Energy Lawyer

As an associate in the Amsterdam Energy Projects team, you will advise on complex energy projects and related transactions. You will own workstreams, collaborate with partners and clients, and participate in negotiations from early stages. You will draft and review key commercial agreements and provide regulatory analyses to support project development and financing. This role sits at the intersection of energy, infrastructure, and cross-border work, offering exposure to high-profile projects and a multidisciplinary, international environment. You help advance the energy transition for clients while growing within a top-tier global firm.

• mentoring and feedback
• exposure to complex cross-border matters
• room to grow
• collaborative, open work culture
• flexible work model (office and remote)
• health and wellbeing programs

• Drafting and reviewing commercial agreements (supply/offtake, tolling, PPAs, realization and EPC contracts) and supporting negotiations
• Advising on development of (renewable) energy projects
• Advising on regulatory frameworks shaping the energy market, including licensing and permitting processes
• Preparing clear legal analyses and memoranda on contractual and regulatory issues
• Advising on energy-related M&A and banking transactions (acquisitions, divestments, project financing) for wind/solar projects

• Approximately 4 to 8 years of relevant experience, ideally at a leading law firm
• Experience drafting and negotiating commercial agreements; familiarity with the energy sector
• Understanding of regulatory landscape affecting energy sector
• Strong analytical and drafting skills; pragmatic mindset
• Ability to work in international, collaborative environment
• Proactive and commercially aware with a growth mindset

• proactive
• collaborative
• commercially aware
• drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
• energy project development know-how
• regulatory/regulatory frameworks knowledge