Associate Legal Counsel

Modify Cookie Preferences

Skip to main content

Start apply with LinkedIn

a.dialogApplyBtn { display: none; }

Associate Legal Counsel

#search-wrapper { padding-top: 20px; }

Associate Legal Counsel

ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The incumbent provides assistance in all legal and contractual matters to support the activities of the Commercial Legal Services team.

S/he acts as a trusted business partner to the commercial teams and provides pro-active, value-added legal support and on commercial matters to enable deals. S/he actively advises and counsels on legal issues, including risk assessment and avoidance as well as on strategic commercial initiatives.

S/he also provides support and guidance on a variety of legal matters to other company divisions on an as-needed basis.

• Structure, draft, negotiate and finalize contracts and responses to tenders ensuring compliance with applicable national and international laws and regulations
• Conduct research and draft memoranda in various legal fields, including competition law
• Provide assistance to SES’s affiliates and subsidiaries on legal aspects as requested
• Provide support and advice in legal matters in various functions, including transactional work
• Ability to communicate succinctly, diplomatically and credibly at all levels within the organisation
• Collaborative individual, able to build relationships across all levels and functions of the organization
• Clear and candid communicator able to produce and present to a variety of internal and external audiences
• Provide timely and effective legal advice to the commercial groups in support of their respective projects, contracts and initiatives including bids and public/private partnership initiatives
• Capability to work in an accurate and organized manner with proven attention to detail
• Flexibility and team-spirit
• Good interpersonal relations and communications skills (written and oral)
• Good time management and priority setting skills
• Proactive approach, can-do mentality and ability to work autonomously
• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity

…