Legal Counsel (9 month FTC)

Triple PointLondon, England, United Kingdom · Posted 2 months ago

Full-timeEst. 80,000 GBP

Description

Since 2004, we’ve been bringing investment ideas to life and connecting capital with the right people and opportunities. Today, we manage more than £2.5 billion for a broad range of investors across five key investment strategies: Private Credit, Social Housing, Clean Heat, Energy and Venture. These strategies underpin the innovative range of investments we offer to both private (retail) and institutional clients.

There are 230+ employees at Triple Point, all committed to leaving the world demonstrably better than we found it. That’s why we’re a certified B Corp, signed up to the Principles for Responsible Investment, and were named a Sunday Times 'Best Place to Work 2025 & 2026'.

If this sounds like an environment where you would flourish, then read on…

The Function & Team

The Legal team provides clear, pragmatic advice that supports Triple Point’s ambitions and protects our interests. They work closely with teams across the business to draft agreements, manage risk and enable confident decision-making that’s both commercially sound and aligned with our values.

Role Summary

As Legal Counsel, you will be a trusted legal adviser to Triple Point's Energy businesses. You will play a key role in structuring, negotiating and executing complex financing and energy transactions, while supporting the ongoing management of existing investments and loan portfolios.

Working closely with investment, portfolio management and senior stakeholder teams, you will provide pragmatic, commercially focused legal advice that enables growth, manages risk and supports confident decision-making across a diverse range of transactions.

The Roles Key Responsibilities

Transaction Execution & Advisory

Advise on transaction structuring, identifying legal risks and commercially viable solutions at the earliest stages of a deal.
Draft, negotiate and execute a broad range of finance documents, including facility agreements, intercreditor agreements and security documentation.
Review and negotiate the following:

Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)
Corporate PPAs
Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreements
Operations and Maintenance (O&M) agreements
Direct agreements and related project documentation

Portfolio & Asset Management

Provide ongoing legal support across existing portfolios and loan books.
Draft and negotiate amendments, waivers, consents, reservation of rights letters and other portfolio management documentation.
Advise stakeholders on emerging legal, commercial and regulatory issues affecting existing investments.

Risk Management & Governance

Identify, assess and communicate legal and commercial risks in a clear and practical manner.
Support the business in balancing risk management with commercial objectives.
Ensure all post-completion requirements are completed accurately, including Companies House filings and security registrations.
Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of legal processes, templates and knowledge sharing across the business.

Collaboration & Business Partnership

Build trusted relationships with colleagues across Triple Point.
Work collaboratively with external counsel, counterparties and advisers.
Support a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and high performance across the Legal function.

Experience

Qualified solicitor with extensive years of PQE and holds a current practicing certificate.
Experience in Project Finance/Infrastructure within Energy Transition is essential (including drafting and reviewing underlying project documentation) and one or more of the following areas: cash flow lending, acquisition financing, structured finance and leveraged lending.
Ability to demonstrate a good understanding of facility documentation.
Ability to demonstrate exposure to a broad range of deal structures.
Strong private practice training.
Experience of equity transactions within the energy sector would be desirable.

Personal Qualities:

Pragmatism and commerciality.
Positive, proactive, smart, engaging and sociable.
Where accuracy is key, you take responsibility for your work and strive to get it right first time; people can rely on your work.
Comfortable working to internal and external deadlines.
Seek to develop a genuine rapport and long term working relationships.
Knowledgeable and can be relied on for technical aspects of the role.
Able to demonstrate and display technical knowledge to gain credibility for Triple Point with external parties.
Deliver high quality output that enhances Triple Point’s reputation for expertise.
Has a good awareness of what is going on in our sectors and are able to come with ideas about what we might do.

IT Packages/Systems Used

Good command of Microsoft Outlook.
MS Office packages: Word and Excel.
Docusign.
Willingness to embrace and experiment with new technologies and AI.

Why Join us?

You’ll join a talented, collaborative team in a connected environment where ideas and initiative are valued.
Be part of a growing and innovative team.
We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package, and genuine opportunities for growth and progression.
Opportunities for professional development and career progression.

At Triple Point, high performance means living our values every day:

Stay Curious.
Be Generous.
Take Thoughtful Action.
Pull Together.
Own It.

In line with our values Stay Curious and Take Thoughtful Action every employee has access to AI tools to enhance their work. We see technology as a co-pilot, helping us improve efficiency and insight while keeping decisions grounded in thoughtful human judgement.

Triple Point offers a wealth of benefits including a contributory pension, hybrid/flexible working and ongoing learning and development opportunities. Check out our comprehensive list of benefits HERE.

Apply today for further information!

Triple Point is dedicated to providing fair and equal opportunities for all individuals, including both current and potential employees. Discrimination of any kind based on factors such as age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, or marital status is not tolerated by the company.

Our aim is to create a welcoming and diverse work environment where people from all walks of life feel valued and supported. We actively encourage individuals from various backgrounds to apply for job vacancies and become part of our team.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES

You can find a link to our candidate privacy notice HERE.