Legal Counsel - Energy firm

Legal Counsel

Renewable Energy firm

£45K - £55K

Based near Gloucester

The role

• Reviewing customer and supplier T&Cs and related documents and reporting your findings, making changes to protect the Group's interests
• Drafting and reviewing a wide range of contracts including consultancy arrangements, contracts for products and services, and partnership/endorsement contracts, and negotiating these with counterparties
• Supporting the procurement of business-critical IT systems
• Advising the wholesale energy trading team on agreements for the purchase of renewable energy and our business sales team on energy sales and intermediary agreements
• Reviewing contracts through the project life cycle for sun parks, wind farms and battery storage systems - pre-works and FEED agreements, EPC, and operation and maintenance agreements, as well as power purchase agreements
• Helping to resolve complex queries and disputes, and drafting letters of claim
• Helping to compile evidence for court proceedings
• Assisting the enforcement team with the recovery of debt
• Instructing and managing external counsel
• Property portfolio support for renewable energy assets and developments
• Overseeing the group's intellectual property portfolio
• Registering trademarks and overseeing renewals
• Collating information for patent applications

Requirements

• Qualified solicitor (or CILEX lawyer)
• Commercial experience gained from a law firm or in-house

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