Singapore Legal Counsel

Puma Energy; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global commodities trading company is looking for a legal professional in Singapore. You will provide legal advice across various areas such as trading disputes, joint ventures, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate should have at least 7 years of experience, preferably within the commodity trading sector. This role requires excellent organizational skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years post qualification experience.
• Experience with complex high value contentious matters in the commodity trading context.
• In-house experience in a trading or equivalent environment.

Responsibilities

• Providing contentious, transactional, and regulatory legal advice.
• Identifying key legal risks and developing strategies to mitigate them.
• Planning and conducting training on legal issues.

Skills

Legal professional qualification

Excellent command of the English language

Good IT and organisational skills

Education

Qualified in UK, Singapore, Australia or New Zealand

Job description

Main Purpose:

To support Trafigura’s developing business across the APAC region, by providing legal advice in connection with contentious, transactional and regulatory matters across the entire portfolio of Trafigura’s commercial trading activities. Such activities include the trading of physically and financially settled oil, oil products, bulk commodities (including coal and iron ore), non-ferrous concentrates and refined metals, power and carbon.
To provide additional legal support, as necessary, in connection with ancillary elements of Trafigura’s business, including banking finance, structured trade finance, exchange trading (both physical and derivative products) and the transportation, warehousing and storage of commodities.
To work to meet the legal demands of Trafigura’s business and to provide advice in a clear, succinct and practical manner often under tight time constraints and commercial imperatives.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

To be the first point of contact in the region for the provision of legal services, including:

- Contentious Advice: Assisting during all stages of disputes from initial advice to managing arbitration, civil litigation, mediation and enforcement proceedings, primarily with respect to trading and shipping disputes, but also other disputes or investigations as necessary
- Transactional Advice: Advising on joint venture agreements, share purchase agreements, shareholders’ agreements, structured trade finance-related documentation including prepayments, banking facilities, sale and purchase contracts and other related documentation

- Regulatory Advice: Relating to applicable regulations in respect of new and existing business across the APAC region, including in relation to sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption and financial regulation including with respect to derivatives and futures trading

To identify key legal risks and to report these to management and the commercial stakeholders in a timely and proactive manner and to develop effective and practical strategies to mitigate the same

To work as part of the wider Global Legal Team in providing excellent legal service to the business in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment

To procure and manage, where necessary, external legal advice and support

To work as an effective member of the Global Legal Team and to establish strong working relationships across the business

Planning, developing and providing training to staff on legal issues and on an ad-hoc basis and as part of established training programs in relation to legal and compliance policies

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Legal professional qualification with at least 7 years post qualification experience
Qualified in either the UK, Singapore, Australia or New Zealand with credible private practice experience in such jurisdiction
Preference for experience with complex high value contentious matters in the commodity trading context
Preference for in-house experience in a trading or equivalent commercial environment, with international and cross border experience
Broad range of legal skills
Good IT and organisational skills
Excellent command of the English language

Key Relationships and Department Overview:

Internal and external stakeholders

About Us

At the heart of global supply, Trafigura connects vital resources to power and build the world. Through our Metals and Minerals, Oil & Petroleum Products and Gas, Power and Renewables, commercial divisions, we use infrastructure, logistics and financing to connect producers and consumers, using our deep understanding of the markets we serve to make supply more efficient, secure and sustainable.

We are accelerating our investments in renewable energy, including hydrogen, ammonia and other low-carbon energy technologies required for the transition to a low carbon future. We are committed to responsible business practices and we work with our stakeholders to improve environmental and social standards, bringing greater trust and transparency to global supply chains.

A career at Trafigura offers a gateway to working on some of the most exciting challenges of a rapidly changing world – from helping to optimise supply chains to developing infrastructure and new markets. In a culture that is founded on openness and energy, our people work as part of a multinational, globally connected team and thrive in a fast-paced environment where they can nurture and commercialise bold ideas. Everyone has a voice and is empowered to collaborate across geographies and disciplines to help shape our business and the wider world. We know the importance and value of diversity in our business and we invest in attracting, developing and retaining talent from all backgrounds.

Founded in 1993, Trafigura is one of the largest independent employee-owned commodities groups in the world with over 12,000 people working across more than 60 offices. The Trafigura Group owns global multi-metals producer Nyrstar; fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy; and joint ventures Impala Terminals, a port and logistics provider, and Nalo Renewables, investing in wind, solar and battery storage projects.