Associate

Department/Division: Projects           

Duration: Permanent                          

Reports to: Partner                                        

Type of Role: Hybrid  

Reference number: 10586           

Dentons and Project Finance

Dentons' Projects team advises sponsors, lenders, borrowers, investors, developers and public sector clients on domestic and cross-border project development and finance transactions across the energy and infrastructure sectors. Our work includes greenfield and brownfield financings, portfolio financings, refinancings, PPP/PFI and concession structures, acquisition financings and restructurings. With deep regulatory, project development and project financing experience, the team supports clients across all aspects of their energy & infrastructure transactions, including multi-sourced financings on international and domestic projects.

Wider Projects Group

Our project finance lawyers sit within our award-winning Projects team, which advises private sector clients, lenders and Government across energy, infrastructure and PPP transactions. The team is integrated across the UK, Ireland and Middle East and works with Dentons offices throughout the world, giving associates exposure to cross-border work and colleagues across the global firm.

The Role

This is a role for lawyers with an inquisitive mind who want to play a central role in complex project finance transactions. You will work with sponsors, lenders, investors, developers and public sector clients on high-profile projects involving commercial, regulatory and financing issues. We are looking for candidates with a good understanding of risk allocation, bankability and commercial drivers, plus well-developed drafting and negotiating skills across project finance documents. You will be a problem solver who can assess where risk best sits, work collaboratively to reach favourable outcomes and build good client relationships. The role offers progression opportunities for the right candidate, as well as client secondments and internal mini-secondments to our Ireland and Middle Eastern offices.

Required experience, skills, and attributes

Technical Skills

• Solid academic record.
• Experience advising on complex financing structures and documentation.
• Experience of leading aspects of transactions and supervising junior lawyers.
• Experience of drafting and negotiating project finance documentation.
• Strong understanding of underlying project structures and documentation.
• Proficient in project management and financial close workstreams.
• Able to work effectively in large, multi-disciplinary teams.

Personal Attributes

• 3-6 PQE
• Team player with effective delegation and supervision skills.
• Dedicated to client-centric service and strong client relationship skills.
• Commitment to delivering exceptional client service.
• Commercial and solutions focused.
• Willingness to learn about project finance, energy and infrastructure markets.
• Advanced problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
• Effective decision-making and the capacity to recover from setbacks.
• Financial and business awareness. 
• Willingness to work on a broad range of project finance, and wider energy & infrastructure financing, transactions.

Firm Profile

Across more than 80 countries, Dentons helps you grow, protect, operate and finance your organisation by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric, purpose-driven and committed to inclusion, diversity, equity and sustainability, we focus on what matters most to you. www.dentons.com

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive, regardless of their background or circumstance. As well as being the right thing to do, it makes good business sense too. A richness of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate. You can find out more about inclusion and diversity at Dentons here: Inclusion and Diversity

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, neurotype, disability, or with parental or caring responsibilities. We are also “Happy to Talk Flexible Working” and welcome conversations about flexible working arrangements.

Dentons is a Disability Confident employer. Candidates with a disability may choose to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme. We will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Where application volumes are high, we may offer interviews to those who best meet the minimum criteria, consistent with our approach for all candidates.

During the application process, all applicants have the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are able to perform at their best. Any information you share with us during the application process is treated in confidence.

If you have any questions about this or the role criteria, please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com. 

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

If you are interested in applying for this position, we welcome direct applications via our careers page, but if you have any questions beforehand, please email  recruitment.matters@dentons.com. Enquiries only please – applications will not be accepted via email.

Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CVs sent to the business, nor will we accept any associated terms of business.