Project Finance Lawyer

Clifford Chance

Paris, France

What you will be responsible for

As a lawyer at Clifford Chance your remit will be to apply your full knowledge of the law by identifying legal issues, drafting documents and advising clients – we will expect you to:

Have responsibility for drafting legal documents clearly and concisely;
Create solutions using your legal knowledge, applying effective research techniques;
Challenge and test advice against legal compliance and risks;
Be proactive to pursue and expand legal knowledge to ensure legal knowledge and technical expertise up to date;
Utilise client focus initiatives in terms of driving understanding and monitoring service levels of their individual client needs;
Engage with knowledge resources effectively and collaborate in knowledge initiatives for the Firm;
Manage matters with a disciplined practice - comprising of timely timesheet submission, adhering to matter opening and conflicts clearance processes;
Adopt best delivery tools: e.g. templates, Legal Support Centre, Resource Management, Legal Project Managers, Matter Balance Reports.

Qualifications

Your career experience so far:

We are seeking a mid-level lawyer, English-law qualified and trained, who can demonstrate proven post-qualification experience in project development, project finance and export credit finance. Your knowledge and experience will probably have been gained at a leading practice with a reputation for work in this area;
We expect an outstanding academic history and proven first rate legal skills, combined with a strong reputation amongst clients for providing commercial solutions, excellent transactional and management skills;
You will naturally be able to demonstrate excellent document drafting skills. You should also demonstrate strong communication and analytical skills, along with a high level of commercial awareness and will have had strong exposure of collaborating with multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary teams;
It is crucial that you can demonstrate an appetite for business development, client relationship management and thought leadership.

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