Legal Specialist

As a Legal Specialist you will provide strategic legal advice to commodity trading and shipping businesses while ensuring compliance with internal and external governance requirements. Working closely with an experienced legal team within Anglo American the role focuses on delivering practical business-oriented guidance and maintaining strong relationships with key external partners such as law firms.

Qualifications :

The Legal Specialist will be responsible for:

• Providing legal advice to the commodity trading and shipping businesses in line with our strategy and values;
• Understanding internal and external governance requirements and enabling assisting stakeholders in efficiently navigating them;
• Working closely with a team of talented and experienced lawyers within Marketing and the broader Group Legal function to consistently deliver pragmatic advice;
• Managing relationships with key external stakeholders including law firms.

• Qualifications

• Qualified attorney (common law jurisdictions preferred)
• Minimum 6 years PQE preferably with some in-house experience (ideally in commodity trading)
• Strong negotiation and drafting experience particularly in cross-border commodity trading agreements and associated financing instruments
• Familiarity with international legal instruments and trading standards (e.g. Incoterms ScoTA LME) and trade finance structures

Additional Information :

Who We Are
We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer ways of working demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably using less water less energy and more precise extraction technologies. Our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively with the utmost consideration for local communities our customers and the world at large.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Contract