Senior LNG Trading Lawyer – In House

Senior LNG Trading Lawyer – In House

We’re looking for an experienced LNG or energy Trading lawyer to join our client, a leading global energy company, to support the London based team during a busy period.

You will join a highly collegiate legal team operating within a global legal function, supporting short-term, structured and longer-term LNG trading activity, primarily focused on the Atlantic Basin.

The Role

• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating LNG master trading agreements and documentation for spot and short-term physical transactions
• Supporting complex, high-value midand long-term LNG sale and purchase agreements, including multibillion dollar offtake arrangements
• Advising on structured transactions, including joint ventures, shareholder agreements, regasification capacity agreements and downstream LNG infrastructure documentation
• Providing legal advice on LNG operational and trading events, including force majeure, sanctions, government action, cargo scheduling issues, late arrivals and credit support
• Advising on LNG structuring and value chain optimisation, including storage solutions, ship to ship transactions and related arrangements
• Supporting formal and informal disputes in collaboration with an established disputes team
• Exercising strong legal and commercial judgement in fast moving, time sensitive trading environments

About You

• be a senior commercial or energy lawyer
• have strong experience in energy trading, LNG, shipping or complex commodities transactions
• be confident advising in high-value, time critical, market driven situations

Start: ASAP

Duration: The assignment is expected to run for at least 6 months

Working Pattern: Full time (with flexibility to 4 days per week)

If you’re a senior LNG or energy trading lawyer looking for your next opportunity, we’d love to hear from you!

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