Senior Legal Counsel (London)

Normative is now looking for a Senior Legal Counsel for our team in London. Normative helps companies to understand and reduce their carbon footprints towards their journey to Net Zero through science-based carbon accounting products and tailored advice from net zero experts. We are seeking a passionate and experienced hands-on Senior Legal Counsel to join our dynamic legal team based in London.

This is an important role with the scope to make a real impact as we grow. As Senior Legal Counsel, you will possess a deep understanding of legal principles, have a proven track record of success in managing and executing legal projects, and the ability to coach and lead high-performing individuals.

What you will do:

• Play a pivotal part in ensuring Normative’s compliance with all applicable laws and regulations, providing strategic guidance to the business, and developing and implementing best practices across the organisation.
• Provide comprehensive legal advice and support to the business across all areas of legal operation.
• Work closely and collaborate with existing members of the team, ensuring effective workflow & productivity.
• Identify and implement new, innovative and automated ways of working, utilising technology to scale and drive greater operational efficiencies & standardisations.
• Draft and review complex legal agreements, contracts, and other legal documents.
• Conduct legal research and analysis to support the business's strategic decision-making.
• Stay up-to-date on emerging legal trends and developments within the industry.
• Identify and assess legal risks, develop mitigation strategies, and implement effective risk management practices.
• Represent Normative in legal proceedings and negotiations, as needed.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.

Experience we’re seeking:

• Are UK qualified with 4+ years PQE and in-house experience.
• Can confidently think strategically, but also execute on a granular level as needed.
• Are comfortable working both independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, global organisation with the ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively.
• Possess excellent understanding of English legal principles and regulations & have excellent command of both spoken and written English.

We also believe you:

• Possess excellent communication & interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships & effectively present legal information to various stakeholders in a simple way.
• Demonstrate strong leadership and mentoring skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire legal professionals.
• Have experience working with corporate law and corporate affairs will be a bonus but not essential.

Location: Normative has offices in Stockholm, London and Copenhagen. For this role, you will be located in our office in London working on a hybrid policy. At this time we are not able to offer relocation or VISA support for this position.

Benefits:

• Market-based salaries and annual merit-based salary reviews.
• 30 days/year of paid vacation + up to 2 additional days off.
• Pension Offering.
• Parental leave top-up.
• Group Life Insurance.
• Workers Compensation and Health Insurance through our provider Vitality.
• Social and team-building activities (off-sites, after works, winter/summer parties).
• An opportunity to make a real positive impact on the world.
• A friendly, supportive and humble working culture.
• We review our benefits packages on a regular basis and might modify our benefits from time to time.

How to Apply: We adopt a continuous selection process, so please make sure to apply with your CV in English. Our interview process consists of 4 stages: Screening interview with a member of our Talent Acquisition team, First interview with the hiring manager, Online Personality & Logic assessment, Practical Case Interview with CEO, VP of Operations and People and hiring manager.

We’re committed to hiring diversely. Having employees from diverse backgrounds brings a wealth of perspectives and experience to our team. We assess candidates based on their experience, skills and unique talents and evaluate everyone against the same criteria. Normative handles sensitive financial data and we will therefore conduct a background check before hiring any candidate.