Description
Your Role in Our Story:
ACT Group is the world’s leading provider of market-based sustainability solutions. As a pioneer of the global energy transition, ACT helps organizations hit their climate targets, no matter how ambitious. Since 2009, ACT has become a trusted brand in high-impact climate projects, green electricity markets, renewable energy, emission allowances and carbon offsets. With a growing portfolio of over 70 products in 40 plus countries, ACT builds its relationships on trust and fosters an entrepreneurial environment.
Our Amsterdam, New York, Paris, Shanghai, and Singapore teams deliver tailor-made solutions backed up by extensive market knowledge. We are a fast-paced and forward-thinking organization that believes that we are better together!
ACT is looking for a highly motivated attorney to join a growing legal team in its NYC office with a focus on contractual, regulatory, governance and general corporate matters. You will advise and work on a variety of transactions, commercial issues, and other matters, interacting directly with management, members of the business team and commercial counterparties.
- Draft and negotiate commercial agreements (both domestic and international) to meet business and legal requirements.
- Negotiate with worldwide customers, partners, and suppliers.
- Collaborate with sales, finance, risk, compliance, and other departments to analyze business, regulatory, and legal contract terms; aid with transaction structuring and suggestions for mitigating legal and financial risk.
- Assist in the management of contract documentation flow, including reviews, approvals, reporting, and archiving, consistent with internal processes.
- Actively counsel and periodically provide training for the senior sales, risk, compliance, operations, and finance staff members on commercial law, key regulations, or significant legal developments.
- Develop creative and compliant solutions to resolve complicated business challenges and customer disputes.
- Aid with litigations, investigations, claims, or queries, as needed.
- Develop and maintain an understanding of evolving relevant areas of law and regulation, including commercial and competition laws, licensing issues, and regulatory matters, to identify potential impacts on the business.
- Liaise with management, staff, customers, suppliers, attorneys, public officials, etc.
- Proactively support the legal team on a wide range of issues, such as real estate, IP, privacy, employment, and corporate governance issues, as needed.
Your Expertise:
To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates with the following qualifications and attributes:
- 2-4 years of experience in a law firm and/or as in-house counsel.
- Knowledge of corporate and commercial law is required; knowledge of regulations related to trading and financial markets is preferable.
- Advanced legal drafting and analytical skills; strong organizational skills, research, and document review.
- Ambitious, pro-active, flexible, fast-paced, and responsible lawyer with commercial sense.
- Resourcefulness and the ability to solve problems, including non-traditional or undefined problems, creatively and analytically.
- Ability to manage and respond to a high volume of diverse requests.
- Ability to effectively and professionally communicate with others at all levels, including external written and verbal communications with third-parties, regulatory agencies, and outside counsel.
- Ability to communicate prioritization and deadlines with internal and external stakeholders, and build constructive, high-trust relationships across teams and functions.
- Sound judgment and composure in high-pressure situations; display discretion and integrity in all interactions.
- Environmental commodities experience a plus.
- Experience using legal AI tools is a plus.
In this role, your impact will be visible in:
- Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from a nationally recognized law school.
- Admitted to the Bar of New York, or at least one state, and eligible for admission to the New York Bar as in-house counsel.
The base pay range for this position is $185k-$235k annually + discretionary bonus; however, base pay offered may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The base pay is just one component of the total competitive compensation package for employees.
If you meet these criteria and are ready to contribute your expertise to a dynamic and challenging environment, we encourage you to apply.
ACT Commodities Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions at ACT Commodities Inc. are made without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, family or parental status, status with regard to public assistance, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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