Legal Counsel

Company Description

MET Group is an integrated European energy company, headquartered in Switzerland, with activities in natural gas and power, focused on multi-commodity wholesale, trading and sales, as well as energy infrastructure and industrial assets.

At the Flexibility Asset Division, we are operating and constantly looking at new assets that we believe we can operate efficiently, creating synergies with our existing positions. Technologies like CHP (combined heat and power) and CCGT (combined cycle gas turbine) plants, or other asset types such as gas storages, batteries and aggregator platforms provide a solution to boost the flexibility of the energy market.

Job Description

We are currently looking for an experienced 1-3 PQE lawyer to join the Flexibility Assets Division legal team in Budapest. Leveraging on your experience in corporate and commercial law matters, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the legal director of MET Group’s Flexibility Assets Division in the legal management of the companies of the Division
• Contributing to the development and management of internal corporate affairs and corporate governance procedures (reviewing proposal, running board meetings, preparing minutes and monitoring execution of board decisions)
• Preparing legal and corporate documents for the meetings of the board of directors of the corporate entities of the Division
• Supporting internal corporate housekeeping and document management practices (e.g. contract lifecycle management)
• Manage the corporate legal affairs of the Division's companies
• Draft, review and negotiate a broad range of commercial contracts, offers
• Supporting the legal integration of newly acquired assets and companies into the Division’s operations
• Managing a variety of legal and regulatory matters in connection with the operating assets of the Division
• Communication with and management of the work of local and external legal advisors

Qualifications

• Legal degree from an established European University
• Approximately 1-3 years post qualification (bar exam) experience, preferably at least partially in-house
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Hungarian. Other languages such as German, French or Spanish are a plus
• Solid experience in corporate law and contract drafting
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity
• Sound business judgment and ability to quickly analyze complex legal matters
• Pragmatic and solution-oriented way of working, „can do” attitude

Additional Information

• Competitive remuneration package
• Participation in complex project tasks
• High degree of responsibility and independence
• Exposure to international and crossborder deal, opportunity to gain experience in working on major EU markets (Germany, France, Italy and Spain)
• Great atmosphere with a friendly and supportive team
• Opportunity to learn from and be part of a team operating on the global stage