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Corporate Counsel - Senior Specialist

Vestas

The Role

Overview

Legal counsel for claim analysis, contracts, and negotiations in project execution & offshore sales.

Key Responsibilities

  • legal advice
  • stakeholder relations
  • contract drafting
  • risk assessment
  • claim analysis
  • legal training

Tasks

-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 -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 -Accurately draft, review, and negotiate detailed and complex contracts and other legal documents involving technical subjects -Ensure accurate completion of relevant risk assessments -Develop and implement programs to educate and train business teams on legal issues -Prepare detailed analyses of delay, extended time and additional cost claims -Effectively and accurately draft, review, and negotiate analyses of complex delay, extended time and other contract claims -Effectively assist the Director - Project Execution and Offshore Legal and the General Counsel -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

Requirements

  • microsoft office
  • jd
  • 6+ years
  • leadership
  • technical aptitude
  • organization

What You Bring

-Highly developed organizational abilities and efficient time management -Clearly communicate legal concepts and analysis with outside lawyers, company lawyers, customers, and internal clients, in writing and orally -6+ years of legal work, including at least 2 years at an Am Law 100 firm, preferably with some focus on energy or other infrastructure projects -Solid foundation of critical thinking and writing skills from undergraduate education -Comfort with and willingness to learn complex technical matters -Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other software systems commonly in use in legal and corporate environments -Exhibit solid judgment and possess effective leadership, decision-making, critical reasoning, and communication skills -JD from top-tier US law school -Capability to function effectively on one's own

Benefits

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

The Company

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.

Sector Specialisms

Energy

Wind

Industrial

Infrastructure

Utilities

Solar

Government

Water Resources

Commercial

Residential

Transport

Marine

Heavy Civil

Buildings