Legal Director

3 days ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia beBeeRenewable Full time $145,000 - $150,000
Job Summary

The Senior Legal Counsel position is a wide-ranging role that will require the candidate to deliver legal advice across the full range of mergers and acquisitions, project finance, development, construction and operational matters.

This will involve leading the Australian legal team, including managing at least three direct reports. The successful candidate will also be responsible for providing accurate and effective advice on a wide range of company law, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, development, construction and operational matters.

Key Responsibilities
  • Leading the Australian legal team and managing at least three direct reports.
  • Providing accurate and effective advice on a wide range of company law, mergers and acquisitions, project finance, development, construction and operational matters.
  • Liaising with national, regional and local authorities, project contract counterparties, joint venture partners and other relevant third parties in relation to the development, construction, management and operation of assets.
  • Reviewing, negotiating and providing other legal assistance in connection with acquisitions/disposals of renewable energy projects and joint ventures, and the project financing thereof.
  • Reviewing and negotiating all types of development, construction and operations contracts (e.g. DSA, EPC, TSA, BOP, supply agreements, WOM and operation and maintenance and asset management contracts) and providing advice internally on the same.
  • Ensuring compliance with project financing arrangements, liaising with lenders and their legal advisers, and preparing and reviewing relevant consents, notifications and other similar documentation as necessary.
  • Managing and maintaining the company books for entities and providing accurate and effective advice on a wide range of corporate and company secretarial matters.
  • Providing legal assistance in respect of re-organisations, restructurings, business transfers and liquidations affecting entities.
Requirements
  • Excellent and in-depth legal experience in the renewables space (gained either in private practice or in-house (with at least some private practice experience)) is essential.
  • Project finance, construction and/or company law/M&A experience would be advantageous.
  • Solicitor / lawyer qualified in Australia.
  • Extensive and relevant post qualification experience required (at least 6 PQE).
  • Proactive and pragmatic with a positive attitude and can-do approach.
  • Enthusiastic and able to take ownership of problems and provide commercial solutions.
  • Able to manage a full and varied workload, and can prioritise and work under tight timescales.
  • Develops constructive professional relationships.
  • Experience of instructing and managing external counsel.
  • Able to persuade and influence internal client base in the provision of advice and manage internal client base's expectations.
  • Able to identify and manage legal risk (even if little prior experience in the relevant area).

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