Legal Specialist - Commodity Trading & Shipping

The strategy of Anglo American is to secure, develop and operate a portfolio of high quality and long-life resource assets to deliver leading shareholder returns. This can be achieved through innovative practices and technologies, in the hands of our world-class people, working towards a common purpose of re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

Purpose

The purpose of this role is to provide strategic legal advice to the relevant Commodity Marketing Teams and work as part of a team of professional lawyers in delivering exceptional legal support.

Key tasks include

The Legal Specialist will be responsible for:

• providing legal advice to the commodity trading and shipping businesses, in line with our strategy and values;
• understanding internal and external governance requirements and enabling assisting stakeholders in efficiently navigating them;
• working closely with a team of talented and experienced lawyers within Marketing and in the broader Group Legal function to consistently deliver pragmatic advice;
• managing relationships with key external stakeholders, including law firms.

The ideal candidate must be a credible, legal professional capable of understanding complex transactions and projects across various commodities (e.g. iron ore, copper, nickel), with a healthy curiosity and willingness to work autonomously. The role requires proactive business partnering and robust stakeholder engagement within a global, fast-paced sales and trading environment.