Legal Counsel (Energy)

JR United Kingdom; Shrewsbury; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy sector organization is seeking an experienced energy lawyer to play a key role in strategic business decisions. This remote position involves leading transformation projects and working closely with stakeholders to impact governance and sustainability goals. Ideal candidates will have a minimum of 6 years’ experience in energy law and a diverse portfolio of contracts.

Qualifications

• At least 6 years qualified experience in energy law.
• Experience in private practice or in-house.
• Familiarity with a diverse portfolio of energy contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead on energy transformation projects and legal matters.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders and the legal team.
• Impact on the business's environmental and governance goals.

Skills

Energy law expertise

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder engagement

Environmental governance

Education

Qualified lawyer (minimum 6 years)

Job description

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Are you an experienced energy lawyer ready to take on a strategically important role in a dynamic infrastructure business? Remote role in established team.

We’re working exclusively with a leading organisation at the forefront of change in the energy sector — and they are looking for a key legal hire to help shape the future of their business. This is a a successful national business that is part of the infrastructure of the UK and are actively embracing change within the way that they generate, use and sell energy as part of their wider business.

An opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and experienced energy lawyer who wants to play a formative role in how these changes are delivered. Ideally you will be at least 6 years qualified and have established experience, either within private practice or in-house, of a wide variety of energy matters, including a diverse portfolio of energy contract work.

You’ll be joining a highly collaborative legal team working at the heart of strategic business decisions. Your responsibilities will be diverse, reflecting the organisation’s broad reach across infrastructure and its commitment to innovation in energy and sustainability.

You will be leading on cutting-edge energy transformation projects as the business adapts to significant market changes, including involvement with the Board and SLT. You will work closely with stakeholders across the entirety of the business as well as the wider legal team and will see how your work has real commercial impact. Playing a central role in legal matters linked to the business’s environmental, social, and governance goals, this will suit an individual who embraces challenge and change and thrives in seeing how this drives a business forward.

If you’re ambitious, forward-thinking, and excited by the opportunity to be at the heart of something evolving and meaningful, we’d love to speak with you.

This is a remote role with occasional travel within the UK. Applications will be considered on a full-time or part-time (4 day per week equivalent) basis.

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Due to a high volume of applications, we will only respond to those we deem suitable for the role.

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