Corporate Counsel, Specialist

Overview

Provide legal advice, draft and negotiate contracts, analyze claims for wind project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• contract drafting
• risk assessment
• claim analysis
• stakeholder management
• legal advisory
• training programs

Tasks

-Draft and negotiate complex and often very technical agreements, amendments, change orders and certificates that accurately reflect the commercial and legal decisions and comply with company guidelines and preferences -Ensure accurate completion of relevant risk assessments -Work closely and effectively with Director, Project Execution and Offshore Legal, General Counsel, senior management, other company lawyers and employees of all levels and cultures within a global organization -Effectively assist the Director - Project Execution and Offshore Legal and the General Counsel -Evaluate complex situations and provide practical, timely and accurate legal advice -Establish and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels and in a wide range of functions, with an understanding of diverse cultures -Accurately draft, review, and negotiate detailed and complex contracts and other legal documents involving technical subjects -Effectively and accurately draft, review, and negotiate analyses of delay, extended time and other contract claims -Develop and implement programs to educate and train business teams on legal issues -Prepare detailed analyses of delay, extended time and additional cost claims

Requirements

• juris doctorate
• microsoft office
• legal experience
• leadership
• critical reasoning
• energy projects

What You Bring

-Exhibit solid judgment and possess effective leadership, decision-making, critical reasoning, and communication skills -Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other software systems commonly in use in legal and corporate environments -2+ years of legal work, preferably with some experience at an Am Law 100 firm and with some focus on energy or other infrastructure projects -Clearly communicate legal concepts and analysis with outside lawyers, company lawyers, customers, and internal clients, in writing and orally -Comfort with and willingness to learn complex technical matters -Highly developed organizational abilities and efficient time management -Capability to function effectively on one's own -Juris Doctorate

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Benefits

-Tuition assistance -Generous Paid Time Off policies -Great benefits coverage that includes dental and vision -Great 401(k) plan (with employer match) -Attractive salary and one of the most comprehensive benefits plans in the industry

About Vestas

-Evolved from steel tools to become a global wind turbine pioneer. -Designs, manufactures, sells, installs and maintains wind farms across onshore and offshore projects. -Manufacturing spans dozens of countries, with flagship facilities in Europe, Asia, and the U.S. -Known for landmark projects like Europe’s oldest offshore wind farm and turbine prototypes. -Specialises in wind energy infrastructure, from regional turbines to service hub networks. -Innovative developments include stealth blades, hybrid quadrotor tests, and tall turbine towers.

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