Description
About Ashurst
Ashurst is a leading global law firm with a history spanning almost 200 years, and clear strategy for our future growth. Our in-depth understanding of our clients and commitment to providing exceptional standards of service have seen us become a trusted adviser to local and global corporates, financial institutions and governments in all areas of commercial law.
Our people are our greatest asset. We bring together lawyers of the highest calibre with the technical knowledge, industry experience and regional know-how to provide the incisive advice our clients need. How we share our knowledge across our business, and with our clients, is critical in delivering value to our clients.
We currently have 26 offices in 16 countries and a number of referral relationships that enable us to offer the reach and insight of a global network, combined with the knowledge and understanding of local markets. With 420 partners and a further 1,450 lawyers working across 10 different time zones, we are able to respond to our clients wherever and whenever they need us.
Our clients value us for being approachable, astute and commercially minded. As a global team we have a reputation for successfully managing large and complex multi-jurisdictional transactions, disputes and projects, and delivering outstanding outcomes for clients in innovative ways.
Ashurst regards an inclusive and diverse environment as critical to its business success. Accordingly, the firm encourages applications from candidates representative of all talent pools. Find out more about our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy on the About Us section of our website.
In order to comply with regulatory and client requirements, Ashurst will undertake appropriate vetting of staff. When applicants accept a job offer, Ashurst, alongside a specialist provider, will undertake professional verification and background checks. These checks are only undertaken with consent, and in accordance with our legal and regulatory obligations
About The Team
Ashurst's top-tier Asian Projects & Energy Transition team specialises in complex, high value and first in kind cross-border transactions in the energy and infrastructure sector across Asia, the Middle East and Africa. We are particularly focused on renewables, energy storage, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, EV (and related supply chains), biofuels as well as LNG and LNG to power, but also advise on infrastructure projects such as water and transportation infrastructure and digital infrastructure such as data centres.
Our clients include both developers/sponsors, funds and lenders (including development banks/multilaterals and export credit agencies). We operate as a tight-knit integrated team across our Asian offices and regularly cross-staff our transactions with lawyers from the Projects & Energy Transition Team in Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo. Given the wide geographical remit of our practice, we also regularly work with our Australian, Middle Easter and European offices.
About The Role
The Projects & Energy Transition team in Singapore are looking for a lawyer with at least 4 years legal experience. The opportunity is to perform the role of lead non-partner advising on the financing arrangements for these major transactions, with support and supervision from the relevant partner(s), and gain exceptional experience.
Our preferred candidate should have significant experience working on the entire suite of financing documentation for large scale financings in the energy (and particularly power and LNG) and infrastructure space which have been structured as a project financing, as well as significant transaction management experience and organisational skills.
They should be lateral thinkers and self-starters with a genuine interest in the underlying sector and keen on the international exposure offered by the role.
Main Tasks
- Day to day responsibility for matters, with extensive direct client contact and contact with local counsel.
- Proactively progressing complex matters with appropriate partner support.
- Supporting on the structuring of financing arrangements, as well as drafting and reviewing of financing term sheets, core financing documentation (e.g. common terms agreements, facility agreements, shareholder support agreements, intercreditor agreements), hedging documentation and drafting and/or supervising more junior lawyers developing security documents and ancillary financing documentation.
- Negotiating, with appropriate partner support, with counterparties.
- Managing and supervising signing and closing of conditions precedent under the relevant documentation.
- Advising on waivers under any financing documentation.
- Business development and networking activities.
- Contributing to and refining department know-how.
- Nurturing and mentoring junior lawyers and providing leadership in conjunction with partners.
About You
- At least 4 years legal experience gained (preferably) within private practice.
- Experience working on project financing documentation including financing term sheets, core financing documentation (e.g. common terms agreements, facility agreements, shareholder support agreements, intercreditor agreements) and security documents, as well as managing waiver processes and signing and closing processes.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including drafting) and excellent organisational skills.
- Confidence to lead effective negotiations with clients and counterparties.
- Strong ability to communicate with and listen to clients in order to understand their needs and how best to meet them. Experience working with local counsel in other jurisdictions and delivering an integrated product.
- Lateral thinker to develop innovative solutions to issues that arise during transactions.
- Excellent attention to detail and the ability to identify inconsistencies that indicate problems with quality of work or a misunderstanding of clients needs.
- Ability to build team morale and motivate team members, contributing to the creation of a positive work environment and to assist with training and development.
- A proactive, positive and energetic approach with a commitment to providing excellent service and a desire to interact with the market and build client relationships.
- All work is performed in English, but any additional languages are welcome.
- Experience with development banks/multilaterals and export credit agencies is preferred but not essential.
Background checks
In order to comply with regulatory and client requirements, Ashurst will undertake appropriate vetting of staff. When applicants accept a job offer, Ashurst, alongside a specialist provider, will undertake professional verification and background checks. These checks are only undertaken with consent, and in accordance with our legal and regulatory obligations.
Notice for Recruitment Agencies
Ashurst aims to fill vacancies directly whenever possible. However, if we do need to engage with agencies, we only work with those on our preferred supplier list (PSL) and will not consider unsolicited applications from agencies not on this list for this role.
