Junior Legal Counsel

South Pole is an energetic, global company offering comprehensive sustainability solutions and services. With offices spanning all continents across the globe, we strive to create a sustainable society and economy that positively impacts our climate, ecosystems and developing communities. With our solutions, we inspire and enable our customers to create value from sustainability-related activities.

Our Corporate Functions team is the “enablement engine” of South Pole. Behind the scenes, we provide the business with world-class solutions and best practices that sustain business growth and success. We cover key areas such as Finance, HR, Office Management, Legal, IT, Operations, etc. If you are a smart, ambitious and dynamic professional with a strong passion to make a real difference in the fight against climate change, the below position may be right for you

In this role as Junior Legal Counsel, you will work with other members of the Legal LATAM team as well as within the Global Legal & Compliance Team focusing on providing legal support to business stakeholders in LATAM across South Pole’s business lines.

**Job summary**:
The Legal & Compliance Team is looking for a motivated and talented Junior Legal Counsel to join the legal team in LATAM. The Junior Legal Counsel shall work with the wider Legal team in LATAM, supporting South Pole’s business’ activities in the region. The Junior Legal Counsel acts as a trusted business partner and provides sound legal support and advice to South Pole’s business stakeholders across all South Pole's business lines.

**Main tasks & responsibilities**:

- Work closely with the legal team in the LATAM region by providing accurate, relevant, and timely advice on a variety of legal topics relating to the company’s internal operations.
- Draft, review, negotiate and manage a variety of commercial agreements for the LATAM region, working closely with senior team members on complex matters.
- Provide legal support to the different projects of the company, especially in the determination of the property rights and property ownership, of the proposed areas for the projects the company is willing to implement
- Contribute to the update and implementation of global internal processes and policies and take the lead on regional updates.
- Contribute to global legal team initiatives and take the lead on regional initiatives.
- Promote legal, compliance and risk management best practices throughout the company through participation in formal and day to day training of the business.
- Keep up to date with changes to legislation, rules and regulations relevant to South Pole operations.

**Requirements**:
Essential
- Bachelor’s degree and Masters in Law
- Minimum 3 years experience in a contracts or in house legal role.
- Sound understanding and knowledge of commercial and corporate law in one or more countries within LATAM
- Ability to build and maintain strong professional relationships across the business
- Excellent communication skills, highly collaborative
- Demonstrates strong accountability, and initiative

Desirable
- Experience within sustainability field, or
- Experience in either environmental, infrastructure or investment projects

**What we offer**:
At South Pole, we care about our employees as much as we care about the planet. South Pole is not just an employer, we are a Team. South Pole does not just offer people a job, we offer you a career. By joining our team, you will find strong purpose and deep meaning in everything you do. You will have the chance to make a real difference for our clients and for the planet, working alongside a passionate team of like-minded colleagues, while building your knowledge/skills and developing your career in a fun, dynamic, international and fast-growing organisation.

We’re a planet of 7.5 billion unique and different people. We all have a contribution to make and South Pole is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, marital status or disability. Our recruitment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.