Legal Counsel

**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**:
About Us
Founded in 1993, Trafigura is one of the largest physical commodities trading groups in the world. At the heart of global supply, Trafigura connects the world with the vital resources it needs. Through our Oil & Petroleum Products, Metals and Minerals, and Power and Renewables divisions, we deploy infrastructure, skills and a global network to move commodities from where they are plentiful to where they are needed most, forming strong relationships that make supply chains more efficient, secure and sustainable.

Trafigura also owns and operates a number of industrial assets including a majority share of global multi-metals producer Nyrstar and fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy; and joint ventures Impala Terminals, a port and logistics provider, and Nala Renewables, a power and renewable energy investment and development platform. With over 1,000 shareholders, Trafigura is owned by its employees and employs over 13,000 people working in 48 countries.