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Senior Legal Counsel - Finance

Senior Legal Counsel - Finance

Lightsource BPLondon, GB
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

We are Lightsource bp – and we’re on a mission to become a global leader in onshore renewables, anchored by our proven track record in solar development.

For over a decade we’ve been actively working to diversify the way our world is powered with sustainable and responsible renewable power. We work to safely deliver affordable, reliable, large-scale onshore renewable and energy storage solutions to help the world decarbonise.

Our growing business is constantly innovating and investing to help drive the energy transition. Our people and projects are focused on supporting long-term sustainable growth and energy security.

Lightsource bp was fully acquired by bp in 2024.

What You’ll do (the role)

The legal team, with lawyers in London, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Poland, Portugal, the US, Brazil, Singapore and Australia, specialises in corporate, construction, energy, finance, commercial and property law in the renewable energy sector, providing support across all the units of the business and all jurisdictions.

This role provides an exciting opportunity for a lawyer within a dynamic and changing business in a growth industry.

Duties and Responsibilities

You will provide legal support to the commercial Structured Finance, Treasury and Finance teams in delivering funding solutions at project and corporate levels, including

  • Assisting with structuring and negotiating new facilities (corporate, project finance and LCs) and ancillary documents (security documents, guarantees, direct agreements, intercreditor agreements)
  • Communicating within deal teams and managing external counsel
  • Coordinating with junior support lender DD, KYC, CP satisfaction, execution and financial close process
  • Assisting with management of existing facilities to ensure compliance with terms
  • Liaising with all sectors of the business, including finance, tax and asset management.
  • Ensuring compliance with internal policies and processes, including internal approvals
  • Training, supervising and mentoring more junior members of the team

Who we’re looking for

Knowledge

  • Experience in drafting and negotiating relevant finance agreements (for the UK and on a cross-border basis) and LMA standard documentation.
  • Good working knowledge of UK and European financial regulations, and derivatives.

    • General Skills

  • Strong business acumen with ability to assess and manage legal risk and offer commercial / practical considerations.
  • Solid technical drafting skills and proven experience in respect of the documents and types of work covered in the ‘Duties and responsibilities’ section of this job description.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment with a diverse and often time pressured workload.

    • Experience

  • Qualified lawyer with at least 5 years post-qualification experience in the UK or a similar common law jurisdiction.
  • Excellent academic background and experience gained in leading international / mid to top tier firm or similar in-house role.
  • Previous in-house experience is desired but not required.
  • Experience in the renewable energy sector would be an advantage.
  • Fluency in languages other than English are an advantage.

    • Why you’ll make a great member of the team

  • Ability to work independently, deal confidently and build strong relations at all levels within the organisation.
  • Flexible attitude and the ability to multitask. Strong time management / prioritisation skills.
  • Excellent attention to detail, written, verbal communication and English skills.
  • Helpful, hardworking approach and a team player.

    • Why you’ll want to work for us

    Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow; a place where your ideas and opinions matter.

    Be you

    We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.

    Be responsible

    Our culture is driven by our core values. From operating safely to ensuring our solar projects are responsible and promote biodiversity.

    Be recognized

    Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension and other local benefits.

    Be inspired

    Beyond your day-to-day working life at Lightsource bp, there’s a variety of initiatives that will contribute to your own personal development. Initiatives to get involved with including our charitable causes, supporting our solar honey project or our sustainability initiatives.

    Our Core Values

    Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do.