Legal Counsel in London

Fastmarkets is an industry‐leading price‐reporting agency (PRA) and information provider for global commodities, providing price data, news, analytics and events for the agriculture, forest products, metals and mining and new‐generation energy markets. Fastmarkets' data is critical for customers seeking to understand and predict dynamic, sometimes opaque markets, enabling trading and risk management. Fastmarkets is a global business with a history dating back to 1865 and is built on trust and deep market knowledge. It has more than 700 employees spread across global locations in the UK, US, China, India, Singapore, Brazil, Belgium, Finland and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Support and manage the business' commercial legal issues on a global basis, including negotiating, drafting and reviewing a wide range of commercial agreements, intellectual property, information technology, data licensing, disputes and litigation, data privacy, electronic contracting and employment.
• Support the Senior Legal Counsel and General Counsel in establishing systems, processes and controls to appropriately manage legal risk within the business.
• Adopt a pragmatic, business‐oriented approach to the role, focusing on implementing practical and scalable solutions to support the business in meeting its strategic objectives.
• Draft, negotiate and advise on a range of agreements, including both customer and supplier contracts, taking the lead on projects when requested.
• Partner and support colleagues in Risk and Compliance and the Company Secretarial team on various issues.
• Represent the LRC at regular stakeholder meetings.
• Work closely with the team's legal vendors to manage day‐to‐day service delivery, ensuring that work is triaged and prioritised appropriately.
• Monitor legal developments and translate them into clear, actionable plans for the business.
• Horizon scan on legal and regulatory change in the business' key markets.

Qualities, Experience and Skills

• We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, united by a belief in our mission to provide the world's leading and most trusted price reporting, events, and intelligence service for the markets we serve.
• Open‐minded, curious, resilient, solutions‐oriented and committed to promoting equality.
• Highly motivated, driven, and passionate about being part of a fast‐paced, successful team.
• Strong team player who is happy to work flexibly.
• Significant time operating either in‐house or private practice with ideally 3‐6 years post‐qualification legal experience.
• Ideally a UK qualified solicitor with experience in a global organisation and strong knowledge in commercial contract drafting and negotiation.
• Ability to produce high quality, well and clearly written documentation.
• Commercial, pragmatic, 'can do' attitude, robust enough to prioritise efficiently.
• Problem solving and decision making skills with the ability to analyse complex information.
• Comfortable working in an agile legal team.
• Confident, independent and able to work autonomously.
• Passionate and enthusiastic about their area of expertise.

Values

• METRICS DRIVEN: We use insights to improve our customers' experience and our business performance.
• ACCOUNTABLE: We are accountable to ourselves and those we work with: we keep our promises and get things done.
• GROWTH MINDSET: This value enables us to be nimble to the changing realities and operate with a sense of urgency.
• INCLUSIVE: We are inclusive and respectful, celebrating each of us and giving everyone a deep sense of belonging.
• CUSTOMER CENTRIC: We are customer‐centric in all that we do.
• COLLABORATIVE: We are collaborative, able to work across teams and capitalise on the diversity of intellect, perspectives, and experiences.

We are committed to ensuring all candidates feel welcomed and supported. Should your application advance and you require accommodations for the interview process, please inform us so we can make the necessary arrangements.