Description:

What you will enjoy doing*

In this role you will provide critical legal advice, negotiation support and transaction support for the base industrial gas business in the US, claims and dispute resolution support, compliance support, legal research, and other legal assistance and advice to one or more business units, divisions and/or subsidiaries of the corporation in the US.
Serve as advisor and sounding board to the business teams, contributing as a strategic thought partner and representative of the legal department
Provide leadership to drive toward legally and financially sound decisions and to minimize risk and secure return on investment
Develop, negotiate and draft contracts in line with corporate objectives
Provide proactive, strategic legal counsel to division heads and their teams
Identify, manage and mitigate legal risks, including compliance and ethical issues affecting the business
Collaborate with colleagues to address litigation and intellectual property issues as they arise
Develop trusted relationships with internal clients at all organization levels through strong communication and interpersonal skills
Provide commercial legal advice with a primary focus on balancing risk and reward - advice required to be delivered without the benefit of exhaustive legal research on every issue
Draft, analyze and summarize standard and unique customer specific documents including master or framework agreements, supply contracts, riders, addenda, purchase orders, web site agreements, third party procurement agency agreements, power agreements; collaborates with other law department specialist attorneys and with responsible business leads to make recommendations that protect the company while securing the business
Negotiate with counsel for customers and other outside parties, primarily on contracts and commercial disputes
Provide legal and compliance coaching and training to business teams

What makes you great

You must have a JD/LLB from recognized university in a common law country (or JD/LLB from a civil code country with an LLM from a common law country)
Qualified to practice law in one or more of the United States
5-10 years' transaction/commercial experience
Proven track record as lead transaction attorney and experience negotiating and drafting wide array of purchase supply and other commercial agreements
Experience with energy law, dispute resolution, bankruptcy/collections law and/or with chemicals, infrastructure or power industries is preferred