Legal Counsel

SENIOR Legal Counsel – GAS, POWER, TRADING & GIANTS LEGAL TEAM

Global Business Unit: Supply & Energy Management

Location: Paris

We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel to provide general legal support on business development structuration, specific jurisdictional regulatory advice, transactional support, pre-dispute management and a general legal advice function, particularly (but not only) to assist the BPs Gas (including green and low carbon gases).

What You Will Do

• Draft, review and negotiate bespoke and industry based sales and purchase agreements, hedging services contracts, storage and transportation contracts, tolling agreements, intra-group contracts, energy management contracts, term‑sheets and pre‑transactional documentation.
• Identify and mitigate transactional risks, in particular legal and regulatory risks and ensure that contracts reflect best practices, SEM policy and procedural framework.
• Advise on operational and other events arising during the term of a contract, including force majeure, failure to deliver or take, off‑specification, scheduling and logistics issues, credit support and pre‑disputes.
• Manage the above timely and in a cost‑effective manner with support from external counsel when necessary.
• Develop practice notes to improve skills and know‑how and assist with policy and guidelines formulation.
• Advise on and execute the implementation of the reforms of commercial or energy market regulation in relation to the team scope.
• Work closely with other SEM stakeholders on transactional, regulatory and compliance related matters/issues, and liaise with internal experts for tailored advice when necessary, to ensure common understanding of the commercial and legal requirements of the business.

What You Bring

• Excellent presentation, analytical and drafting skills. In particular, you will have to explain and convey messages about complex legal issues to a variety of stakeholders.
• Demonstrating commercial understanding, good judgement on legal risk decisions and on when to escalates.
• Strong organizational skills and capability of prioritising.
• Curiosity and autonomy to dive into a large variety of subjects.
• Cooperative and co‑constructive mindset. You will interact with different stakeholders facing operational and business challenges.

Your Education And Experience

• Qualified lawyer under a continental law with 10 years PQE minimum. Being common law qualified or having an LLM from a US or UK university is a plus.
• Strong drafting and oral skills in both French and English. A third European working language is a plus.
• Proven experience in contract negotiation and structuration, preferably in the energy sector.
• Solid understanding of core principles on contracts, and a good grasp of legal, social and political trends that may be relevant to the energy business.

Languages

• Proficient in English and French.

What We Offer

• Opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Dynamically and collaboratively working environment within a leading global energy company.