Associate – Projects and Energy at Bowmans (Law Firm)

Bowmans (Law Firm) help our clients overcome legal complexity and unlock opportunity in Africa.

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

Requirements

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”

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