Associate: Project Finance - U.S.

Job Description - Associate : Project Finance - U.S. (240000F5)

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Firm Summary

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions, and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.

With lawyers operating from more than 40 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market.

We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world’s key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.

It’s not just about our global network of offices; it’s the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most.

We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It’s one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work.

And why we attract a diverse group of people.

Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative, and committed to excellence. Diversity is a core value of our Firm and it has been recognized with numerous awards and top rankings around the world.

Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.

Position Summary

We are currently looking for midlevel associates with project development and finance experience to join our Energy, Infrastructure, Project and Asset Finance practice.

You should have strong academic credentials as well as a genuine interest in project financings and acquisitions and divestitures of infrastructure in the renewable and alternative energy sector.

Ambitious and passionate about working within our diverse team, you will be ready for the challenges of working in a global law firm.

We offer high-quality, internationally-oriented work on the most challenging project and asset finance transactions, a competitive salary package, and an opportunity to work on precedent-setting matters alongside notable leaders in the private bar.

Our Practice Area

White & Case’s Energy, Infrastructure, Project and Asset Finance Group has a worldwide reputation for helping sponsors and developers to achieve their most complex and ambitious project goals.

The preeminent global law firm in this field, we offer our clients an unrivaled depth and breadth of knowledge and experience, in jurisdictions across the globe and across all the major project development sectors.

From the moment you join us, you will be working with leading practitioners within our Group, as well as with colleagues from the firm’s M&A, Capital Markets, and Regulatory & Compliance practices, who contribute their sector-specific expertise to our multidisciplinary project teams.

As an associate, you will handle a significant amount of cutting-edge project finance work, including debt, equity, and tax monetization financings, restructurings, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures in the energy transition market.

The work can be demanding but is always rewarding both in terms of the constant opportunities for learning and professional development, and the satisfaction of contributing to high-profile projects which have a lasting impact on countries and people’s lives.

Duties and Accountabilities

• Managing deal teams and processes across practice areas and geographic locations.
• Conducting brief or more complex research, or drafting of memoranda, depending on client needs.
• Managing and conducting due diligence.
• Serving as primary point of contact for clients, opposing counsel, and other transactional legal teams.
• Exercising good judgment in internal and external written and verbal communications.
• Providing direct assistance to senior lawyers on matters arising in the course of day-to-day provision of legal services to leading international and domestic clients.
• Counseling clients on a wide range of financing transactions, including asset-based finance, leveraged finance, acquisition finance, and other project finance transactions.
• Advising private equity funds, financial institutions, and borrowers on the financing, development, and restructuring of renewable energy facilities and other clean technology assets.
• Mentoring and training of junior team members and attendance at, and participation in, continuing education classes and client development initiatives.

Qualifications

• A Juris Doctor (JD) degree (LLM or foreign equivalent) from an accredited law school required.
• At least four years of law firm or in-house project finance experience, with a focus on renewable energy investment.
• Licensed, or eligible to become licensed, to practice law in New York or Illinois.
• Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity, creative thinker.
• Commercial and business awareness.
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills.
• Strong time management skills, ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple projects.
• Excellent drafting skills.
• Ambitious and driven by professional growth.
• Client service focus and responsiveness to clients’ needs.

Location & Reporting

This is an Associate role located in Chicago or New York.

Equal Opportunities

White & Case is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is our Firm’s policy to recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law.

Applicants who are interested in applying for a position and require an accommodation during the process should contact talent.

[email protected].

Benefits at White and Case

White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave).

Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.

The Firm may modify and amend any job description at any time in its sole discretion. Nothing herein creates a contract of employment or otherwise modifies the at-will nature of employment.

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