Associate - Projects and Energy at Bowmans (Law Firm)

Experience and Qualifications

• 3-4 years of experience in the areas of project development and finance or energy and infrastructure-focused financing (including relating to renewables, power, oil & gas and infrastructure).
• LLB degree with a solid academic transcript.
• Kenyan and/or English law qualified.
• Experience in complex financing and tax related transactions as well as regulatory and compliance advice in Kenya is an advantage.

Job Accountabilities:

• Regulatory and compliance advisory on legal issues covering development and financing of projects, energy and infrastructure
• Drafting and reviewing legal documentation, including the vetting of agreements touching on projects, energy and infrastructure (e.g. concession agreements, power purchase agreements, implementation agreements, government letters of support).
• You will need to be familiar with other project agreements such as construction contracts, O&M agreements, fuel supply agreements etc. ideally covering a range of asset types.
• Drafting and negotiating other high value commercial contracts, construction contracts as well as undertaking business development opportunities
• Acting for a variety of both private and public sector sponsors/developers, funders, contractors and other project participants
• Enable complex infrastructure projects to come to fruition.
• Attending to research, supporting senior associates and partners on transactional matters
• Assisting in managing and training junior lawyers and pupils
• Project managing matters, including role players in both internal and external project teams
• Understanding client commercial drivers and tailoring solutions to meet their needs

Competencies

• Legal technical and commercial ability: including Legal technical knowledge, impeccable research and presentation skills, legal drafting, business acumen / commercial sense, project management

Teamwork

Business Development: including:

• the ability to build, develop, nurture and leverage internal and external networks;
• cross-functional collaboration;
• client engagement; and
• the ability to apply and utilise structured business development methodologies.

Personal Attributes

• Takes initiative
• Perseverance
• Results driven
• Solutions focused
• Team player
• Ethical
• Client Focus
• High Work Standards
• Planning and organizing
• Computer Literacy
• Proficient in Word and Outlook
• Knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint an advantage

"Bowmans is an equal opportunity employer”