Contracts Lawyer

**Pays**

Suisse

**Ville**

GENEVE

**Lieu de travail**

GENEVE-WTC1(CHE)

**Société employeur**

TOTSA TotalEnergies Trading SA

**Domaine**

Droit des Entreprises

**Type de contrat**

CDI

**Expérience**

Minimum 6 ans
- You have 5 years PEQ qualification in a Common Law and/or Civil Law jurisdiction or LLM/Master's degree from a Common Law jurisdiction, in International Energy Law or International Shipping Law, with a good command of UK Sale of Goods Law. You must have a good knowledge of the terms of delivery/Incoterms®.
- Work both as part of a team and independently in a fast-paced environment and meet ambitious deadlines without compromising on meticulousness and accuracy. You have demonstrated effective communication skills at all levels of the organisation and have developed strong negotiation skills, a solution-oriented attitude, a collaborative mindset, and strong pro-active skills.
- Digital literacy, good computer skills and advanced use of Word and Excel.
- Fluency in English and French (legal writing skills).

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 orientation.
- **Activités**

As Contract Lawyer, you will be closely working with trading teams and support functions to legally secure and minimize the risks of the transactions entered into by the Trading Direction. You will coordinate the various activities of Trading Division (Trading, Operations, Credit, Tax) in order to ensure a high level of efficiency and security.

Your missions would typically include the following:

- structuring, drafting and negotiating term contracts for multiple cargo deliveries and storage agreements (including contractual advice to Traders at the time of deal conclusion) for all products traded by the company (Crude, petroleum products, biofuels, LPG and/or petrochemical products), supervising execution of contracts and ensuring that all correspondence concerning contracts is dealt with in a timely manner.
- carrying out risk reviews of all tenders and drafting offers if needed, and coordinating all inputs of departments required for risk reviews (Credit / Taxes / Ops / Shipping / Demurrage);
- helping Trading Operators to draft/amend ‘spot’ contracts (contracts covering only one delivery) by giving them a legal support;
- Structuring, drafting and negotiating storage contracts in coordination with the front office and operations;

**Contexte et environnement**
- 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.
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