Managing Counsel - Construction - Energy Giant
- Employer
- Taylor Root
- Location
- England, Gloucestershire
- Salary
- car, pension, bonus
- Closing date
- 4 Mar 2019
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, In-House
- Experience Level
- Mid Level, Senior Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Company/Commercial, Construction, Energy
- PQE
- 7+ Years
Job Details
Our Client is one of the leading energy suppliers in the UK and this is a rare and exciting opportunity for an experienced lawyer, with management experience, looking to work in an exciting and dynamic business, focusing on energy generation.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to take the next step in their legal career. You should be a minimum of 7 PQE with extensive experience in construction law and ideally have management experience or are looking to gain this, as you will be directly managing a team of four lawyers and you will be supporting the Legal Director on a range of matters.
You will also be responsible for leading key strategic projects at the request of the Legal Director and leading the review, drafting and negotiation of contracts, which are significant to the business in terms of value, complexity and/or potential liability.
Other key skills and qualifications include:
- Qualified solicitor admitted in England and Wales or Scotland.
- Significant post qualification experience as a solicitor, with in-depth knowledge of the Energy sector and experience of supporting commercial contracts in a regulatory environment.
- Detailed understanding of the energy industry and understanding of key legal risks/requirements of generation assets like those in Generation, namely coal fired power station, CCGT, gas storage facility, renewables and nuclear power stations.
- Significant understanding of key corporate risk areas such as competition law, data protection and nuclear specific challenges such as nuclear liability.
- Experience of delivering a pro-active business focused service that identifies and mitigates risk.
- Strong commercial acumen that can identify risk, risk mitigations and prevent suitable options to the business balancing risk and reward.
Company
Established in the 1980s, Taylor Root is now widely recognised as being one of the world’s leading legal recruiters. Operating out of offices in the UK, Dubai, Asia and Australia, we are ideally placed to assist law firms, banks and companies with their legal recruitment on an international basis. Taylor Root has a strong track record in the recruitment of: Heads of legal and legal advisers; Law firm associates and partners; Contract/locum lawyers; Paralegals; Company secretaries and Compliance professionals.
We regularly recruit for positions in all of the following regions: Western and Eastern Europe; The Middle East; Asia including Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, mainland China and Bangkok; Australia and New Zealand, across The Caribbean and Offshore locations. .
In areas such as Project Finance, Derivatives or Capital Markets, where an international search is appropriate, our offices aim to provide truly global coverage and deliver a comprehensive candidate shortlist.
Through hard work, a professional and ethical approach, and not being afraid to be objective, Taylor Root continues to foster excellent, long-term candidate and client relationships throughout all of its offices.
Taylor Root is a member of The SR Group. The SR Group is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated to raising standards in the business environments that we serve. The sectors we cover include tax, legal, human resources, marketing, professional support and executive search, dealing with a substantial number of the world's leading professional partnerships, multi-national corporations and international banking groups as well as small to medium sized developing organisations.
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