Project Finance Associate

Build judgment on what makes renewable energy projects bankable You'll be working at the point where contracts determine whether capital gets deployed. Step into a role where legal analysis directly informs real investment decisions across wind, solar, and storage. This is how you develop into a project finance lawyer from the contract layer up. Job Purpose You will support private equity sponsors, infrastructure funds, lenders, and energy developers as they deploy capital into large-scale renewable energy projects across wind, solar, and storage. Your role sits at a critical point in the transaction, conducting detailed project document diligence across construction contracts, equipment supply agreements, and offtake arrangements to support the assessment of whether projects are sufficiently robust for institutional financing. By helping identify and analyse key risks, you contribute to how transactions are evaluated and financed. What You'll Do * Analyze project documentation, including EPC/construction contracts, equipment supply agreements, and offtake arrangements * Support diligence processes across renewable energy project financings * Assist in identifying and flagging commercial and financing risks that may impact lender appetite or deal viability * Distil complex project contracts into clear summaries and analysis for internal teams and clients * Support construction financings, term loan facilities, and back-leverage structures through diligence input * Collaborate with deal teams to ensure project documentation aligns with financing requirements What You'll Need * J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school * Admission to the New York Bar * Minimum 2 years of finance experience at an AmLaw-level firm * Experience with project finance, project development, or project document review * Exposure to EPC/construction, equipment supply, or offtake/revenue agreements About the Firm This is a top-tier New York-based transactional firm advising institutional clients, including private equity sponsors, infrastructure funds, lenders, and energy developers, on complex capital deployment. The firm is known for its focused strength in finance and real assets, particularly in execution-heavy, repeat transactions. Its renewable energy project finance group has an exceptional pipeline, you'll be supporting financings across wind, solar, and storage driven by long-standing client relationships and portfolio-level strategies. Perks * Cravath salary and bonus structure * Hybrid working model (4 days in office, 1 remote) * Pro bono hours credited equally toward billables * Access to firm initiatives that count toward billable targets while supporting meaningful causes Why This Role Matters * You gain early exposure to institutional-grade renewable energy transactions backed by major sponsors and lenders * You build practical judgment by working directly with the contracts that drive financing decisions * You develop quickly through repeat, portfolio-based deal exposure rather than one-off matters * You work in a sector with consistent capital deployment and sustained deal flow * You contribute to real outcomes, your analysis supports how projects are assessed and financed To Apply Don't worry if your résumé isn't fully updated, send what you have. We can organise a confidential chat to discuss the role and go from there.