Interim Legal Counsel

We are currently seeking an experienced Interim Corporate Counsel to support a growing energy company on a 6 month contract basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Corporate lawyer with strong M&A experience to work on high-profile UK and EMEA transactions within a flexible and collaborative environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and independently manage a high volume of European M&A, investment, corporate restructuring and financing transactions.
• Manage the legal aspects of complex debt financings and refinancing transactions, working closely with internal stakeholders, lenders and external advisers.
• Serve as trusted legal adviser to senior executives on strategic corporate activity, providing pragmatic, commercially focused legal guidance.
• Coordinate cross-border transaction execution, managing external counsel and specialist advisers across multiple jurisdictions.
• Oversee all stages of transaction execution, from structuring and due diligence through to negotiation, signing and completion.
• Supervision and management of external legal counsel.
• Reporting to SMT and other internal/external stakeholders.

Key Requirements

• Qualified solicitor in England & Wales.
• 8-12 PQE in a top-tier law firm or in-house role within the renewable energy sector, preferably with multi-jurisdictional experience.
• Strong experience of M&A and project financing documentation is essential.
• Confident in dealing with senior counterparties.
• Excellent written and verbal communication negotiation skills.
• Enthusiastic, collaborative and proactive attitude.

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