Legal Associate

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen to recruit a Legal Associate to join our growing Legal team.

The Legal team works closely with our commercial, project development, procurement, and corporate finance departments to provide high quality, business focused advice and to support with risk management and making sound commercial decisions. We’re looking for a commercially astute, dynamic lawyer with experience of working in the UK’s power and/or infrastructure markets to develop their career within our team.

The role will be based in our London office with the requirement for occasional travel to meetings in the UK and Ireland.

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Head of Legal - Operations, the key duties and responsibilities will include:
• Advising the project and execution teams on legal and commercial issues and risks arising through the whole lifecycle of renewable and conventional energy projects.
• Advising, independently and in conjunction with EPUKI’s senior lawyers and/or external counsel, on a range of contracts with local and international counterparties related to the construction, project development and commercial operation of our assets.
• Drafting and negotiating standard form and bespoke contracts for the procurement of assets and services.
• Advising on the acquisition of renewable and conventional energy assets, businesses, and development opportunities.
• Working closely with and advising the commercial and financial specialists within the team in negotiations and assisting prompt decision-making among key stakeholders.
• Assessing project risks and risk management strategies and presenting these to directors and senior team members.
• Providing proactive legal support to our commercial and operations teams on projects that are in-contract and completed and assist with the monitoring of on-going performance to enable the business to anticipate issues and manage risks that may arise.
• Ensuring that projects and transactions comply with all relevant corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Reviewing or performing legal due diligence where required.
• Ensuring ongoing compliance with responsibilities under law and regulation.
• Instructing, liaising with, and working alongside external legal counsel where required, including managing such external legal counsel to ensure that costs are minimised and delivered on budget.
• Contributing to the know-how of the team, researching, and presenting research to other legal team members.
• You will have access to in-depth supervision and support from senior team members, but the expectation is that you will be able to independently manage your own workload.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Background

• Qualified lawyer with demonstrable post qualification experience in a law firm or an established business working in relevant sectors - essential.
• Previous experience within the energy or infrastructure sectors - desirable.
• Experience working in house - desirable.
• Experience drafting and negotiating key commercial, construction and/or procurement contracts - desirable.
• Experience of advising on and managing disputes within the infrastructure or energy sectors - desirable.

Behaviours

• Excellent drafting, negotiation, communication, and presentation skills.
• Good commercial instincts and an ability to identify, understand and manage risk.
• Capable of displaying initiative and critical thinking.
• Ability to successfully coordinate, prioritise and manage a varied workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Displays a strong, professional attitude and takes pride in delivering work to the highest standards, demonstrating attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with confidence both independently and as part of a mixed legal / commercial team.
• Interest in identifying and using technology to improve efficiency.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) with a relevant legal qualification - essential.

About [Employer hidden] Ltd

EPUKI is the UK division of Energetický a průmyslový holding (EPH), one of Europe’s largest private energy groups with over 70 companies and around 15,000 colleagues across the energy value chain. Operating in key European markets, EPH manages €28.9bn in assets and delivers an EBITDA of €2.6bn.

In 2025, EPH announced a major new joint venture with TotalEnergies dedicated to flexible power generation across the UK, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and France. Once completed, this partnership will create one of Europe’s leading flexible generation platforms, strengthening energy security and supporting the continent’s transition to net zero. EPUKI’s UK and Irish flexible generation assets will form a core part of this new joint venture.

Established in 2015, EPUKI has grown rapidly through acquisitions and development, now operating a diverse portfolio of renewable and flexible power generation assets. Today, we are one of the largest independent power generators in the UK and Ireland, with revenues of c.£1.5bn and EBITDA of c.£300m. We are proud of our entrepreneurial culture and flat leadership structure, where individuals at every level can make a real impact.

Our mission is to enable the UK and Ireland’s low-carbon transition by providing reliable and flexible energy. To achieve this, we will:

• Develop, construct and acquire the right assets to support the transformation of the energy system.
• Invest in our people and our assets to meet the evolving needs of the sector.
• Continuously challenge ourselves to identify opportunities, build knowledge and innovate.

Our Hiring Process

Stage 1: Application

Stage 2: Hiring Manager Review

Stage 3: 30-Minute Screening Call

Stage 4: Panel Interview

Stage 5: Final Interview

Stage 6: Offer

Stage 7: Hired

Application Deadline

May 01, 2026

Department

Legal

Employment Type

Permanent - Full Time

Location

EPUKI London Office

Workplace type

Hybrid

Reporting To

Head of Legal - Operations

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