Senior Legal Counsel
BH-284004
Posted: 09/10/2024
- Competitive
- England South East London
- Contract
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Oil & Gas
Senior Legal Counsel – Trade & Biofuels (ETB) – London,UK
Our client are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel within the Trade & Biofuels (ETB) in London, UK. You will be joining a busy team of 3 other qualified lawyers on a contractor basis for a period of one year terminable on notice.
This role offers you unparalleled exposure to legal work across the entire commodity trading lifecycle – both physical and financial – through close collaboration with our Front Office, Risk functions, Finance, Back Office, and multiple business units.
Immerse yourself in the fast-evolving world of energy trading. ETB is committed to your professional growth, offering a vibrant environment that prizes knowledge, innovation, and career advancement. This position could be your gateway to a permanent role or pursue new challenges across our global network.
About Trade Biofuels:
ETB is at the cutting edge of sustainability and innovation in the global energy market. As a dynamic force within the group, which is a leader in the energy transition, at ETB we are rapidly establishing ourselves as a key player in the new energy landscape, with a sharp focus on biofuels trading. Our work with bio feedstock and bioproducts is central to our mission of shaping a sustainable future.
When you join ETB, you become part of a leading global energy company with over 32,000 employees in 61 countries. We are at the forefront of the energy industry, specializing in exploration, production, transport, and marketing of oil, natural gas and biofuels.
ETB is the crude oil, refined oil products and biofuels trading and shipping company of our client. We are a diverse and dynamic team of around 300 professionals distributed in three offices (Rome, London and Singapore) with the addition in Houston of Trading & Shipping Inc. (ETS Inc) which handles marketing of oils and petroleum products for the US market. Our team is also involved in marketing our oil equity productions, sourcing hydrocarbons and bio feedstocks, and managing the output of our traditional and green refineries.
Why ETB?
As a member of ETB legal team you will be responsible for:
This is the opportunity for you if you have these skills and requirements:
Work Pattern:
You will be expected to come to the office 3 days a week.
We believe in enterprising people, capable of making a difference and making their contribution with passion and innovation, to respond to the global challenges of the energy transition. For us, the skills and attitudes of each individual, continuous training, and diversity and inclusion are fundamental. We promote flexible ways of working with particular attention to well-being, welfare and work life-balance.
We will evaluate applications considering plurality and diversity as sources of enrichment. If your application is assessed to be among those most in line with the required profile, you will be contacted to continue the selection process.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
Our client are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel within the Trade & Biofuels (ETB) in London, UK. You will be joining a busy team of 3 other qualified lawyers on a contractor basis for a period of one year terminable on notice.
This role offers you unparalleled exposure to legal work across the entire commodity trading lifecycle – both physical and financial – through close collaboration with our Front Office, Risk functions, Finance, Back Office, and multiple business units.
Immerse yourself in the fast-evolving world of energy trading. ETB is committed to your professional growth, offering a vibrant environment that prizes knowledge, innovation, and career advancement. This position could be your gateway to a permanent role or pursue new challenges across our global network.
About Trade Biofuels:
ETB is at the cutting edge of sustainability and innovation in the global energy market. As a dynamic force within the group, which is a leader in the energy transition, at ETB we are rapidly establishing ourselves as a key player in the new energy landscape, with a sharp focus on biofuels trading. Our work with bio feedstock and bioproducts is central to our mission of shaping a sustainable future.
When you join ETB, you become part of a leading global energy company with over 32,000 employees in 61 countries. We are at the forefront of the energy industry, specializing in exploration, production, transport, and marketing of oil, natural gas and biofuels.
ETB is the crude oil, refined oil products and biofuels trading and shipping company of our client. We are a diverse and dynamic team of around 300 professionals distributed in three offices (Rome, London and Singapore) with the addition in Houston of Trading & Shipping Inc. (ETS Inc) which handles marketing of oils and petroleum products for the US market. Our team is also involved in marketing our oil equity productions, sourcing hydrocarbons and bio feedstocks, and managing the output of our traditional and green refineries.
Why ETB?
- Impactful Work: Join a team that plays a crucial role in our Net Zero 2050 strategy, benefiting from our strong trading position and global integration.
- Collaborative Culture: Experience a truly multicultural, supportive, and dynamic work environment.
- Career Growth: Rapid learning opportunities with potential for movement across teams and international roles.
- Work-Life Balance: Enjoy a balanced lifestyle with a comprehensive benefits package that may include health, well-being, and flexible working options.
As a member of ETB legal team you will be responsible for:
- Reviewing drafting and negotiating a broad range of energy commodity trading agreements, including spot and term sale and purchase agreements storage agreements, as well as advising on documentation ancillary to such transactions, such as general terms and conditions, tenders, agency/brokerage agreements, terms sheets, memoranda of understanding and inter-company service agreements;
- Providing legal advice and support to the company’s trading desks on recurrent trading issues (recap terms, change of INCOTERMS, delayed deliveries, defaults) and advising the business on the resolution of trading and non trading disputes, with the support of externa counsel, when required;
- supporting the credit and KYC teams in connection with the drafting and negotiation of parent company guarantees, NDAs, letters of credit, ISDAs;
- supporting the origination teams with bespoke documentation such as profit sharing agreements, JVs, service agreements or the developing of new areas of business such as carbon trading;
- advising on, drafting and negotiating sanctions and compliance clauses in sale and purchase and transportation agreements, as well as a sound understanding of the workings of the main international trade sanctions regimes;
- providing general legal support in the areas of corporate governance, UK commercial regulation, insolvency and insurance.
- Experience on shipping contracts (voyage charters, time charters and COAs), carbon clauses and litigation is preferable but not essential.
This is the opportunity for you if you have these skills and requirements:
- Transactional or contentious Qualifiedsolicitor in England and Wales with five to six years’ post-qualification experience obtained either in a law firm or an in-house legal team with an established reputation in trading and shipping.
- Tangible experience of working in the energy sector and track record of advising on commodity trading issues
- Shipping / transportation experience advantageous but not essential
- Italian advantageous
Work Pattern:
You will be expected to come to the office 3 days a week.
We believe in enterprising people, capable of making a difference and making their contribution with passion and innovation, to respond to the global challenges of the energy transition. For us, the skills and attitudes of each individual, continuous training, and diversity and inclusion are fundamental. We promote flexible ways of working with particular attention to well-being, welfare and work life-balance.
We will evaluate applications considering plurality and diversity as sources of enrichment. If your application is assessed to be among those most in line with the required profile, you will be contacted to continue the selection process.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.