Project Finance 2-5pqe - Top Tier, Sydney

Project Finance Lawyer

2-5 PQE

Our project finance practice offers specialist advice covering the full spectrum of construction, project documents, finance and M&A all with a sector focus. It is one of the world's leading practices and we were recently acknowledged as Law Firm of the Year by leading legal directory Chambers Asia-Pacific.

Our approach to project financing is to work in an integrated way with our specialist corporate and commercial projects teams across the infrastructure, utilities, energy and resources sectors.  We have a team of specialists covering each sector and we train our team to be "multi-specialists" capable of operating across a range of products.  As financing specialists within this multi-disciplinary practice, our team advises on all aspects relevant to the financing and funding of major projects, and has extensive experience of advising both borrowers, lenders and other stakeholders on market leading and innovative transactions featuring the full range of capital solutions.

The project finance team has a proven record as one of the leading practices in that market. We are familiar with the concerns and objectives of all the participants in these transactions as well as being at the forefront of new market practice and innovation. Our recent experience in Australia includes advising:

Rolling Stock PPP’s, Wind Farms project Financing, Solar PV Project Financing, Utilities Privavtisation, Road Project Financing, Metro Procurement, Light Rail PPP, Student Accommodation PPP,

 Reflecting our premier status in the market, our Project Finance team represents the market's largest public and private sector participants, including:

Investment Banks

Government Departments

Foreign Banks

 Utilities Companies

Infrastructure Funds

Resources Companies

Our client’s project finance team combines the benefits of a leading finance practice with a pre-eminent project delivery practice, all operating within a supportive and collegiate environment.  The firm is looking to make a long term investment in lawyers at all levels who are similarly looking to make a long term career commitment to our finance practice. Ashurst has a proven track record in developing lawyers and the vacancy represents an outstanding opportunity for team-players with strong technical skills and an impressive commercial approach.  We operate on a regional and global basis, and this presents plenty of opportunities to work across borders or to experience working in different jurisdictions.

Candidate Requirements

·          Qualified lawyers with post-qualification finance experience at a major law firm

·          A commitment to develop a financing practice supporting the development of major projects, either based on previous experience or (in the case of more junior lawyers) aspirational preference

·          Strong technical skills in relation to finance law and drafting coupled with an ability to address legal advice within a commercial context

·          Client facing experience and the ability to understand and respond effectively to client

·          A commercial approach and an ability to negotiate effectively

·          A collaborative attitude to working within large teams and with colleagues at all levels