About this role
Master of Law with grades in the upper tier Minimum 5 years of experience in practising business law at a law firm and/or in-house Experience from with the executive level in a a fast-paced, fast-growing and fast-changing environment/company Excellent English written and oral skills Demonstrated ability to be proactive and provide great service and legal advice Great communication skills as you will be in constant interaction with team members, customers and other stakeholders Experience from working in an international environment Ability to work under high pressure with tight deadlines, excellent time management Strong organization skills and used to manage a range of activities simultaneously Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humor Passionate & purpose driven - we enable the future of energy Northvolt has an exciting job offer for a Legal Counsel to join our bold legal team in Stockholm. In joining us you will play an important part from the very start in building one of the first large scale European battery factories. You will have the opportunity to be part of building a competent and dependable legal team, capable of scaling Northvolt’s operations in Sweden and beyond. Given the timing of you joining Northvolt and the early stage in which the company is in currently, you will be given a unique opportunity to have great impact in the development of a new company and industry in Sweden. You will support the different teams at Northvolt with an extensive range of legal matters however with focus on drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements. You will also be engaged in the development of legal tools, policies and templates. You will report to the General Counsel. The person we are looking for is strongly goal oriented, curious and eager to learn. You will get the chance to have a real impact on our success story in Sweden (to start with) and see the results of your work. Our organization requires and values great self-discipline and a natural talent to make things happen. ABOUT THE COMPANY Northvolt is building the first European large-scale lithium-ion battery factory. This is key for future innovation and will support and accelerate the transition to sustainable energy production and consumption. We are currently in an exciting start-up phase and operate in a busy, fast moving environment, dealing with a wide range of stakeholders. Time is our greatest enemy. The global transformation to sustainable transport and energy, will only happen if there are enough battery cells produced at a price lower than $100/kWh. We are a team of international experts building Europe's next strategic industry. It is a huge and complex project with lots of moving parts. We have great backing from seasoned advisors, world class investors and support from Swedish local, national and European governments.