Legal Counsel (12-months contract)

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We are seeking a Legal Counsel to join our Legal team in Geneva on a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover a maternity leave.

This role offers a unique opportunity to operate at the heart of a global commodity trading business, providing hands-on legal support to oil trading desks across multiple jurisdictions. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing legal risk, supporting commercial decision-making, and contributing to complex cross-border transactions and disputes.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to oil trading desks (operators and traders) on:

  • Sale and purchase agreements (spot and term)

  • Shipping, storage, transshipment and related contracts

  • Ancillary documentation (LOIs, guarantees, etc.)

• Support contract negotiation and execution, working closely with internal stakeholders (compliance, credit, finance, tax, risk, insurance).

• Advise on pre-contentious and contentious matters, including:

  • Trading and shipping disputes

  • Arbitration, litigation, mediation and enforcement

  • Management of external counsel

• Provide legal input on commercial and corporate matters on an ad hoc basis.

• Contribute to legal knowledge management, including:

  • Development of templates and precedents

  • Internal guidance and best practices

• Collaborate across the global Legal team to ensure consistent and high-quality legal support to the business.

Profile

• Several years of experience as an in-house lawyer or in private practice with strong trading exposure

• Experience in commodity trading, shipping, or energy sector strongly preferred

• Robust expertise in:

  • International trade

  • Commercial law

  • Dispute resolution

• Strong commercial acumen and risk assessment capability

• Ability to operate in a fast-paced, trading-driven environment

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

• Capacity to manage multiple priorities under time pressure

• High level of autonomy, rigor and pragmatism

• Fluent English required (drafting and negotiation level)

• Additional languages are a plus

If you think the open position you see is right for you, we encourage you to apply!

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