- Provide end-to-end legal support on renewable energy and energy transition projects (solar, wind, battery storage, green hydrogen, etc.)
- Advise on project structuring, risk allocation, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
- Draft, negotiate, and advise on a wide range of project-related agreements, including
- Power Purchase Agreements, Engineering, Procurement & Construction Contracts and Operation & Maintenance Agreements. Experience of finance documents is also advantageous.
- Draft, negotiate and advice on preliminary project documentation including Joint Development Agreements, Confidentiality Agreements, Powers of Attorney and other ancillary documents including legal letters and notices.
- Draft and negotiate general contractual documentation including the provision of legal advice on the same including with respect to potential liabilities / exposures, warranties, indemnities, and other key terms and conditions.
- Draft and review board, shareholder resolutions and assist in corporate organization and restructurings.
- Support project finance transactions, including liaising with lenders, DFIs, and co-developers
- Navigate legal complexities in emerging markets, with an ability to tailor risk analysis and contractual structures accordingly
- Work with local counsel and stakeholders across legal, regulatory, environmental, and permitting matters.
- Supporting the compliance function by helping to develop and ensure that a good system of corporate governance is in place and adhered to (e.g. contract approvals procedure, authority/signing matrix, and internal policies and procedures are up-to-date, and staff receive appropriate training with regards to the same).
- Put in place standard contract templates and ensure staff know how to use them.
- Develop and maintain a precedent database of documentation
- Conduct legal research and educate and advise business units as and when required.
- Make recommendations with regards to seeking external legal advice, draft and negotiate terms of legal engagement (scope and fees), liaise with external counsel as and when required.
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