Senior Legal Counsel Part Time

ENI

IRC219265 – SENIOR LEGAL COUNSEL

At Eni, we are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel within ETB in London. You will be responsible for embracing wide range of matters, particularly in the areas of the trading, storage and shipment of crude oil, petroleum products and biofuels .

About ETB

Eni is one of the leading integrated energy companies with activities in exploration, production,

transportation, refining, petrochemicals and marketing of crude oil and petrochemical products and natural gas. A leading international upstream Player but also Europe’s largest natural gas Company. Since November 2010, Eni has decided to integrate its entire oil commodities trading activities into one Company, Eni Trade and Biofuels (ETB), to create a leader in the global oil commodities trading area and a global centre of excellence for Eni’s trading and commodities risk control.

Eni Trade & Biofuels is responsible for commodity trading, as crude oil, oil and petrochemical products and related derivatives with offices in London, Rome, Houston and Singapore. The integration of the oil trading activities into ETB enables Eni to capture additional business opportunities in a market which is becoming more liquid and integrated across different commodities. Eni is one of the leading integrated energy companies with activities in exploration, production, transport, and marketing of oil and natural gas. Eni has a market capitalisation of €66 billion and has a near €100bn turnover. It is not only a leading international upstream Company but also Europe’s largest natural gas Company. In keeping with Eni’s overall strategy in respect of the global energy transition, starting from January 1, 2021, Eni Trade & Biofuels SpA (“ETB”), fully owned by Eni SpA, will be the sole entity responsible for the international trading of crude oil, petroleum products, biofuels and related financial derivatives for the Eni group. In particular, ETB will be responsible for marketing Eni’s oil equity productions, sourcing hydrocarbon and bio feedstock and marketing the resulting productions of its traditional and green refineries and of its petrochemical arm Versalis.

ETB’s activities further include the sourcing and management of maritime transportation and logistics services, and the provision of oil risk management services, for itself and on behalf of the whole Eni group, by trading commodity derivatives on the main regulated and over the counter markets. ETB’s integration with the wider Eni businesses ensures a global and integrated approach that is further reinforced by Eni’s relationships and broad portfolio of global assets.

ETB is present in the Uk, in Italy, in Singapore and through a subsidiary, in Houston – USA.

As a member of the Legal Department at ETB you will be responsible for:

• reviewing, drafting and negotiating a broad range of energy commodity trading agreements, including spot and term offtake agreements for the supply of crude oil, biofuels and products, marketing agreements and storage contracts, as well as advising on documentation ancillary to such transactions, such as general terms and conditions, tenders, terms sheets, lifting agreements and memoranda of understanding;
• advising on, and responding to, time critical shipping and trading operational incidents and pre-litigation disputes, including the handling of force majeure declarations, off-hire and demurrage claims, the negotiation of letters of indemnity, cargo quality and quantity claims, disputes under charterparties and bills of lading and, more generally, shipping operations;
• assessing the merits of, and handling, formal legal claims and disputes (including in relation to demurrage, off-hire, cargo quality, contamination and quantity) and, where applicable, liaising with external legal counsel in relation to such claims;
• providing advice on commodity trading related transactions incidental to ENI’s global M&A activity;
• supporting the Credit Team in connection with the drafting and negotiation of parent company guarantees, letters of credit, and payment undertakings;
• advising on, drafting and negotiating sanctions clauses, as well as having a sound understanding of the workings of the main international trade sanctions regimes;
• providing general legal advice on various commercial issues ranging from corporate governance, UK commercial regulation, insolvency and insurance;

This is the opportunity for you if you have these skills and requirements :

• It would be preferable, but not essential, if candidates were also familiar with and have advised on shipping-related matters, including voyage and time charterparty agreements, contracts of affreightment, co-loading agreements, bills of lading and other commercial shipping contracts.
• Strong academic results including B.A.(Hons.) degree from top university
• Qualified solicitor in England and Wales with approximately 5 to 10 years of post-qualification experience with particular emphasis on physical commodity trading obtained either in a law firm or an in-house legal team with an established reputation in trading and shipping.
• Excellent legal skills/knowledge;
• Astute, commercially aware and highly motivated;
• Effective communicator with excellent negotiation skills;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team;
• Language required: English mother tongue, Italian would be a plus;
• Able to work independently but also to interact successfully with all levels of a company. The role will require the building of strong collaborative relationships with your colleagues globally

Location:

The position is based in London but will require occasional travel to meetings within the UK or abroad

Contract type:

Permanent

At Eni, people are the key to our success, which is why our values are focused on diversity, and lifelong learning.

Eni evaluates applications regardless of candidates’ personal and cultural characteristics or orientations. If your application is among those most in line with the required profile, you will be contacted to continue the selection process .

Together we have greater energy.

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