Projects Lawyer

**Projects Lawyers \- Secondment Opportunties** As our demand continues to grows, we are looking to add several **project finance and projects lawyers** to our team over the coming months, across multiple levels of seniority and across the GCC. We are particularly interested in lawyers with strong experience across the **full lifecycle of project development and financing** , ideally within energy and infrastructure sectors. **Key Responsibilities** * Leading or supporting front\-end project work streams, from bid stage through to contractual and/or financial close. * Advising across the full lifecycle of project finance transactions, including development, structuring, financial close, and post\-close support * Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a broad range of finance and project documentation, including * Facility agreements, security packages, direct agreements, and intercreditor arrangements * Drafting, reviewing and negotiating key project agreements, including power/offtake, shareholders’ and joint venture agreements, land/lease/usufruct arrangements, connection and interface agreements, and EPC, O\&M, and key supply contracts. * Acting as CP lead, managing conditions precedent processes, coordinating stakeholders, and driving transactions through to close * Supporting sponsors, lenders, and investors on structuring, risk allocation, and bankability. * Working closely with BD, project finance, technical, and commercial teams, as well as external counsel, to maintain timelines and manage risk. * Providing practical, commercially focused in\-house legal support on project execution matters. **About You** * Qualified in a **common law or other recognised international jurisdiction** * Typically **8\+ years’ PQE** (flexible depending on experience and role) * Experience gained in **private practice and/or in\-house environments** * Strong exposure to **project finance and/or project development work** in energy or infrastructure * Commercial, pragmatic, and comfortable working **autonomously and as part of a team** * A **consultant mindset** , with the ability to work closely with business stakeholders **Why RAYNE?** * Access to **high\-quality in\-house secondments** with trusted clients * Exposure to a variety of **sectors, teams, and working environments** * A consultancy built on **relationships, transparency, and trust** * Ongoing support **before, during, and after each secondment** * **Flexible working options** tailored to you If you are a projects lawyer interested in a more flexible, relationship\-driven way of working without compromising on quality, we’d love to hear from you.