Legal Counsel (In-house)

In-House Legal Counsel
Edinburgh, Inverness or Huntingdon (Hybrid)
5+ years PQE
£85K - £100K

eNL Legal has been exclusively retained by ENERCON, a pioneer of wind energy technology and a committed supporter of the energy transition. Pursuing their mission of ‘Energy for the world’, they have been championing sustainable energy generation from onshore wind since 1984. Thanks to their innovative wind turbine technology, high quality standards and many years of experience, they are one of the industry’s leading manufacturers anywhere in the world.

The opportunity

ENERCON are looking for a UK based Legal Counsel to join their dedicated Global Legal team. The role will operate within the Western Europe region and focus predominately on legal affairs in the UK. The main purpose of the role is to support the CEO and all business units with day-to-day legal affairs in connection to the Company’s business activities across the UK. You will work independently in the UK, however you will liaise closely with multiple stakeholders including the wider Western Europe Legal team, Senior Managers and external business partners.

Responsibilities will include:

• Working pro-actively to create and improve legal awareness within the UK and wider Western Europe region
• Providing legal advice to local business units across the UK and wider region
• Front-line negotiation and direct communication with external business partners
• Drafting legal documents
• Providing strategic advice on the resolution of complex disputes with clients and subcontractors
• Providing advice on claim management during project execution
• Providing advice during negotiation of TSA and EPK contracts
• Ensuring the implementation of corporate policies of the Regional CEO and the Company’s global headquarters
• Carrying out legal and regulatory monitoring
• Supporting the Sales, Aftersales, Project Management, PMC and Procurement Department with contracting towards clients and subcontractors
• Preparing and coordination of formal litigation and court proceedings.

About you

• A fully qualified solicitor in the UK with a minimum of 5 years PQE
• You will have a mix of private practice and in-house legal experience (ideally in an engineering, construction or wind energy company)
• A good understanding of construction contract standards such as NEC / JCT / FIDIC
• In-depth knowledge of contracts that are required in an international commercial business, such as sale and purchasing agreements, exclusivity agreements, loan agreements, etc.
• In-depth knowledge of legal, financial and commercial aspects inside a technical project organisation

Operating in over 35 countries, ENERCON employees all work towards a common goal: providing sustainable energy for the world.

Should you find this initial brief of interest and wish to find out further detail please email Pasquale Agatiello on Pasquale.agatiello@enllegal.co.uk

Please note that this assignment is being handled exclusively by eNL Legal and all third party applications will be forwarded to them for consideration.