# Senior Project Finance Associate

**Company**: Clifford Chance
**Location**: Riyadh
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Finance

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## Description

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.

The Role The work spans the whole of the MENA region and beyond. The team advises on the full range of banking and project finance transactions including limited recourse project finance, Islamic finance, secured and unsecured bilateral and syndicated loans, leveraged and acquisition finance, rescheduling and restructuring, loan transfers, derivatives and other financial products.

Key Attractions You will work on leading deals for top-tier clients. The range, calibre and international scope of the deal flow is unique. Recent deal highlights include advising:

- The lenders to Saudi Aramco on a USD10 Billion Term Loan Financing;

- The Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund on a number of high-profile mandates both in Saudi Arabia and internationally including a USD10 Billion Term Loan Financing;

- Several Government ministries on privatisation mandates, implementing one of the key objectives of the Saudi “Vision 2030”;

- The merger of SABB and Al-Alawwal, two of the leading banks in Saudi Arabia;

- The acquisition of souq.com (the Middle East’s leading online retailer) by Amazon;

- Crédit Agricole on the disposal of a 16.2% stake in Banque Saudi Fransi to Kingdom Holding Company;

- the financiers on the US$10 billion revolving credit facility financing for Saudi Aramco.

Key Responsibilities

- You will be given the opportunity to handle a variety of work, including general banking and finance, Islamic finance and, project finance transactions.

Qualifications Your Experience Skills & Experience

- Proven track record of acting on a variety of finance transactions.

- All candidates should be fluent in English and will have previous experience working in a "Magic Circle" or top-tier international law firm. Fluency in Arabic language would be valued but it is not a prerequisite.

- In all cases, candidates should have first-class legal ability coupled with a practical commercial approach; excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills; and enjoy being part of a friendly outgoing team.

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## Skills

### Required
- English
- Arabic
- banking
- finance
- Islamic finance
- project finance

### Nice to have
- Saudi Law

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