Associate

You will be joining a UK wide award-winning, multi-disciplinary team, ranked in the top tier by both Chambers and Legal 500.

Our Real Estate Energy team, led by Partner Euan Bremner, have transacted over 1,000 deals for developers, investors and funders in relation to various clean technologies including onshore wind, offshore wind, biomass, wave, tidal, hydro, solar, energy storage, anaerobic digestion and energy from waste.

We also advise a diverse range of clients on the implementation of Net Zero solutions for commercial and industrial buildings, housing-led regeneration schemes, and transport infrastructure.

Collaboration is the key to our service. You will work closely with experts from across our firm to provide advice tailored to each client. With a pool of expertise spanning areas including commercial, construction, planning, environmental, regulatory and disputes at our disposal, we view complex energy projects from all angles.

What Others Say…

'The team stands above the legal industry pile-on in energy storage. Their heritage in the renewable energy development community brings invaluable context when appraising assets and companies. They are truly of the industry, with a genuine passion for it, and the wiles to protect their clients.'.

(Legal 500, 2024)

Responsibilities

• Building the Culture: You'll deliver service excellence on all client matters and participate in cultural initiatives that underpin life at the firm, making Burges Salon a great place to work.


• Delivering Results: Achieve your personal objectives and be aware of how to focus your contribution to support the firm's overall aims. Plan, control and resource matters effectively, delegating where appropriate and monitor delivery.


• Growing our People: Actively contribute to the development of those you have responsibility for. Establish your standing as an 'expert' in your chosen area / sector. Identify and take advantage of opportunities broaden your technical / client experience.


• Developing our Business: Deepen your understanding of client needs and expectations, identify opportunities to lead CRM activities, build you own network and cross-refer work where appropriate.
  
  Relevant experience working on clean energy based property transactions


• The ability to work well in a team and with clients, using interpersonal skills


• The ability to manage a complex and varied workload effectively


• Be self-motivated and willing to learn


• Must be a SRA or Law Society of Scotland registered lawyer
  
  We bring new ideas and perspectives to everything we do, without ever compromising the quality of our work. Join us and you'll be surrounded by high quality work and specialist expertise every day, as you make an impact on a national and international scale.


We are offering an opportunity for a real estate Solicitor with energy sector experience to join our market-leading Department.

The Firm

Our working environment is professional yet progressive, where quality of work and quality of life go hand-in-hand. Our collaborative approach to how we do business is totally refreshing. It's what attracts some of the best legal minds in the industry and it's why our people love working here.

We are proud to have received an Investors in People - Platinum Accreditation and have recently been voted by our people as a RollOnFriday's 'Best Law Firm to Work at 2024'.

And did you know our hybrid working model offers flexible working options too?, Burges Salmon is the independent UK law firm whose unique model and collaborative culture delivers the best mix of advice, service and value.

Our clients range from the largest private and public sector organisations and institutions, to entrepreneurial businesses and wealthy individuals and families. Working from our offices in Bristol and London, we have built a progressive service culture based on collaboration and teamwork that is shaped around the needs of our clients to deliver a fantastic service and experience.

Operating in selected markets where our knowledge, experience and skills deliver highly effective solutions to our clients' complex needs, we aim aims to be a leader not a follower in these markets. Burges Salmon works for clients in all three UK jurisdictions and across the globe, through an international network of leading independent law firms - our preferred firms.

Our objective is to provide clients with excellent service and advice, working with these preferred firms around the world to meet clients' international needs, where relevant. The firm's international experience spans all major sector and practice areas and primarily focuses on supporting its international clients around the world and overseas clients with their investment activities into the UK.

We are also focused on a number of corporate responsibility activities and collaborate with a wide range of organisations to build strong, sustainable relationships that have a lasting impact across three main areas: community, education and environment. The firm was a founder member of the Legal Sustainability Alliance and, is committed to working collaboratively to take action on climate change by reducing our carbon footprint and adopting environmentally sustainable practices.

Burges Salmon is an Equal Opportunity employer.

Burges Salmon is the independent UK law firm whose unique model and collaborative culture delivers the best mix of advice, service and value.

Our clients range from the largest private and public sector organisations and institutions, to entrepreneurial businesses and wealthy individuals and families. Working from our offices in Bristol and London, we have built a progressive service culture based on collaboration and teamwork that is shaped around the needs of our clients to deliver a fantastic service and experience.

Operating in selected markets where our knowledge, experience and skills deliver highly effective solutions to our clients' complex needs, we aim aims to be a leader not a follower in these markets. Burges Salmon works for clients in all three UK jurisdictions and across the globe, through an international network of leading independent law firms - our preferred firms.

Our objective is to provide clients with excellent service and advice, working with these preferred firms around the world to meet clients' international needs, where relevant. The firm's international experience spans all major sector and practice areas and primarily focuses on supporting its international clients around the world and overseas clients with their investment activities into the UK.

We are also focused on a number of corporate responsibility activities and collaborate with a wide range of organisations to build strong, sustainable relationships that have a lasting impact across three main areas: community, education and environment. The firm was a founder member of the Legal Sustainability Alliance and, is committed to working collaboratively to take action on climate change by reducing our carbon footprint and adopting environmentally sustainable practices.

Click here for a full overview of our brilliant reward package and find out more about the benefits of a legal career with Burges Salmon, here.

We're committed to finding the right person for this role and we're open to discussing flexible working, full time or part time working patterns.