Legal Counsel

4 weeks ago

Oslo, Oslo County, Norway Nexans USA Inc Full time

Required experience: Experienced - over 5 years

Reference ID: 76068

Legal Counsel

One of the World-wide leading turnkey cable supplier seeks a Legal Counsel to

Join our legal team in Nexans to electrify the future

Nexans Norway is part of the Nexans Group which is present in 40 countries with commercial activities worldwide. Nexans Group employs more than 26,000 people worldwide and is listed on the Paris stock exchange. The head office of Nexans Norway is located in Oslo.

The Generation & Transmission Business Group of Nexans (G&T) is a global player in engineering, manufacturing and installing land & submarine cable solutions to customers all over the world. G&T is key in the transition to more renewable energy, whether connecting countries, islands to the mainland or bringing green energy from offshore wind farms to the grid, and has manufacturing plants in Norway, USA, Japan, France and Belgium.

WELCOMING YOU TO THE TEAM

Do you want to be our next Legal Counsel and be a part of our G&T Legal & Contracts Affairs Department? We are looking for a business-minded and self-motivated Legal Counsel to join our team and to provide legal assistance and support to a broad range of internal clients. You will provide legal advice and assistance to the multidisciplinary teams of G&T in charge of the prospection, development, construction and maintenance of power cable systems for Interconnectors and offshore Wind projects. The workplace is in Oslo and you will be reporting to the Legal Director.

GETTING A FLYING START

You will have the opportunity to work across the entire G&T Business Group and provide guidance that will have a meaningful operational impact on the company. We value initiative and taking ownership of tasks.

HOW YOU MAKE AN IMPACT

  1. Support G&T Sales & Tendering team by writing, reviewing, commenting and negotiating a wide range of contracts (letters of intent; "MOU"; preferred supplier agreements; partnership agreements; EPCI contracts; O&M agreements) in order to properly manage risks and comply with the internal contracting principles and guidelines. You will also draft and negotiate appropriate consortium and subcontracts.
  2. Participate in final review of all contractual and commercial documents prior to contract signature.
  3. Assist hand-over to Project team for execution.
  4. Support the G&T Contract Management function and G&T Project Execution teams by giving legal advice on all necessary matters related to the execution of the contracts, including but not limited to warranties, financial securities, claims and litigations.
  5. Support in the incorporation and establishments of project companies and affiliates.
  6. Follow the disputes & litigation associated with the portfolio of projects.
  7. Support the G&T Purchasing Department for the establishment and negotiation of complex subcontracts and strategic procurements.
  8. Support the G&T R&D activity by drafting and negotiating collaboration / development agreements.
  9. Promote best practice and contractual and legal culture, advise internal clients from every team on relevant legal issues and risks, agreement structures, approval processes, company policies and procedures.
  10. Create and update agreement templates and policies.
  11. Implementation and monitoring of the Compliance policies of the Group (anti-bribery, conflict of interest, ethic, competition, anti-trust, GDPR, …) in collaboration with the Group Compliance Officer.
  12. Perform regular trainings internally on compliance & risk management.
  13. Coordinate and supervise the work of the external law firms if and when necessary.

YOUR STARTING POINTS WHEN YOU JOIN

  1. Postgraduate degree in business law with ideally a double qualification and experience (Civil and Common Law), or at least a good Common Law knowledge.
  2. Minimum 5 years' experience in a law firm and/or as Inhouse with knowledge of industrial / infrastructure / renewable projects.
  3. Experience in cross-border project management desirable, and comfortable working within a multicultural environment.
  4. Experience in negotiating and drafting a wide variety of commercial contracts, including O&M contracts and complex turnkey EPCI projects in an international environment. Being familiar with the major construction contract forms including FIDIC, NS, NF, NEC, … will be a plus.
  5. Sound business judgment with the ability to balance legal and business priorities, break down complex legal problems, and articulate risks to partners in the business.
  6. Comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, ability to adapt to changing priorities.
  7. Customer orientation with excellent collaboration skills.
  8. Willingness to take on tasks both big and small.
  9. Pragmatic thinker, and ability to give succinct legal advice, excellent at building strong relationships.
  10. Available for occasional travel.
  11. Excellent communication skills in English (working language). Only CVs in English will be assessed.

OUR GROWTH CULTURE

At the individual level our growth-culture is built on trust and collaboration. We wish to welcome you as a valuable member of our team. To enable impact, we believe in freedom and autonomy at the individual level at the same time as we encourage knowledge sharing, team-work mentality and can-do attitude amongst our team members.

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