Senior Legal Counsel

• Assist internal clients (including traders, new ventures team, credit team) in commercial and contractual negotiations with third parties;
• Provide legal services and advise on the legal issues relating primarily to T&S’ trading activities and related corporate activities (governance, company management, procurement…);
• Advise on legal risks and minimise their impact for the business;
• Assist in the management of legal disputes for the Company and advise on the risks and outcomes (litigation, arbitration, mediation);
• Monitors and advises on the applicable laws for the business, and changes to those laws, in relevant jurisdictions.
• When necessary attend legal and industry working groups to assess industry changes;
• Assist in the instruction of external counsel and actively monitor and minimise external legal costs.
• From time to time will be required to provide legal assistance in other areas of the business: IT, labour, insurance or other key business areas of the Company as they evolve.

• You would have at least 8 years post-qualification experience as a solicitor/attorney preferably in Common Law jurisdiction and/or as in-house counsel.
• A strong experience of international commercial law is mandatory. An experience within the energy or trading industry will be considered as key advantage.
• You must be proficient in English legal drafting skills (and fluently speak, read and write in English).
• Knowledge of another European jurisdiction, as well as mastering French and/or another major European language would also be a plus.
• You thrive working both as a team player and autonomously and demonstrated effective communication skills at all levels of the organization.
• You demonstrate effective communications skills at all levels of the organization and have developed solid negotiation skills, a solution-oriented attitude, a collaborative mind-set and great proactivity skills.

Become one of the drivers of energy transition with TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping.

TotalEnergies is a broad energy company that produces and markets energies on a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more affordable, clean, reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations to contribute to the well-being of people

Trading Shipping :

Give your best to better energy and make the commitment with TotalEnergies. We are one of the most active players in the international oil markets, trading with a vast network of customers and suppliers worldwide: national oil companies, producers, other oil majors, refiners, traders, distributors and end-users.

We have developed a set of trading strategies and expertise, which allows us to respond permanently to market changes and opportunities, on all physical and paper oil markets.

Satisfying the energy needs of a growing world population, curbing global warming, and adapting to changing customer behaviors and expectations are the three challenges that TotalEnergies must meet over the next 20 years. With its biomass blending and trading activity, TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping is an active participant in the development of sustainable biofuels. Our maritime transport expertise also helps to reduce the carbon footprint of sea transportation and we recently announced the time chartering of new vessels equipped with LNG propulsion.
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