Legal Counsel

Main Purpose:
Providing legal advice and procuring legal services to support the entire portfolio of Trafigura’s companies and commercial activities, with particular focus on (i) transactional matters related to investments in, and divestments of, portfolio entities; (ii) mergers and acquisitions and related financings; and (iii) general corporate matters, competition/anti-trust, including shareholders’ legal relationships, corporate governance, reorganizations and insolvency matters.
Instructing, managing and supervising external legal resources.
Managing legal risk in a transactional context.
Ensure corporate decisions adhere to relevant laws and regulations and internal policies and procedures.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:
M&A/General corporate lawyer
Transactional experience crucial in any sectors, while commodities and/or energies sector experience would be useful
International experience is beneficial
Competence in financial transactions beneficial
6+ years PQE at a top law firm
English, Australia and Singapore or US law-qualified, but other jurisdictions considered
English language essential
In-house experience a plus, especially in energy/trading sector, but not essential
Must be willing to travel/work in office.
High work standards and a keenness to learn / ability to adapt.

Key Responsibilities
To be a first point of contact for the provision and procurement of legal services
To identify and manage legal risk and communicate risks to the business
To identify need for external legal resources, procure and manage the same

Areas covered include
​Non-contentious (trading/transactional/corporate/commercial/financial/projects):
ability to handle all legal aspects M&A transactions from start to finish (with external support)
advising upon a variety of transactional agreements
advising on corporate structures including related documentation, corporate, trade and structured finance, joint ventures, sale/purchase contracts, M&A, and associated documentation
willingness to provide advice on day-to-day general queries from the business

Contentious (disputes/litigation)
Willingness to support on contentious (corporate) matters (experience not essential).

Professional
Work as member of Trafigura Group Legal Network which provides and procures a full legal service to the Trafigura Group.
Establish strong working relationships across business

Competencies
Positive, self-motivated, committed, pro-active and efficient.
Solution oriented.
Ability to work independently and as part of a wider team.
Strong communication skills to communicate complex legal issues and advice in a digestible manner.
Ability to relate to commercial staff and management under pressure and with commercial perspective.
Ability to develop strong working relationships with people at all levels across the business.
High integrity essential.

Key Relationships and Department Overview:
Senior counsel responsible for M&A transactions
General Counsel
Legal team

Reporting Structure
Reporting directly to the General Counsel

Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce! We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.