Legal Specialist – Commodity Trading & Shipping

Legal Specialist – Commodity Trading & Shipping

Full-time.

We’re re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy and inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we’re putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring that everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.

As a Legal Specialist you will provide strategic legal advice to commodity trading and shipping businesses while ensuring compliance with internal and external governance requirements. Working closely with an experienced legal team within Anglo American, the role focuses on delivering practical, business-oriented guidance and maintaining strong relationships with key external partners such as law firms.

Key tasks include

• Providing legal advice to the commodity trading and shipping businesses in line with our strategy and values;
• Understanding internal and external governance requirements and enabling assisting stakeholders in efficiently navigating them;
• Working closely with a team of talented and experienced lawyers within Marketing and the broader Group Legal function to consistently deliver pragmatic advice;
• Managing relationships with key external stakeholders, including law firms.

The ideal candidate must be a credible legal professional capable of understanding complex transactions and projects across various commodities (e.g. iron ore, copper, nickel), with a healthy curiosity and willingness to work autonomously. The role requires proactive business partnering and robust stakeholder engagement within a global, fast-paced sales and trading environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified attorney (common law jurisdictions preferred)
• Minimum 6 years PQE, preferably with some in‑house experience (ideally in commodity trading)
• Strong negotiation and drafting experience, particularly in cross-border commodity trading agreements and associated financing instruments
• Familiarity with international legal instruments and trading standards (e.g. Incoterms, ScoTA, LME) and trade finance structures

What We Offer

When you join Anglo American, you can expect to enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package. But more than this, you’ll find yourself in an environment where the opportunities for learning and growth are second to none. From technical learning to leadership programmes, we bring out the best in our people. There are plenty of opportunities to move onwards and upwards too. We’re a large, successful multi-national company – and we’re still growing all the time.

Inclusion and Diversity

We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are. We provide equality of opportunity to enable everyone to fulfil their potential.