Contract Lawyer

Droit des Entreprises
- GENEVE-WTC1(CHE)
- Suisse

**Description du poste**
- TotalEnergies has developed a strong expertise in oil and biofuels, natural gas and electricity trading. Trading entities are based in Geneva, Paris, Houston and Singapore.
- TotalEnergies installed its European trading hub across in Geneva, which now bring together very large teams around trading activities: TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping (T&S) and TotalEnergies Gas and Power (TEGP).
- We are looking to hire an experienced legal professional to become our Contract Lawyer.
- You will be a member of the T&S Global Legal Team providing legal support primarily to the Gas, Power and Emissions (GPE) and Trading Energy Management (TEM) divisions at TotalEnergies Gas & Power Limited (TEGP), the main trading organisation for gas (including LNG), power, renewables and dry bulk products in TotalEnergies.**What you will do**

As Contract Lawyer, you will be reporting to the Lead Counsel, and will advise traders, originators, operators, and support functions; member of the negotiation teams (legal/commercial/operations etc.) on a variety of transactions.
- The business of the two divisions of TEGP entails the classic trading on the liquid markets of natural gas and LNG, power, emissions and other green certificates and a new line of business dealing with off-taking electricity from renewables and from other flexible assets and hedging the risks on the long-term markets, followed by a fine tuning of those trading positions on the day-ahead and intra-day markets and providing ancillary services to the electricity grid operators
- Your missions would typically include the following:
- Provides contractual advice at the time of the deal conclusion using in-house templates and negotiation;
- Drafting and advising on all agreements and other documentation relating to the key business, and other business areas as required.
- Negotiation - assists the business in commercial and contractual negotiations with third parties.
- Laws and regulations - monitors and advises on the applicable laws for the business, and changes to those laws in relevant jurisdictions.
- Understands the business and the commercial and technical issues which may affect the legal services being provided

**Context and Environment**

You will evolve in an international, fast-paced and dynamic trading environment with time-sensitive, business critical activities requiring responsiveness, proactivity, strong planning and organisational skills and attention to details. The decisions must be quick and require excellent mastery of legal topics as the rapidly changing legal environment could have significant financial impacts.**Our Culture**:
We are committed to meet the energy needs of a growing population and we are committed to the energy transition. The volatility of the energy trading markets requires excellence in risk management and a culture of innovation. We are fully embracing the digital revolution.
- Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose-driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success.
- Reinforcing the competencies of our people is a key pillar of our culture: we train our people to ensure their development and we pledge to encourage safety in all our actions.
- We look for passion, ambition and open-mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding industry that requests to be always on the edge, we cultivate a friendly workplace where our people feel good, where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.

**Profil recherché**

**Your profile**
- You have a LLM from a common law jurisdiction in international energy law or Master’s degree in law (Civil Law) with a focus on international contracts
- You have a minimum of 3-year post-qualification experience
- You have a previous experience of commercial law and/or energy and/or trading as it is mandatory.
- You must be proficient in English legal drafting skills (and fluently speak, read and write in English). Knowledge of another European jurisdiction, as well as mastering French and/or another major European language would also be an advantage.
- You thrive working both as a team player and autonomously and demonstrated effective communication skills at all levels of the organization. You also developed solid negotiation skills, solution-oriented attitude, collaborative mind-set and proactivity.

At TotalEnergies, we believe that our employees’ fulfilment has its roots in the wealth of the experiences they are offered. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to respecting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
- Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, military status, age, marital status, sexual ori