Associate, Legal
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About the Role
Alcazar Energy seeks an Associate, Legal to provide transactional support, draft and negotiate agreements, and advise on legal and regulatory risks in renewable energy investments.
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Responsibilities
- Provide transactional support in deal execution, including drafting/reviewing documents and preparing legal documentation throughout the investment lifecycle
- Support the provision of legal, regulatory and corporate governance advice to facilitate informed decision making
- Review and negotiate standard legal documents and contracts, assessing legal and regulatory risks
- Lead day to day legal support for development and execution projects, including drafting and negotiation of project agreements
- Provide legal support to the Delivery & Operations team on contractual and commercial legal matters
- Support fund operations including acquisitions, disposals and internal portfolio transactions
- Identify and assess legal, regulatory and commercial risks, and develop risk mitigation strategies
- Assist in the preparation of litigation or court proceedings where necessary
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in law from an internationally reputable university
- Admission to practice in the UAE or an internationally recognised jurisdiction
- At least 3 years of post qualification experience, preferably in an international law firm
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Role Overview
- Support in the provision of legal advice: Provide transactional support to Alcazar Energy in deal execution, including drafting/reviewing documents, preparing legal documentation throughout the investment lifecycle, supporting negotiations, providing support on legal aspects related to transaction s
- Assist in drafting and reviewing agreements and contracts: Review and negotiate standard legal related documentations and contracts, and assess legal and regulatory risks in business operations, with guidance from senior team members.
- Provide legal advice to Alcazar Energy corporate and to business teams: Provide sound commercial legal and regulatory advice to Alcazar Energy, and its assets and subsidiaries, as required.
- Support Corporate workstreams: Company secretarial administration, board packs, resolutions, POAs, corporate registers, KYC requests, statutory filings and liaison with corporate service providers.
- Origination of Investment: Provide legal support on acquisitions and investment transactions, including management of legal due diligence, drafting and negotiation of transaction documents, coordination of local counsel, preparation of signing and closing deliverables, etc.
- Support Project Finance workstreams: Lead the day to day legal support for development and execution projects, including drafting and negotiation of project agreements, management of local counsel, permitting support, land and transmission agreements, procurement documentation and legal support thro
- Support Project Delivery & Operations: Provide legal support to the Delivery & Operations team on contractual and commercial legal matters, including review and negotiation of service agreements and ancillary contracts.
- Support Fund operations: Provide legal support on acquisitions, disposals and internal portfolio transactions, including transaction structuring, coordination with tax, finance and external counsel, drafting and negotiation of transaction documentation, etc.
- Address legal and other related risks: Identify and assess legal, regulatory and commercial risks, and develop risk mitigation strategies to minimise exposure to uncontrolled risk.
- Support with litigations and business advice: Assist in the preparation of litigation or court proceedings where necessary.
Preferred Qualifications
- A bachelor’s degree holder in law from an internationally reputable university.
- Admission to practice in the UAE or an internationally recognised jurisdiction.
Preferred Experience
- At least 3 years of post qualification experience, preferably in an international law firm.
Job Specific Skills
- Strong theoretical legal knowledge
- Basic knowledge of the legal, legislative and regulatory environment of relevant geographic markets locally and globally as related to renewables
- Good knowledge of the UAE’s laws, regulations, and legal reporting standards
- Knowledge of contracts pre assessment, negotiation, formulation, and management
- Ability to lead negotiations related to familiar issues and matters with guidance from senior team members, or attending complex negotiations with team members
- Ability to clearly justify legal position and form legal arguments
- Strong research skills and ability to gather and assess the right information at the right time in relation to legal matters and precedents
- A practical, hands on disposition. The role calls for someone who is happy to be the person doing the work rather than reviewing or commissioning it from advisors.
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