Legal Counsel - Corporate

We are Lightsource bp – and we’re on a mission to become a global leader in onshore renewables, anchored by our proven track record in solar development.

For over a decade we’ve been actively working to diversify the way our world is powered with sustainable and responsible renewable power. We work to safely deliver affordable, reliable, large-scale onshore renewable and energy storage solutions to help the world decarbonise.

Our growing business is constantly innovating and investing to help drive the energy transition. Our people and projects are focused on supporting long-term sustainable growth and energy security.

Lightsource bp was fully acquired by bp in 2024.

What You’ll do (the role)

Summary

The legal team, with lawyers in London, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Poland, Portugal, the US, Brazil, Singapore and Australia, specialises in corporate, construction, energy, finance, commercial and property law in the renewable energy sector, providing support across all the units of the business and all jurisdictions.

This role provides an exciting opportunity for a lawyer within a dynamic and changing business in a growth industry.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Reviewing, drafting, negotiating and supporting on a wide range of commercial agreements including SaaS agreements (and other IT services agreements), agency agreements, consultancy agreements, marketing agreements, NDAs and intellectual property licensing agreements.
• Advising on existing legal and commercial issues and providing legal advice on, and solutions to, issues affecting the business.
• Supporting the Corporate Team on Group corporate matters (including share capital matters) and matters relating to IP, disputes and corporate governance (as required).
• Ensuring compliance with internal governance framework and corporate approvals policies.
• Working with the wider Corporate team in identifying existing gaps and implementing solutions and improvements to work processes, in order to enhance efficiency and mitigate risk.
• Supporting the Corporate team to deliver high quality contractual documentation including drafting suites of key documents, standard terms and precedents and user guides for different business units.
• Responding to legal and contractual questions from key business teams.
• Liaising with key internal business teams including Marketing, IT, HR, Finance, Innovation, and Structured Finance and counselling the business partners on a wide range of legal topics, including undertaking training on legal concepts where necessary.

Who we’re looking for  

Knowledge

• Experience in drafting and negotiating relevant commercial contracts (for the UK and on a cross-border basis).
• Good working knowledge of commercial contract law and IP / IT law.
• Familiarity with commercial dispute resolution,  regulatory / compliance areas (including GDPR) and employment/contractor/worker regimes would be an advantage.

General Skills

• Strong business acumen with ability to assess and manage legal risk and offer commercial / practical considerations.
• Solid technical drafting skills and proven experience in respect of the documents and types of work covered in the ‘Duties and responsibilities’ section of this job description.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment with a diverse and often time pressured workload.

Experience

• Qualified lawyer with at least 2 years post-qualification experience in the UK or a similar common law jurisdiction.
• Excellent academic background and experience gained in leading international / mid to top tier firm or similar in-house role.
• Previous in-house experience is desired but not required.
• Experience in the renewable energy sector would be an advantage.

Why you’ll make a great member of the team

Personal qualities

• Ability to work independently, deal confidently and build strong relations at all levels within the organisation.
• Flexible attitude and the ability to multitask. Strong time management / prioritisation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, written, verbal communication and English skills.
• Helpful, hardworking approach and a team player.

Why you’ll want to work for us

Our company is a place where you can be yourself and grow; a place where your ideas and opinions matter.

Be you

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive community, where every individual is valued and treated with respect.

Be responsible

Our culture is driven by our core values. From operating safely to ensuring our solar projects are responsible and promote biodiversity. 

Be recognized

Alongside a competitive salary, we offer a variety of benefits including annual bonus, retention bank, health insurance, pension and other local benefits.

Be inspired

Beyond your day-to-day working life at Lightsource bp, there’s a variety of initiatives that will contribute to your own personal development. Initiatives to get involved with including our charitable causes, supporting our solar honey project or our sustainability initiatives.

Our Core Values

Lightsource bp truly cares about creating a sustainable future through safe, responsible and meaningful low carbon energy projects. Our core values of Safety, Integrity, Respect, Sustainability and Drive are the guiding principles for everything we do. 

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