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Founded in 1993, Trafigura is one of the largest physical commodities trading groups in the world and a market leader in the global commodities industry. At the heart of global supply, we responsibly connect vital resources to power and build the world across energy, mobility, electronics and manufacturing, construction and industry sectors.
Trafigura sources, stores, transports and delivers a comprehensive range of raw materials to clients around the world, including oil and petroleum products, metals and minerals, natural gas and LNG, and operates established power and renewables and carbon trading divisions. In FY2024, the Group achieved revenue of USD243.2 billion with underlying EBITDA of USD8.1 billion.
Our trading business is supported by a robust portfolio of industrial and financial assets, including ownership of global zinc and lead producer Nyrstar; a significant shareholding in global oil products storage and distribution company Puma Energy; global terminals, warehousing and logistics operator Impala Terminals; joint venture TFG Marine (bunker fuel supply); recently acquired Greenergy (leading UK transport fuels supplier and European biodiesel producer); and renewable energy investments through Nala Renewables and MorGen Energy.
With over 1,400 senior employees as shareholders, Trafigura is owned by its employees, ensuring alignment of long-term interests. Over 13,000 employees work across 50+ offices in 150+ countries around the world.
Main Purpose
  • To provide legal advice and support to Trafigura’s established and developing business across the North America region with particular focus on Trafigura’s Crude oil and refined product trading divisions.
  • To provide additional advice, as necessary, in connection with transactional, contentious and regulatory matters across the entire portfolio of Trafigura’s commercial trading activities, including the trading of physically and financially settled natural gas, power, crude oil, refined products, coal, metals, and renewables.
To work to meet the legal demands of Trafigura’s business and to provide advice in a clear, succinct and practical manner often under tight time constraints and commercial imperatives.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities, Key Responsibilities
To be the first point of contact in the region for the provision of legal services, including advising on:
  • Corporate transactional matters, including complex financing arrangements, joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions;
  • Physical and derivatives trading, including sale and purchase, transportation (including via pipeline), storage, processing and blending, shipping and balancing and hedging transactions; and
  • Regulatory requirements applicable to trading, transportation, storage and handling of commodities.
  • To identify key legal risks and to report these to management and the commercial stakeholders in a timely and proactive manner and to develop effective and practical strategies to mitigate the same.
  • To work as part of the wider Global Legal Team in providing excellent legal service to the business in a dynamic and fast-paced work environment.
  • To procure and manage, where necessary, external legal advice and support.
  • Planning, developing and providing training to staff on legal issues and on an ad-hoc basis and as part of established training programs in relation to legal and compliance policies.
Abilities, Experience and Qualifications:
  • Legal professional qualification with at least 6-10 years of post-qualification experience.
  • Experience within Crude and refined product markets in either transactional or contentious matters.
  • Qualified in the US with credible private practice experience.
  • Preference for in-house experience in a trading or an equivalent commercial environment.
  • Preference for familiarity with regulations concerning commodities trading (including NYMEX, FERC and CFTC rules and regulations).
  • Good IT and organizational skills.
Competencies:
  • Positive, self-motivated, committed, pro-active and efficient.
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a wider team.
  • Excellent communication skills to communicate complex legal issues and advice in an easily digestible manner.
  • Ability to relate to commercial staff and management under pressure and with commercial perspective.
  • Ability to develop strong working relationships with people at all levels, across the business.
  • High integrity is essential.
Key Relations and Department Overview
  • Reporting to the Regional Counsel for North America
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and take pride in a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition or handicap, disability, or any other legally protected status.

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