MET Group is an integrated European energy company, headquartered in Switzerland, with activities in natural gas and power, focused on multi-commodity wholesale, trading and sales, as well as energy infrastructure and industrial assets.

The Green Asset Divison's goal is to create a significant, transparent, financially sound green asset – wind and solar – portfolio, resulting in positive shareholder return with reasonable risk profile via deep understanding of the energy markets. MET Group invests in ready-to-build assets and develops greenfield, and brownfield sites as well. We aim to establish 500 MW of renewable capacity in Europe by 2023 as part of a new push into the green energy sector. In the longer term, our objective is to achieve another 500 MW of renewable capacity in operation by 2026.

We are looking for a Legal Counsel to join our Green Asset legal team.

• Supporting the legal director of MET Group’s Green Assets Division in the legal management of the dynamically expanding renewable energy portfolio of MET Group
• Contributing to the development and management of internal corporate affairs and corporate governance procedures
• Supporting internal housekeeping and document management practices in a swiftly growing environment
• Managing the legal integration of newly acquired assets and companies into the Green Assets Division’s operations
• Supporting M&A transactions in various European jurisdictions
• Providing legal support for development and construction of renewable energy projects across various countries, with the involvement of local legal advisors
• Managing a variety of legal and regulatory matters in connection with the operating renewable energy portfolio of MET Group
• Draft, review and advise on NDAs, LOIs, NBOs, SPAs and other project acquisition, development and O&M contracts
• Communication with and management of the work of local legal advisors

• Legal degree from a renowned law school
• Approximately 5-7 years’ experience, preferably at least partially in-house
• Experience in the energy industry is desirable
• Native Hungarian, and excellent command of English is required (ability to draft contracts in English)
• LLM from a UK or other common law jurisdiction is a plus

What we can offer: 

• Competitive remuneration package
• Participation in complex project tasks
• High degree of responsibility and independence
• International career opportunity
• Great atmosphere with a friendly and supportive team
• Hybrid working (working partially remotely)