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About the Role

This role will primarily provide commercial, contractual and regulatory legal advice and support to the Gas, Power and Carbon/Emissions trading teams of the business.

Responsibilities

Providing practical legal advice and support to the company’s Gas, Power & Carbon/Emissions trading business and its leadership teams on a range of commercial, supply and trading issues.
Reviewing and negotiating commercial and corporate contracts including LNG MSA, EFETs and ISDAs.
Identifying legal risks, monitoring and communicating the impact of legislative and regulatory developments.
Working closely with the compliance team on regulatory reporting.
Supporting the expansion of the company’s trading business into new markets and geographies and providing sound functional legal assurance and support to its business growth projects.
Advising the business on the resolution of regulatory issues and contentious trading and non-trading issues, with the support of external counsel where required.
Reviewing and negotiating ad-hoc financing agreements, tender documentation, bank guarantees, performance bonds etc.
Advising on areas of corporate law and corporate governance pertaining to the company’s joint venture.

Requirements

Degree in Law, ideally from a common law jurisdiction
Qualified lawyer with SRA registration.
Experience of working in the energy sector, advising on commodity trading.
If from private practice, ideally at least 6 months spent on secondment to a commodity trading company, bank or an in house corporate/commercial team.
Good understanding of the energy trading industry and solid background in a commodity trading, corporate or commercial discipline.
Knowledge of gas, power and carbon/emissions trading agreements, EFETs and ISDAs.
Experience of financial regulation, structured products & compliance would be advantageous
3+ years’ relevant post qualification experience
A commercial, pro-active and professional approach to work
Energetic individual with good interpersonal skills
Drive, commitment and an ability to work autonomously but closely alongside business stakeholders and partners
Motivation and a strong desire to learn and acquire experience of new areas of practice
Team player, flexible and willing to support other members of the Legal Affairs team with a diverse work portfolio
Proven record of sound judgment, commercial awareness and high quality contribution to business strategy and delivery
Excellent spoken and written English

Skills

Commodity trading
Commercial contracts
Supply agreements
Trading issues
LNG MSA
EFETs
ISDAs
Legal risk identification
Regulatory developments
Regulatory reporting
Market expansion
Geographic expansion
Business growth projects
Regulatory issue resolution
Contentious trading issues
Non-trading issues
Financing agreements
Tender documentation
Bank guarantees
Performance bonds
Corporate law
Corporate governance
Joint ventures
Energy sector
Energy trading industry
Financial regulation
Structured products
Compliance
English

Location

London, UK

Work Type

Permanent - Full Time
Hybrid

Experience Level

3+ years’ relevant post qualification experience

Education Level

Degree in Law

Salary/Compensations

Competitive salary (commensurate with experience)

Benefits

Private Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Travel Insurance
Life Assurance
Annual Gym Allowance
Contributory Pension Scheme
25 days annual leave
Discretionary Bonus

About the Company

A dynamic and rapidly-growing international energy trading company.