Clean Energy Senior Associate / Managing Associate (5–7 PQE) – Bristol

A top 100 national law firm is expanding its Clean Energy practice and is looking for an experienced lawyer to join its busy, high profile national team. This is a great opportunity to work at the forefront of the clean energy sector alongside leading specialists across the UK.

The Role
Advise on a wide range of clean energy matters including:

• PPAs, battery optimisation and tolling contracts
• Biogas offtake arrangements
• Clean energy project development, acquisitions and disposals
• CfDs, Capacity Market, REGOs and other low carbon support regimes
• Energy supply arrangements
• Ofgem licensing and regulatory issues
• Grid connection, IDNOs and private wire arrangements
• Heat networks and heat supply/offtake contracts

Candidate Requirements

• 5–7 years’ PQE with strong commercial, projects or regulatory experience in the clean energy sector.
• Applications also welcome from transactional lawyers with focused clean energy experience.
• Familiarity with technologies such as solar, wind, hydro, battery storage, energy from waste, biogas, hydrogen, EV charging or district heating is an advantage.
• Confident managing complex matters and working collaboratively across teams.
• Commercially minded, proactive and keen to contribute to a growing national practice.

Why Join

• Join a top 100 national firm with a strong clean energy reputation.
• Work directly with leading partners on cutting edge projects.
• National platform with genuine flexibility on office location and hybrid working.
• Support from a large cross disciplinary clean energy team and dedicated PSL.
• Clear progression opportunities at Senior Associate/Managing Associate level.
• Collaborative, forward thinking culture where clean energy is a strategic priority.

For more information about this role please contact Hannah Somers at Chadwick Nott.

(t) 0117 917 1929
(m) 07435 943574
(e) hannahsomers@chadwicknott.co.uk