Legal Counsel

hace 2 semanas

Montevideo, Uruguay Trafigura A tiempo completo

-Trafigura
Montevideo, United States

Posted 2 hours ago Permanent Competitive

**Main Purpose**:
To provide and procure legal services across the entire portfolio of Trafigura's commercial activities, including the trading of physically and financially settled oil and its by-products, minerals and metals and coal, supporting all business areas in different jurisdictions from a regional hub, providing corporate, contentious and regulatory advice.**Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities**:
Knowledge and Skills:
- Legal skills in at least two (2) of the following practice areas: trading, commercial, finance, corporate, regulatory and litigation.
- Legal professional qualification with between 5 - 10 years PQE (+/-1 yr ).
- Preference for in-house experience in a trading or related commercial environment.
- English language essential.
- Portuguese language will be a plus.
- Positive, self-motivated, committed, pro-active and efficient.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to work independently and as part of a wider team.
- Good communications skills to report complex legal issues and provide advice in a digestible manner.

Key Responsibilities:

- General:
- To be the first point of contact for the provision and procurement of legal assistance.
- To actively manage legal risks considering the key interest of the company, keeping legal and business management appraised on a real time basis.
- To instruct, manage and supervise external legal resources.

Non-contentious:
- To advise upon a variety of agreements pertaining to trading, M&A, finance and projects including joint venture agreements, sale and/or purchase contracts, and related documents.
- Advising on regulations relevant to the business.
- Planning, providing and procuring training to regional staff on legal issues and on an ad hoc basis, as part of established training programs.

Contentious:
- Assisting during all stages of disputes including advice to manage investigation, mediations, arbitration, litigation and enforcement.
- Provision of legal assistance on emergency issues.

**Key Relationships and Department Overview**:
Job ID R-011256

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