Associate: EIPAF - Infrastructure Practice

White & Case is an elite global law firm serving leading companies, financial institutions and governments worldwide. Our long history as an international firm means we are perfectly placed to help our clients resolve their most complex legal challenges wherever they may be.

With lawyers operating from more than 47 locations, working in virtually every country of the world, we have invested heavily in building a high-quality full-service practice competing at the top of the market. We are distinguished by our on-the-ground presence in the world's key financial markets and our strengths in handling complex cross-border work.

It's not just about our global network of offices and shared services centers; it's the global interconnectedness of the Firm that our people, and our clients, value most. We work well together across geographic and practice boundaries. It's one of the reasons we attract and retain cross-border work.

Our lawyers are globally minded, enterprising, collaborative and committed to excellence. Our people represent 90 nationalities and speak 80 languages.

Under the direction of the Manager of Legal Assistants, the Disputes-Arbitration Legal Assistant will assist and provide support to the Firm's clients and case teams. The legal assistant will work in a fast-paced environment under the supervision of attorneys in providing legal services to clients.

White & Case's Energy, Infrastructure, Project and Asset Finance Group excels in the infrastructure and energy sectors, serving sponsors, infrastructure funds, commercial banks, institutional lenders, contractors, secondary market investors, and governments in the tender, development, acquisition, and financing of greenfield and brownfield projects.

Our expertise spans surface transportation (airports, ports, roads, parking, bridges, transit, and rail), water and wastewater, waste management, district energy, digital, and social infrastructure. Our extensive experience helps us anticipate issues, propose solutions, and facilitate agreements, contributing to award-winning and pioneering transactions in North America.

We are recognized as top-tier in our field, ranked Band 1 - Projects: PPP by Chambers USA and Chambers Global, and honored in Euromoney's Best of the Best USA Expert Guide, IFLR1000's Women Leaders, and Who's Who Legal.

Joining our team means working with leading experts and collaborating with colleagues from M&A, Capital Markets, and Regulatory & Compliance practices. As an associate, you will engage in cutting-edge project development and finance work. The work is demanding but rewarding, offering continuous learning, professional development, and the satisfaction of contributing to impactful projects.

• Assist in the negotiation, drafting, and review of complex project agreements, including concession agreements, construction contracts, operation and maintenance agreements and offtake agreements
• Assist in the negotiation, drafting and review of complex financing documents, including credit agreements, accounts agreements and intercreditor agreements.
• Advise clients on legal and regulatory issues related to infrastructure projects, including liaising with specialist practitioners and local counsel on compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Conduct due diligence, including bankability review and risk assessment for infrastructure transactions, identifying potential commercial and legal risks and proposing mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including engineers, financial advisors, and government officials, to ensure seamless project execution.
• Assist with closing management, including coordinating with junior associates on closing room population
• Stay abreast of industry trends, legal developments, and best practices in infrastructure law to provide clients with cutting-edge advice.
• Collaborate in research, knowledge development, thought leadership and other business development and internal and external training initiatives

• A Juris Doctor (JD) degree (LLM or foreign equivalent) from an accredited law school
• Admitted to the New York bar (or the ability to become admitted) and in good standing
• 4+ years of relevant law firm or in-house experience; transactional experience required
• Strong academic record and intellectual curiosity, creative thinker
• Commercial and business awareness
• Ability to see the big picture
• Outstanding communication and negotiation skills
• Strong time management skills, ability to stay calm under pressure when juggling multiple projects
• Excellent drafting skills
• Driven by professional growth
• Strong professional presence
• Client service focus
• Team player
• Strong judgment
• Proactive, resourceful, takes initiative
• Long-term interest in business law
• Fluency in English

This role is based in New York.

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White & Case LLP offers a comprehensive suite of benefit programs to all eligible employees, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage, 401(k) retirement savings, vacation time, and leave programs (including parental leave). Exempt roles are also performance bonus eligible.