Legal Counsel (around 5 year PQE)

Contract Term: Permanent

Location: London

Closing date: 29^th November 2019

Salary: Commensurate with experience

About the role:

We are looking for a highly motivated, business-minded Legal Counsel to be part of a small team responsible for providing wide-ranging legal support throughout the business. Reporting to the General Counsel and Company Secretary, you will support our consultants and leadership team with matters relating to clients and provide additional support to colleagues on matters of risk and legal compliance.  The role will be based in London, but allows flexibility including working from home.

About us

The Carbon Trust's mission is to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy. We are independent experts on carbon reduction and resource efficiency, who reinvest surpluses from group commercial activities into our mission.

The Carbon Trust provides innovative advice to governments and businesses around the world to support the global transition to a low carbon economy. We work closely with decision makers and implementers in key institutions in the UK and across multiple emerging and developing countries on low-carbon finance, programmes, policy and technology.

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Provide timely and commercial legal advice on contracts with clients and partners, including in respect of consultancy and certification services, property, marketing and green finance.
• Support the group in the development of new businesses, products and programmes.
• Support and advise on public and private bids in the UK and internationally.
• Support and advise in relation to compliance with data protection, modern slavery, anti-bribery and money-laundering laws.
• Manage the group’s global intellectual property portfolio.
• Engage with and manage external counsel where necessary.
• Provide general corporate advice and handle company secretarial and associated administration e.g. draft board minutes, attend to filings.
• Provide advice and support to international offices in Mexico, Singapore, Amsterdam, China and South Africa and liaise with local counsel

Key skills we are looking for:

• Excellent drafting and analytical skills;
• Excellent commercial awareness and practical, common sense approach;
• An ability to assess and prioritise workload according to business needs;
• An energetic and enthusiastic approach, with strong interpersonal skills with the credibility to communicate effectively across levels and functions of the business; and
• A proactive, get up and go attitude. Ambitious and passionate about the Carbon Trust’s mission.

Qualifications and experience:

• Fluent English speaking solicitor with PQE of around 5 years, including private practice experience. You may be looking to move in-house from private practice or you may already have an in-house role.
• Experience of international business would be beneficial.
• This role would suit someone with a corporate or commercial background with significant experience in drafting and negotiating contracts.
• Experience of Companies Act requirements and general corporate administration is essential.
• Knowledge of intellectual property and associated registration requirements would be helpful.
• A good understanding and experience of advising in respect of requirements of GDPR, and other relevant legal and compliance rules and regulations.
• Ability to work independently and provide commercial but technically accurate advice under pressure.

Salary & Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary and a performance based bonus. Our hours are 37.5 per week with 28 days paid holiday plus bank holidays and a generous pension scheme.

Our head office is in London, close to Blackfriars and Waterloo stations, we offer travel card loans, a cycle to work scheme, company away days and a 24-hour Employee Assistance Helpline.

Joining the Carbon Trust provides an opportunity to work alongside some of the leading practitioners in the low carbon arena so if you are excited by this opportunity and would like to join us please click the apply button.

We are an equal opportunities employer, value diversity in our workforce and make our decisions based on your skills and experience. We can only accept applications from those who can prove their eligibility to work in the UK. No agencies or publications.