Legal Counsel

• Health and life insurance

• Day off for birthday

• Team building events

• 24-hour psychological support line

• Gym discounts

• Great Place to Work environment and other employee benefits

We are looking for a person for the position of Legal Counsel who demonstrates proactivity, business sense, and experience, to provide high-quality legal advice and support across all Goldenergy business areas. This role offers you the opportunity to work in collaboration with internal teams, manage a diverse legal workload, and contribute to the effective management of legal, regulatory, and business risks in the energy sector.

The selected person stands out for their sense of organization, analysis, and commitment to providing clear, practical, and timely legal advice, while ensuring that activities are developed in compliance with applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, company policies, and business priorities.

• Provide practical and business-oriented legal advice to internal stakeholders across a wide range of activities, including Sales, New Energy, Energy Management, IT, Procurement, Finance, and Operations.

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts, supplier contracts, customer contracts, partnership agreements, confidentiality agreements, and other legal documentation.

• Provide legal support throughout the entire customer lifecycle, including contracting, sales channels, invoicing, supplier switching, retention, termination, price reviews, and respective communications to customers.

• Identify, assess, and communicate legal, regulatory, and contractual risks, recommending appropriate mitigation measures.

• Support contract lifecycle management, including approvals, renewals, addenda, negotiation logs, and document archiving.

• Monitor relevant changes in legislation and regulatory requirements, particularly those affecting electricity and natural gas markets, and assess their potential impact on the business.

• Support the implementation of legislative and regulatory changes in the business, processes, customer contracts, and Goldenergy's internal procedures.

• Support legal matters involving relevant regulatory and public authorities, including ERSE, ENSE, DGC, and CNPD, as well as consumer protection matters and their respective processes.

• Coordinate with external legal advisors whenever specialized advice or additional support is necessary.

• Support the management of litigation, claims, investigations, consumer disputes, arbitration processes, and other contentious or pre-contentious matters, as necessary.

• Support the legal assessment and implementation of new energy services and projects, including energy efficiency, electric mobility, renewable gases, self-consumption, and related initiatives.

• Perform or support legal compliance audits of contracting and customer management processes, as well as other business processes, identifying control gaps and recommending appropriate measures.

• Support the development and maintenance of templates, procedures, guidance notes, and internal policies.

• Provide training and practical guidance to internal and external teams on legal risks, customer contracting, regulatory developments, and updated procedures.

• Maintain rigorous legal records and reporting information and provide regular updates on legal matters, risks, and priorities.

• Contribute to compliance, risk management, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Perform other relevant duties associated with the role, as necessary.

Location: Porto with paid weekly travel to Vila Real

Work regime: Full-time, 100% on-site

• Proactive, reliable approach, with business sense and solution-oriented.

• Strong analytical capacity and attention to detail.

• Excellent organizational capacity and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

• Clear, confident, and pragmatic communication style.

• Ability to explain complex legal and regulatory matters in a clear and accessible way.

• Collaborative spirit and ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at different levels of the organization.

• Ability to work autonomously and exercise sound professional judgment.

• Ability to set priorities effectively, take responsibility, and make informed decisions in a dynamic business environment.

• Ease of working under pressure, maintaining high standards of quality and confidentiality.

• Commitment to confidentiality, integrity, and professional standards.