Associate: Project Finance

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Job Description - Associate: Project Finance (2500006G) Associate: Project Finance The opportunity Are you ready to make your mark as part of the Project Finance team in our Sydney office? As an Associate, you will apply good judgment and excellent analytical skills to your work. Highly organised and self-motivated, you’ll be a team player with a strong professional presence and client focus. With experience in working with sponsors and lenders to achieve their most complex and ambitious project goals, particularly in transport, power, and renewables sectors, you will be joining an excellent team with fantastic career progression opportunities. Our practice provides comprehensive support through all stages of project development, including initial planning, financing, construction, and operation. Our team works with clients in securing funding through various financial instruments and navigating complex financial transactions. By combining deep industry knowledge with a global perspective, our Project Development and Finance Practice helps clients successfully bring projects to fruition, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and regulatory requirements. At White & Case, we’ll support you, give you responsibility and welcome you as an integral member of our diverse, international team from day one. We foster a collegial working environment where partners are friendly and accessible, and colleagues always supportive and open to questions. Key responsibilities Acting for top tier lenders and sponsors in connection with project, corporate and acquisition financing mandates in the energy infrastructure and resources sectors. Assist the closure of project, corporate and acquisition financing transactions. Supporting the coordination of internal teams across the White & Case global offices to achieve closure of project, corporate and acquisition financing transactions. Managing external counsels in respect of local jurisdiction legal issues to achieve closure of project, corporate and acquisition financing transactions. Managing small teams to provide timely assistance/advice to White & Case top tier lender and sponsor clients. The skills and attributes we are looking for Admission in Australia or Common Law jurisdiction PQE 2-4 Experience in general banking finance, broad exposure preferable consisting of a combination of project, corporate and acquisition finance, syndicated and bilateral financings (both secured and unsecured) A good knowledge of international finance law and the analytical skill to navigate the contractual intricacies of complex, cross-border transactions. Highly organized and deadline focused. Adept at managing multiple work streams and delivering flawless work within short timeframes. Personable and works as part of a team. Adept at building professional relationships with colleagues, clients and outside parties. Self-motivated and proactive. What we offer At White & Case, you can make a real difference, work on cutting-edge deals that make the headlines and help shape the world we live in. We live by our values—to be pioneering, united and human—and we believe that you’ll experience them from your first day. We will give you the support and training that will help you achieve your potential as a global lawyer. We believe that consistent high performance merits reward and support. Our compensation package reflects your calibre as a lawyer and our benefits are designed to support your changing needs and priorities across different life stages. We offer high-quality, internationally oriented work on the most challenging matters and an opportunity to work as part of a truly global organisation. About White & Case We are a global law firm with longstanding offices in the markets that matter today. Our on-the-ground experience, our cross-border integration, and our depth of local, US and English-qualified lawyers help our clients work with confidence in any one market or across many. Since our arrival in Australia in 2016, our Australian practice has grown to 34 partners and 100+ lawyers across Sydney and Melbourne. Our teams work with clients in every state of Australia, across the Asia-Pacific region and around the globe on all aspects of the energy, infrastructure, power (including renewable energy) mining & metals sectors, and on high-profile public market and private equity M&A transactions. How to apply Interested? Please apply by submitting your CV for further consideration. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage applications from all ages, cultural backgrounds, First Nations communities, genders, sexual orientations, as well as people who have family or carer responsibilities. We encourage you to talk to us about any adjustments you may require to our recruitment process or the role itself. If you are a candidate with a disability, let us know how we can provide you with additional support. For further assistance or queries regarding this opportunity please reach out to Clara Manning at Note to recruitment agencies: Our internal Recruitment team are responsible for all end-to-end lateral recruitment processes. All agencies must sign White & Case terms of business, which are office specific. Candidates submitted by an agency without terms of business agreed with the appropriate office, and/or outside of our online application tracking system, will not be considered a formal introduction. #J-18808-Ljbffr