Legal Counsel - Global Commodities and Markets (m/f/t)

RWE Supply & Trading GmbH 

To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent

Your future plans 

Our legal and compliance team advises the company’s business on all legal and compliance matters on a global basis. The role involves working across the global business with the commercial functions that trade physical bulk commodities and arrange the shipping and logistics for those products as well as with the company’s global freight trading business. 

The provision of advice to the relation to physically traded commodities, the chartering and operation of vessels employed within the trading business of RWE Supply & Trading GmbH in relation to both dry bulk and liquid products including initially advising on:

• contracts for the sale and purchase of physically delivered commodities and associated logistics contracts

• credit and finance matters relating to the shipping and physical commodities markets

• legal aspect of time and voyage charter parties and reviewing and negotiating chartering terms with counterparties prior to fixing vessels

• standard and non-standard shipping and trading documentation, including bills of lading, LOIs and documentary and standby letters of credit

Your powerful skills

• You are qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales with relevant working experience, either as in a law firm or working in-house
• Preferably, you have experience working in the energy sector, in particular commodity trading or  energy projects including those with debt finance
• You are comfortable advising on  a substantial proportion of your day to day work without recourse to external counsel
• Strong proven legal technical ability in either contentious or non-contentious work with a track record of being able to pick up and learn new areas of law and advise upon them with a depth of knowledge in short timescales
• You are self-motivated to drive the business and deliver results and develop skills in new areas of law with appropriate support
• You are used to advising stakeholders as equals, do not shy away from conflict and are confident to defend your position when challenged
• You enjoy working in a global context, including in cross-functional teams

What we value most is passion, willingness to learn and a determined and resilient work ethic. So, even if you think you do not yet display all of the skills above we would still like to hear from you.

Further we welcome applications from individuals who may not be able to commit to full-time roles. At RWEST, finding the right person for the job is our top priority, and we are willing to explore flexible arrangements.
 

Benefits you can rely on

We really appreciate you going the extra mile and using every ounce of energy when the heat is on. That’s why we want to make your time with us as enjoyable as possible. At RWE Supply & Trading we value our employees and strive to create a supportive and inclusive work environment. With a range of competitive benefits, we not only offer excellent development prospects and an attractive remuneration package, but also take care of your well-being and understand that life-work integration is essential. Also our offer includes the following perks:

• Work at the commercial heart of RWE – with one of the UK’s largest regional trading teams directly shaping the energy transition
• Task oriented and hybrid working model
• Join a diverse and multicultural team in a highly dynamic and rapidly growing business
• State-of-the-art office facilities with free fitness centre, on-site barista & restaurant

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Any questions? Vince Manning (Recruiting), M: +447585981083

We look forward to meeting you!

We value diversity and therefore welcome all applications, irrespective of sex, disability, nationality, ethnic and social background, religion and beliefs, age or sexual orientation and identity. Of course, you can find us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Xing, too.

RWE Supply & Trading is the interface between RWE and the energy markets around the world. Around 2,000 employees from over 70 different countries trade electricity, gas, commodities and CO2 emission allowances. The trading entity also ensures the commercial optimisation of RWE’s power plant dispatch and markets electricity from RWE.