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About the Role

ACT Group is seeking a highly motivated attorney for its NYC office to focus on contractual, regulatory, governance, and general corporate matters. This role involves advising on various transactions, commercial issues, and interacting directly with management, business teams, and commercial counterparties.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate commercial agreements (domestic and international) to meet business and legal requirements.
• Negotiate with worldwide customers, partners, and suppliers.
• Collaborate with sales, finance, risk, compliance, and other departments to analyze business, regulatory, and legal contract terms.
• Provide assistance with transaction structuring and suggestions for mitigation of legal and financial risk.
• Assist in the management of contract documentation flow, including reviews, approvals, reporting, and archiving.
• Counsel and provide trainings for senior sales, risk, compliance, operations, and finance staff on commercial law, key regulations, or significant legal developments.
• Develop creative and compliant solutions to resolve complicated business challenges and customer disputes.
• Provide assistance with litigations, investigations, claims, or queries, as needed.
• Develop and maintain an understanding of evolving relevant areas of law and regulation, including commercial and competition laws, licensing issues, and regulatory matters.
• Liaise with management, staff, customers, suppliers, attorneys, and public officials.
• Proactively support the legal team on issues such as real estate, IP, privacy, employment, and corporate governance.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of experience in private practice, and/or as in-house counsel.
• Advanced legal drafting and analytical skills.
• Strong organizational skills, research, and document review abilities.
• Knowledge of corporate and commercial law required.
• Knowledge of regulations related to trading and financial markets preferable.
• Ambitious, pro-active, flexible, fast-paced, and responsible lawyer with commercial sense.
• Resourcefulness and the ability to solve problems creatively and analytically.
• Ability to manage and respond to a high volume of diverse requests.
• Ability to effectively and professionally communicate with others at all levels, including external written and verbal communications with third-parties, regulatory agencies, and outside counsel.
• Ability to communicate prioritization and deadlines with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to build constructive, high-trust relationships across teams and functions.
• Sound judgment and composure in high-pressure situations.
• Display discretion and integrity in all interactions.

Skills

• Legal drafting
• Analytical skills
• Organizational skills
• Research
• Document review
• Corporate law
• Commercial law
• Trading regulations
• Financial markets regulations
• Problem-solving
• Communication
• Negotiation

Location

• New York City

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 2-4 years

Education Level

• Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from a nationally recognized law school.
• Admitted to the Bar of New York, or at least one state and eligible for admission to the New York Bar as in-house counsel.

Salary/Compensations

• $185k-$235k annually + discretionary bonus

About the Company

• ACT Group is the world’s leading provider of market-based sustainability solutions and a pioneer of the global energy transition.
• ACT helps organizations hit their climate targets through high-impact climate projects, green electricity markets, renewable energy, emission allowances, and carbon offsets.
• With a portfolio of over 70 products in 40 plus countries, ACT builds relationships on trust and fosters an entrepreneurial environment.
• The company has offices in Amsterdam, New York, Paris, Shanghai, and Singapore.

Equal Opportunity

• ACT Group Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• All employment decisions at ACT Group, Inc. are made without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, family or parental status, status with regard to public assistance, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.