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Legal Councel
Legal Counsel – Infrastructure & Energy Banking
About the Role
Our client, a leading global investment bank, is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel to join its Banking – Assets Legal team. This role will provide specialist legal support across Infrastructure & Energy Banking transactions, partnering with front-office teams and key stakeholders based in Paris, London, and Dubai.
Core Responsibilities
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Partnership & Specialism: As a member of the Banking – Assets Legal team, you’ll lead transactional legal support for Infrastructure & Energy Banking activities, covering:
- Structured and project finance
- Real assets financing transactions
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Full Transaction Cycle:rive engagement from structuring through to legal analysis, negotiation, documentation, signing, and post-signing matters.
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Key Tasks:
- Provide legal advice, draft, review, and negotiate finance documentation and internal legal analyses tied to transactions.
- Liaise with external counsel and coordinate internally with Legal, Compliance, Tax, Middle Office, and Risk.
- Monitor legal, regulatory, and market developments relevant to infrastructure, energy, and real assets financing.
- Train and advise stakeholders across front office, middle office, back office, syndication, and innovation.
- Contribute to credit and new product committees with legal expertise.
- Collaborate on cross-functional projects across Legal Department or business units.
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Qualifications & Requirements
Essential
- Qualified lawyer (English qualifying laws) with 10+ years’ Post-Qualification Experience (PQE).
- Specialist expertise in Infrastructure & Energy Banking—gained at top-tier city law firms and ideally complemented by in-house banking experience.
- Analytical rigor with strong academic credentials.
- Excellent communication skills:
- Clear written/oral explanations of complex legal issues to senior non-lawyer stakeholders.
- Ability to identify, assess, and manage legal risks, escalating as required.
- Client management and teamwork mastery:
- Collaborative with interpersonal sensitivity, continuous adaptability, and responsiveness.
- Proven ability to prioritize under pressure, align with firm/group policies while maintaining flexibility.
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Technical Proficiencies
- Transactional depth: Document drafting/review, structured and project finance, regulatory compliance.
- Compliance alignment: Adherence to internal workflows with Tax, Compliance, and Risk.
Location Flexibility Priority: Paris (froutine based, with travel to London/Dubai).
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