Senior Group Legal Specialist

The Specialist's general accountabilities include, but are not limited to, the below:

• Supporting with the development of Group Legal strategy, systems and processes to manage legal risks & rewards in relation to commercial transactions, ensuring appropriate alternative commercial & legal structures and strategies are considered


• Advising on high value and complex Merger & Acquisition and joint venture transactions, both acquisitions and disposals.


• Advising on multi-billion-dollar financing initiatives, including corporate finance, high yield notes and project financing.


• Assisting significant international litigation and arbitration matters. This included formal disputes, but also working with the business and functions to ensure the prompt resolution of disputes, minimizing exposure to company liability/ financial costs


• Creating awareness of, and communicating changes or developments to commercial or company legislation affecting FQM's businesses


• Participating in external negotiations with Government agencies and all applicable stakeholders and drafting agreements to ensure that FQM's legal and commercial interests are well-represented and projects are delivered and maintained to meet company goals


• Managing the drafting, reviewing and negotiating of contracts and other documentation relating to the business and operations. Providing fit-for-purpose advice to FQM's businesses in respect of commercial legal issues that affect business plan execution


• Preparing internal legal papers for the executive leadership team and board, along with management of external legal advisors as required


• Engaging and managing the provision of legal services by external counsel where required.
  
  LLB (hons) or equivalent


• Qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales


• A post graduate/ Master's degree desirable


Experience & Technical Skills Required:

• Proven working experience as legal counsel within a top tier law firm or market leading in-house company.


• The candidate will have developed a solid technical legal capability, and have demonstrable ability in the drafting, negotiation and review of legal agreements.


• Minimum 5 years' experience PQE. Solid transactional, corporate or finance legal background


• Mining & international experience would be an asset


• In depth knowledge and relevant experience of commercial, contract & company law, regulations & industry practices


• Extensive legal experience and incisive grasp of legal issues and capability to expand knowledge in relevant areas of law and regulatory affairs


• Excellent legal and strategic judgment, coupled with strong business partnering, negotiation and stakeholder management skills


Other Requirements:

• Candidates must have the right to work in the applicable region without visa sponsorship


• Mobile. Willingness to work and travel across FQM's operations and locations worldwide


• Fluency in English is required. Proficiency in other languages highly regarded, Comfortable in an atmosphere where freedom, flexibility and challenging convention is ingrained into the culture


• Driven, versatile and thrives in a challenging environment. Excellent business acumen, risk assessment ability and ability to balance competing interests of businesses at varied stages of their evolution


• Strong ability to navigate complexity, operate with minimal bureaucracy and act strategically


• Highly flexible an adaptable to fast changing priorities


SMARTER

• Promotes a continuous improvement mindset and challenges self and others to identify and implement opportunities for improvement


• Ability to see the big picture and take an objective view


• Naturally creative and a strong, independent, free thinker


DRIVEN

• Focused, detail orientated, well organised and an efficient self - starter


• Aspires for excellence, setting high standards and taking accountability for performance


• Results focused with a track record of achievement and exceeding targets


• Thrives in high pressure, demanding, deadline-driven environment


TOGETHER

• Calm, confident and collaborative


• Willingness to perform work scope outside of the core responsibilities of the role


• Strong influencing and decision making capability


• Exceptional interpersonal skills. Ability to develop and sustain relationships and trust with business and functions at all levels and in a range of cultures


• Ability to work with both internal and external stakeholders with diverse external background, including senior government officials, senior lawyers/business representatives. Robust character able to manage difficult individuals with tact and professionalism


• High level of personal credibility and strong adherence to the highest ethical standards
  
  First Quantum Minerals Ltd.


London, England

At First Quantum, we free the talent of our people by taking a very different approach which is underpinned by a very different, very definite culture - the "First Quantum Way".
Working with us is not like working anywhere else, which is why we recruit people who will take a bolder, smarter approach to spot opportunities, solve problems and deliver results.