Associate: Project Finance

**Associate: Project Finance**

**Firm Summary**

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.

With lawyers operating from more than 40 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world’s key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.

It’s not just about our global network of offices; it’s the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It’s one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work, and why we attract a diverse group of people.

Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence.

**Practice Area**

We are currently looking for an associate to join the Project Finance practice in our Sydney office.

White & Case’s Project Finance Group has a worldwide reputation for helping sponsors and developers to achieve their most complex and ambitious project goals. The preeminent global law firm in this field, we offer our clients an unrivalled depth and breadth of knowledge and experience, in Australia and across the globe in all the major industrial sectors.

As an associate, you will undertake a range of logistics, communication and research tasks geared towards driving the process forwards, and ensuring that all the parties involved are aware of—and happy with—the direction of travel. You can also expect to handle a substantial amount of contractual work, reviewing ancillary and commercial documents.

From the moment you join us, you will have the opportunity to work with leading practitioners within our Group, as well as with colleagues from the firm’s project delivery and corporate practice based in other offices, and thereby gain diverse experience in multi-jurisdictional and cross-border transactions and in all the legal areas of our office.

You will be involved in rewarding work —in terms of both the constant opportunities for learning and professional development, and the satisfaction of contributing to major projects, which have a lasting impact in Australia and the wider Asia-Pacific region.

**Duties and Accountabilities**

Supporting lawyers acting for top tier lenders and sponsors in connection with project, corporate and acquisition financing mandates in the energy infrastructure and resources sectors.
Assisting the closure of project, corporate and acquisition financing transactions.
Supporting the coordination of internal teams across the White & Case global offices to achieve closure of project, corporate and acquisition financing transactions.
Supporting external counsels in respect of local jurisdiction legal issues to achieve closure of project, corporate and acquisition financing transactions.
Supporting small teams to provide timely assistance/advice to White & Case top tier lender and sponsor clients.

**Qualifications and Experience Required**

Admission in Australia, England & Wales or other Common Law jurisdiction.
PQE 1 - 3
Experience in general banking finance, broad exposure preferable consisting of a combination of, project, corporate and acquisition finance, syndicated and bilateral financings (both secured and unsecured)
A good knowledge of international finance law and the analytical skill to navigate the contractual intricacies of complex, cross-border transactions;
is highly organized and deadline-focused;
is adept at managing multiple work streams and delivering flawless work within short timeframes;
is personable and works as part of a team;
is adept at building professional relationships with colleagues, clients and outside parties;
self-motivated and proactive

**Location and Reporting**

This is an Associate role based in Sydney

*The above is a general description of the essential duties associated with this position and does not represent an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all duties.

Pay: $100,000.00 - $160,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplementary Pay:

- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Sydney, NSW: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred)

**Education**:

- Bachelor Degree (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Sydney, NSW