Fantastic opportunity to work closely with group leadership as a developmet focused Legal Counsel within France to deliver the acquisition of operating assets, greenfield development goals and financing/refinancing needs. 

The Opportunity: 

• Working with the SLC, to negotiate, manage and review the budget and fees for outside counsel on business development related matters, including detailed timesheet review.
• Working with the SLC and other members of the Legal & Compliance team to support M&A, project development, and project finance transactions, including assisting, together with outside counsel, in negotiating, drafting, and reviewing, permits, leases, easements, land acquisition documents, development agreements, share and/or asset acquisition agreements, financing, construction and operation related contracts, reviewing due diligence materials, and assisting with coordination of other legal, regulatory, and compliance processes within France.
• Assisting in the preparation and review of commercial agreements relating to the purchase, sale, and supply of power, electric interconnection and other energy-related transactions.
• Ensuring compliance with global legal, contractual, and risk management policies, as directed by the EVP, Global Head of Legal & Compliance, to minimize and limit corporate liability, manage risk, and optimize value of contracts.
• Providing regular status updates on development projects to the SLC and EVP, Global Head of Legal & Compliance, and, as necessary, the group leadership.
• Together with the EVP, Global Head of Legal & Compliance, and SLC, coordinating with and overseeing the work of outside counsel.
• Supporting other corporate legal projects as needed.
• Assisting in the development of strategy for, management of decisions related to the group's development related legal work.
• Assisting in identifying and implementing quality improvements to development related matter management and reporting to ensure best practices are met.

The Individual:

• Knowledge and expertise in a wide range of technical and development related contracting subject matter areas, including share purchases, asset purchases, development, permitting, real estate, financing, power purchase agreements, construction and operation, with a focus on the French market and with particular knowledge of solar or renewable power generating facilities.
• Demonstrable experience in contract review and drafting legal contracts.
• Experience managing outside counsel.
• Ability to develop strong relationships and effectively manage a diverse range of stakeholders, across multiple jurisdictions and functions both internally and externally.
• Ability to handle a large volume of projects across differing subject matters.
• Fluent in English and French (proficiency in Spanish, Italian, and/or German, a plus).