Legal Counsel, Banking / Financing (Project finance)

Mistral
Paris
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 7+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Negotiation","Analytical thinking","Adaptability","Business acumen"]

Own the legal execution of non-dilutive financing transactions, from structuring and drafting to negotiation and closing, including corporate loans, asset-backed financings, and project finance for compute and data center investments. Serve as the primary banking/financing counterpart contact and guide multi-jurisdictional, cross-border deals using LMA-standard and bespoke documentation. Partner closely with Finance, M&A, Compute, and external counsel, while building internal financing documentation templates and advising on related legal topics.

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Mistral
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Legal Counsel, Banking / Financing (Project finance)

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Job Summary

Own the legal execution of non-dilutive financing transactions, from structuring and drafting to negotiation and closing, including corporate loans, asset-backed financings, and project finance for compute and data center investments. Serve as the primary banking/financing counterpart contact and guide multi-jurisdictional, cross-border deals using LMA-standard and bespoke documentation. Partner closely with Finance, M&A, Compute, and external counsel, while building internal financing documentation templates and advising on related legal topics.
Location: Paris
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Structure, draft, negotiate, and close transaction documentation for non-dilutive financing deals, including corporate loans, asset-backed financings, and project finance.
  • •Act as the primary legal point of contact for banking and financing counterparties, using LMA-standard documentation and bespoke structures.
  • •Advise on financing structures for data center and compute infrastructure projects.
  • •Coordinate external law firms for cross-border financing structures and manage multi-jurisdictional transaction teams.
  • •Partner with Finance, M&A, Compute, and Business teams; build internal financing templates and advise on ancillary topics as needed.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceParental LeavePensionRelocationMeal AllowanceTravel Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree or above in law (LLB/LLM/Juris Doctor preferred) from an accredited school in France or another EU country, with admission to practice in at least one jurisdiction as a plus.
  • •Minimum 7 years of relevant legal experience, including at least 4 years in an international law firm.
  • •Proven experience structuring and negotiating non-dilutive financing deals (corporate loans, bridge facilities, asset-backed and project finance) with familiarity with LMA-standard documentation.
  • •Strong experience in project finance or infrastructure financing, especially deals involving long-term capex and compute/data center infrastructure.
  • •Excellent written and verbal communication in English and French, with the ability to present complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders.
Experience:7+ yearsProject financeInfrastructure financingCross-border transactions
Education:Bachelor's in Law
Skills:CommunicationNegotiationAnalytical thinkingAdaptabilityBusiness acumen
Languages:EnglishFrench
Tech Stack:LMA-standard documentationSapin IIArtificial IntelligenceMachine learningNatural language processing

Company Brief

Mistral
Develops state-of-the-art large language models and AI systems, offering models and developer tools for natural language understanding, generation, and enterprise AI integrations. Focuses on open research and production-ready model deployments.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Early Stage Startup
Funding: Seed
Headquarters: Paris, France
Founded: 2023
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