Senior Lawyer

Senior Lawyer, who is expected to be pro-active in guiding the business on legal matters and substantial transactional involvement will be a feature of this position. In particular, the following responsibilities are key: - Providing legal support to the commodities trading business. - Responsibility for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating transaction documentation (sale and purchase contracts). - Interacting with the commodity sales teams and traders to address legal issues as they arise in day-to-day trading activities. - Reviewing, monitoring and driving implementation of regulatory developments relating to commodities (financial, physical and commodity-specific). - Liaising and coordinating with other relevant groups throughout the firm, including other members of the legal department, trading, finance, accounting, derivative-desk, operations. - Involvement in reviews of new markets and new products. Qualifications/Personal Attributes: - The candidate must be good at international contract law, English law. - Knowledge of maritime law, or transportation law would be a plus. - Excellent analytical capabilities, as well as problem-solving skills, are a must have. - Bachelors or master degree, preferably in international law, maritime law, commercial law, transportation law. A Masters degree is desirable but not required. Holders of degrees from reputable European universities will be given priority. - Must have an ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment as well as strong organizational skills and must be able to work under pressure and out of office hours. - Must be detail oriented and demonstrate thoroughness and strong ownership of work. - Must have an inquisitive mindset with strong desire to learn new subjects and disciplines. - High level of proficiency in English/Russian (both written and oral). - Good computer skills. Terms: - Attractive salary package - Private health insurance (after trial period) - Professional development within the company Please send your CV + photo