Project finance lawyer

NEW Role – Infrastructure Finance Lawyer 6+ PQE We are assisting a leading asset manager in their recruitment of an infrastructure / project finance lawyer in London. The team work on average 4 days a week from the office. The successful candidate will assume a senior, lead role and primarily be responsible for advising on project and infrastructure opportunities sourced by the asset origination team. There may also be opportunities to work on other asset financing transactions in the general finance, structured finance and capital markets space. Assisting with the execution of a wide variety of investments meeting their investment philosophy. Providing efficient, effective and high-quality commercially focused legal advice to the asset origination team which will include early analysis and structuring of financing proposals, reviewing and negotiating term sheets and transaction documentation. Preparation of investment papers, contributions to committee meetings with senior management and dealing with general queries on existing and potential investments. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 6 years PQE gained from at a top law firm or equivalent in-house role with demonstrable infrastructure / project finance experience gained on a wide variety of assets and have a strong understanding of security concepts. The ability to comprehensively analyse complex financing structures, identify strengths and weaknesses and confidently suggest improvements is essential. Experience advising on projects outside the UK in the USA, Europe and/or Australia is desirable too. To excel in their business, you need to be a team player, driven and commercially astute, capable of multi-tasking and building trusting, long-term relationships with internal and external stakeholders, managing expectations appropriately. For those moving from a law firm, you can fully expect to see an improvement in work-life balance. field@ssq.