In house legal counsel

THE BUSINESS

A renewable energy industry leader, who provide cleaner, more reliable and more affordable energy to society, is looking for an additional in house legal counsel to the team. This major business has a presence across many countries and encompasses the onshore and offshore sectors, as well as cutting-edge service solutions.


THE ROLE

Joining a sizable legal team, this role will provide support to the relevant business partners including sales, procurement and tendering teams, and counselling the business partners on a wide range of legal topics. You will ensure effective legal risk management when reviewing, drafting and negotiating high value, complex, long term contracts, and address legal risks and opportunities while applying a legal and entrepreneurial perspective.

The Commercial Lawyer will advise the business on internal rules and governance processes and support them to obtain internal approvals and ensure internal governance is adhered to prior to submission of tenders and during customer negotiations. Some of your other tasks will include but not be limited to:

- Managing and mitigating risks by analysing the contractual position and set the right strategy in order to achieve the best possible result for the business;
- Supporting the business advising on contract interpretation and developing strategies for, and resolving major claims and disputes;
- Cooperating with colleagues in other jurisdictions and sharing knowledge internally by providing in-depth legal training to the business and colleagues in the legal community;
- Advising on a range of ancillary issues and documents, such as bonds, guarantees and direct agreements.


ABOUT YOU

You'll ideally have at least a year or two experience gained from an international business or law firm. A technical background in construction, projects, commercial contracts or corporate work would be most useful for this role. Most important however is your ability to deal confidently and build strong relations with senior business colleagues.


BENEFITS

A competitive reward package that consists of an attractive base salary, a generous bonus based on your on target performance, a pension contribution of up to 10% and 26 days holidays plus bank holidays. Significant work from home possibilities are on offer from this business, but they also have office presence on Tyneside