Legal Counsel

Location
England, London
Salary
£75000 - £90000 per annum + Bonus
Posted
03 Jun 2019
Closes
01 Jul 2019
Ref
BBBH732351
Contact
James Franklin
Job Title
In House Counsel
PQE Level
2-4, 5-7
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

The Business

Our client is a leading Energy Trading company, based in central London. They trade a range of electricity, natural gas, LNG, oil and coal products and have nearly 1000 staff across various offices globally.

The Role

The role forms part of a dynamic legal team which provides legal support to every transaction within the business and additionally provides commercial support to other business areas including procurement and finance. The role will provide direct support to energy trading and origination as well as supporting structured transactions and M&A work. Being a broad position, you will also be expected to provide general company related advice including company secretarial matters.

Candidate Requirements

  • Ideally you will have a minimum of 3 years' PQE
  • Experience in commodities is desirable as is energy experience
  • Experience in corporate governance / company secretarial matters would be advantageous
  • Strong commercial acument and excellent communication skills

This role would suit a private practice lawyer seeking their first in house position, or a lawyer already working in an in house role.

In order to apply for this outstanding in house role, please contact James Franklin at Morgan McKinley or apply using the link below.

Morgan McKinley is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.