinancing
• regulatory and licensing matters in electricity, gas and heat

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