In-house Legal Counsel
Posted 6 days ago by Noriker Power Ltd
£65,000 Per year
Outside
Onsite
Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The In-house Legal Counsel role at Noriker Power involves delivering practical legal strategies to support business growth within the energy storage sector. The position requires a UK qualified lawyer with a commercial focus to draft and negotiate contracts, manage compliance programs, and provide legal support across various business functions. The ideal candidate will balance risk management with actionable business decisions while collaborating with the management team and external counsel. This is a permanent, in-office position based in Cheltenham, offering both full-time and part-time options.
Key Responsibilities:
- Draft and negotiate contracts with business partners, suppliers, and customers.
- Provide and manage a suite of standard contract templates to support project development covering land rights, capital equipment supply and warranty, EPC management, and construction.
- Stay abreast of regulatory developments and changes in relevant laws impacting the power and renewables sector.
- Monitor, develop, and maintain compliance programs to ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards in each jurisdiction the company operates within.
- Become an expert resource for the group on complex regulation in the electricity sector.
- Provide general and commercial legal support to businesses in the Group, including advice on tender proposals, contract drafting, review and negotiation, deal with ad-hoc legal issues, and support the Group's M&A strategy.
- Collaborate with the management team providing legal services that are fit for future growth of the business with particular emphasis on commercial law, contract drafting/negotiation, and contract management.
- Oversee legal disputes, including litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
- Collaborate with external counsel as necessary and manage external legal spend effectively.
- Identify commercial risks, collaborating with relevant stakeholders across the business to develop and deliver risk mitigation solutions.
Key Skills:
- UK Qualified Lawyer with at least three years PQE.
- Bachelor’s degree, STEM background an advantage.
- Commercial focused approach with industrial experience.
- Proactive, responsible, and able to prioritise tasks.
- Good real-world problem-solving skills.
- Effective, clear, and succinct communication, quality over quantity.
- Helpful and practical approach to business objectives and focus on efficiency.
- Confident and able to work independently with minimal supervision.
- Must have the legal right to work in the UK permanently.
Salary (Rate): £65,000.00 yearly
City: Cheltenham
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Legal
If you are interested in applying for this job, please make sure you meet the following requirements as listed below.
Location - Cheltenham (Central)
Type: permanent
In-office, full-time or part-time
Noriker Power is a specialist developer and integrated service provider in the BESS sector, with extensive experience in designing, constructing, and operating energy storage projects. Since its establishment in 2015, Noriker's projects completed or in construction total 1.2GW of unique battery storage assets, with more than 1GW still in development.
We are looking for a sharp, commercially-minded Legal Counsel who can deliver practical legal strategies that drive business growth. You will focus on the big picture, balancing risk effectively, and translating complex legal matters into actionable business decisions. If you are a solutions-oriented professional who prioritises high-value impact to the business over administrative bureaucracy, this is the role for you.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft and negotiate contracts with business partners, suppliers and customers.
- Provide and manage a suite of standard contract templates to support project development covering land rights, capital equipment supply and warranty, EPC management and construction.
- Stay abreast of regulatory developments and changes in relevant laws impacting the power and renewables sector.
- Monitor, develop and maintain compliance programs to ensure adherence to applicable laws, regulations and industry standards in each jurisdiction of the company operates within
- Become an expert resource for the group on complex regulation in the electricity sector.
- Provide general and commercial legal support to businesses in the Group, including advice on tender proposals, contract drafting, review and negotiation, deal with ad-hoc legal issues, and support the Group's M&A strategy.
- Collaborate with the management team providing legal services that are fit for future growth of the business with particular emphasis on commercial law, contract drafting/negotiation, and contract management.
- Oversee legal disputes, including litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
- Collaborate with external counsel as necessary and manage external legal spend effectively.
- Identify commercial risks, collaborating with relevant stakeholders across the business to develop and deliver risk mitigation solutions.
Requirements
- UK Qualified Lawyer with at least three years PQE
- Bachelor’s degree, STEM background an advantage
- Commercial focused approach with industrial experience
- Proactive, responsible and able to prioritise tasks
- Good real world problem-solving skills
- Effective, clear and succinct communication, quality over quantity
- Helpful and practical approach to business objectives and focus on efficiency
- Confident and able to work independently with minimal supervision
- Must have the legal right to work in the UK permanently