French Speaking Legal Assistant

Role Overview:

You will be joining the Legal Team of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) based in Delhi/Gurgaon, India. As a Finance and Transactional Legal Support, you will play a crucial role in assessing legal and regulatory risks associated with structured financing renewable energy platforms, providing strategic guidance on finance-related legal requirements, and supporting the design of innovative structured financing instruments under the Global Solar Facility (GSF) and Africa Solar Facility (ASF). You will also be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating legal documents, advising on financial regulatory frameworks, and conducting legal due diligence of potential grantees, donors, and financial vehicles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess legal and regulatory risks associated with structured financing renewable energy platforms.
• Provide strategic and pragmatic guidance on relevant finance-related legal and regulatory requirements in India.
• Support the design of innovative structured financing instruments under GSF and ASF.
• Draft, review, and negotiate legal documents including financing agreements, guarantees, and trust arrangements.
• Provide legal guidance on the establishment, structuring, and governance of investment vehicles.
• Advise on financial regulatory frameworks governing infrastructure investment vehicles in India and globally.
• Conduct legal due diligence of potential grantees, donors, and financial vehicles.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of agreements including service agreements, funding agreements, and MoUs.
• Provide legal support throughout the procurement process and develop standard contract templates.
• Contribute to the development of templates, guidelines, and legal frameworks for innovative financing.
• Provide inputs into policy documents and support capacity-building initiatives related to investment structuring.
• Advise on legal risk exposure related to contracts, partnerships, and operational activities.
• Support pre-litigation, litigation, and dispute resolution efforts including mediation and arbitration.
• Engage with external legal counsel as necessary.

Qualifications Required:

• Advanced university degree (LL.M. J.D. or equivalent) in Law.
• Licensed to practice in India and in good standing with the Indian Bar.
• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant post-qualification experience in private sector transactional law.
• Demonstrated experience in Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs).
• Strong knowledge of Indian commercial law, financial sector regulation, and institutional financing structures.
• Ability to assess complex financial structures and legal risks.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in English, with knowledge of other languages considered an advantage.

(Note: Additional details about the organization were not provided in the job description.) Role Overview:

You will be joining the Legal Team of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) based in Delhi/Gurgaon, India. As a Finance and Transactional Legal Support, you will play a crucial role in assessing legal and regulatory risks associated with structured financing renewable energy platforms, providing strategic guidance on finance-related legal requirements, and supporting the design of innovative structured financing instruments under the Global Solar Facility (GSF) and Africa Solar Facility (ASF). You will also be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating legal documents, advising on financial regulatory frameworks, and conducting legal due diligence of potential grantees, donors, and financial vehicles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess legal and regulatory risks associated with structured financing renewable energy platforms.
• Provide strategic and pragmatic guidance on relevant finance-related legal and regulatory requirements in India.
• Support the design of innovative structured financing instruments under GSF and ASF.
• Draft, review, and negotiate legal documents including financing agreements, guarantees, and trust arrangements.
• Provide legal guidance on the establishment, structuring, and governance of investment vehicles.
• Advise on financial regulatory frameworks governing infrastructure investment vehicles in India and globally.
• Conduct legal due diligence of potential grantees, donors, and financial vehicles.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of agreements including service agreements, funding agreements, and MoUs.
• Provide legal support throughout the procurement process and develop standard contract templates.
• Contribute to the development of templates, guidelines, and legal frameworks for innovative financing.
• Provide inputs into policy documents and support capacity-building initiatives related to investment structuring.
• Advise on legal risk exposure related to contracts, partnerships, and operational activities.
• Support pre-litigation, litigation, and dispute resolution efforts includin