Legal Counsel | Energy Commodities Trader – FTC
Taylor Root is working with a leading commodities trader across power, gas, LNG, LPG, oil, and environmental products. They are looking to hire a mid-level Legal Counsel to provide parental leave cover for 12-14 months from the end of October/start of November.
Working within a team of 6 people and reporting into the Deputy General Counsel, this is a role offering good autonomy and exposure. The role provides support and advice to the business’s commercial teams and to the central support functions (incl. Credit, Procurement, and Treasury).
Responsibilities include:
- Providing legal support to the company’s trading and origination teams who cover power, gas, environmental products, oil, biofuels, and derivatives markets.
- Drafting and negotiating commercial contracts in relation to trading (e.g. structured transactions, power purchase agreements, gas capacity contracts, lending facilities).
- Providing support for shipping, structured transactions and M&A.
- Assisting with corporate or company secretarial matters.
Experience required:
- Ideally, c. 3-6 years’ post qualification experience.
- Solicitor qualified in England and Wales or equally open to German qualified solicitors.
- Working with contracts across EMEA.
- Energy commodities experience.
- M&A experience is a plus, but not essential.
- Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
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