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Travers Smith
Travers Smith is a leading full-service law firm, with a wealth of
experience in its areas of specialisation. We build lasting
relationships with clients across several sectors but with a
particular focus on asset management, financial services, technology
and energy & infrastructure. It is Travers Smith's purpose to
provide the very highest quality of service to our clients whilst
enabling our people to achieve professional fulfilment in a
supportive, inclusive, and enjoyable working environment.
The Department
The top tier Technology and Commercial Transactions
("TCT") Department covers a broad spectrum
of technology and commercial contracts work, including the following areas:
Energy and Infrastructure
Key areas of expertise including advising on long term contracts
that underpin investments in energy and infrastructure which deliver
decarbonised or deglobalised solutions. These include heat networks,
smart meter funding and rental, last mile networks for new
residential and commercial developments and smart energy solutions.
Technology and Outsourcing
Key areas of expertise include advising on large scale, high
value, critical outsourcings for consumers and suppliers. This
covers the full range of outsourcing work from IT and business
proven outsourcings to other bespoke forms of outsourcing. We also
advise on large scale system implementations, cloud computing and software.
Data and Cybersecurity
Key areas of expertise include data protection audits and policy
work, advice on online privacy policies and data collection and
exploitation, responding to information security breaches and
implementing international data transfers.
In addition, its lawyers work on supporting high profile M&A
transactions, in particular on complex carve-out transactions
involving transitional and long term contracts.
The TCT Department is made up of Partners (five), Senior Counsel
(two), Senior Associates (four), Associates (eight), Trainees (five)
and Knowledge Counsel (two). It is a close-knit, friendly and
supportive team where people enjoy the work and working with each other.
Key Responsibilities
We are recruiting for an individual to work predominantly within the
Energy & Infrastructure practice of the TCT team (albeit that it
is likely that support will be needed on the other areas covered by
the team). Typical work will therefore include the following:
Energy & Infrastructure: advising on long term
contracts governing the delivery and infrastructure supporting
energy supply, including for heat networks, smart meter rollout, air
source and ground source heat pumps, renewable energy, last mile
networks and fibre to the home/premises.
Outsourcing: advising on high value and long term
primary and secondary outsourcings of business critical functions
across a range of sectors.
M&A: advising on the buy and sell side of
transactions, with a particular focus on complex carve-outs and the
transitional and long-term arrangements put in place to support a transaction
Person Specification -
Knowledge, Skills & Experience
An outstanding academic record.
Qualified Solicitor in respective jurisdiction.
Experience in energy and infrastructure contracts for owners and
operators of utilities and energy networks.
Evidence of strong verbal and written communication skills.
An ability to demonstrate proactivity and good transaction management.
A team player who thrives working within a collegiate environment.
A willingness to show commitment and engagement to the firm's culture.
