Job Title: Paralegal
Term: Six months Fixed Term contract
Salary: £ 26,000 pro rata
Company Overview
Protium Green Solutions (Trading name “Protium”) is a UK focused green hydrogen energy company, which supports businesses to reach net zero emissions across their heat, power, and mobility requirements. We are a fast-growing company, with some of the leading global voices in the emerging green hydrogen market on our team. We are deeply passionate about addressing climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and our focus on green hydrogen is driven by the desire to see the UK transition rapidly towards renewable resources.
The first pure-play hydrogen energy company in the UK, we offer a unique opportunity to learn about the possibilities and challenges of deploying green hydrogen solutions. You will work on some of the most challenging and innovative decarbonisation projects that have been proposed in the UK (and perhaps the world), whilst contributing towards the UKʼs Net Zero emission goals. We offer regular contact time with senior management, as well as significant autonomy and authority to lead project workstreams and own relationships with clients as well as suppliers.
This is the perfect opportunity for an ambitious candidate that is looking to stretch their knowledge and skills and accelerate their career path.
The Role:
The Paralegal shall report into the General Counsel, Legal Counsel, and Financial Controller. Their activities will include (but may not be limited to):
- Working with the Legal Team and offering support as needed
- Negotiating minor contracts (e.g. NDAs)
- Supporting on negotiating larger contracts
- Legal research into renewable energy and hydrogen regulations
- Document organisation and filing
- Ad-hoc support to other teams as required, such as Engineering, Business Development, Finance, and HR
- Assisting with delivering company-wide legal training
Experience/attributes/skills required
- Strong academics, including a law degree or GDL and LPC or LLM
- Previous experience in negotiating contracts
- Excellent drafting, presentation, and written communication skills
- Excellent accuracy and strong attention to detail
- Understanding of the UK renewables and hydrogen sector
- Ability to acquire, consolidate and apply fundamental and up-to-date knowledge of the law
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, and online research tools
- Enthusiastic and entrepreneurial
- The ability to work well as part of a team
- The ability to operate professionally and proactively at all times
Location: London
Holiday: 28 days + national holidays
Interested applicants should email their CV and Cover Letter to andy@protium.co.uk