Corporate Energy Lawyer

Company: Burges Salmon LLP
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Location: City of Edinburgh
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Looking for an opportunity to cast your net even wider?

Are you a Corporate Lawyer with a focus on the energy sector? Interested in working with exceptional clients? Want to make an impact from day one? This could be the opportunity for you, dive into the detail…

The Team

Join one of the largest Corporate M&A teams outside London, sitting within our specialist Corporate Energy team. Our practice acts for developers, investors, and funders across solar, wind, biomass, AD, hydro, storage and energy from waste projects, as well as broader energy transition and Net Zero projects. Key clients include BayWa, Bluefield, ENGIE, Gresham House, Octopus Energy Generation and Ripple Energy.

This opportunity would sit within the Corporate Energy team, key contacts include:

  • Camilla Usher Clark (Partner)
  • Jonathan Eves (Partner)
  • Malcolm Donald (Partner)

Want to see recent examples of matters?

Our Corporate Energy team recently advised an international client European Energy, on the sale of solar assets in England and Scotland. Follow this link for more details.

What You’ll Need

  • Experience in corporate law with a focus on energy sector work
  • Experience in renewable energy transactions
  • Must be a SRA or Law Society of Scotland registered lawyer

The Firm

Our environment is professional yet progressive, offering quality work and a real work life balance. Our collaborative approach attracts top legal minds and is one reason 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 Firm to Work at 2025′.

And did you know our hybrid working model offers flexible working options too?

Benefits

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.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will provide a fully accessible recruitment process. We encourage applications from people of all background and identities to apply.

Get in touch!

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Abbie Jackson – 0117 307 6776 – for an informal and confidential conversation.

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    Entry level

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    Full-time

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    Legal

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Posted: April 11th, 2026