Legal Counsel

Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are committed to building a future where everyone can choose fossil-free ways to move, make, and live. We call this fossil freedom. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission. 

Business Area (BA) Markets’ role in Vattenfall is to maximize the value of the overall portfolio by optimizing and dispatching, hedging and sourcing for Vattenfall's sales and generation volumes. We serve as Vattenfall’s single access to energy commodity markets and trade electricity, emissions, fuels, freight, and renewable certificates. We employ around 500 professionals who are active across Europe with offices in Sweden, Germany, The Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

We, the Legal Department supporting BA Markets, are a cross locational team with lawyers located in Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany. We are committed to support the wide variety of current BA Market’s activities as well as the development of new products in close collaboration with various other departments to grow the business of BA Markets within Vattenfall.

Due to the nature and the geographical scope of our business we have the pleasure to work with colleagues and counterparties from various countries.

We have a culture of care and growth. You will collaborate with inspiring people around you, on complex and interesting topics. Together, we drive the energy transition and contribute to a journey towards fossil-freedom.

Job Description

We are now looking forward to the right person to become a part of our international legal team to join us as a

Legal Counsel

for our Business Area Markets, Staff Function Legal & CEO Office for our central Hamburg office in a permanent role.

Your key responsibilities

As a part of the legal department you will advise on a variety of legal matters including:  

• Drafting and reviewing master trading documentation and bespoke agreements for commodity and allowances/certificates trading and related documentation including credit support documents, NDAs, exclusivity agreements, etc.
• Developing agreements and structures to meet the challenges of the energy transition (e.g. battery energy storage systems (BESS)) in close collaboration with the business
• Participating in projects/working groups providing strategic legal advice to the organization
• Stay up-to-date with changes in laws and regulations that may impact the business
• Instructing and working with external counsel

Qualifications

Your qualifications

• German law degree with excellent qualification
• 2-4 years’ experience in energy related commercial/contract law and/or financial trading law – preferably gained in a reputable law firm, legal department of an international (trading) company or bank
• Excellent command of the English and German language (written & spoken)
• Strong analytical capabilities, highly self-motivated and able to work independently and as part of a team

Additional Information

Benefits

Your development is a priority at Vattenfall BA Markets. Your professional journey will benefit from working in the exciting industry of energy trading, and in interdisciplinary teams. To support your career, we offer opportunities to grow through training, job rotations, talent programs and a working environment that stimulates learning.

Our work culture at Vattenfall is excellent. We have an open corporate culture with flat hierarchies. Modern and flexible working conditions, including mobile work, promote wellbeing. In Germany, our work week consists of 37.5 hours with, in many cases, the possibility to work part-time. Up to 49% of your working time can be mobile work, and you are entitled to 30 days of vacation per year.

Your health is important to us. We provide several health programs and support throughout potentially challenging life situations.

Your colleagues will be another highlight. We employ inspiring people with diverse backgrounds. Together with our culture and your tasks, they form an interesting and fun place to work.

You can find our new state of the art office next to Elbbrücken.

More information 
We welcome your application in English, no later than February 26th, 2025 . We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website. 

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our Recruiter Jil Ungethüm via phone at +49 40 79022 1378.

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, called Validata. In addition, a certificate of good conduct (i.e. criminal record certificate) is required for certain positions.
 

We look forward to receiving your application!