Paralegal

Who are we?
Virya Energy is active in the development, financing, construction and operation of sustainable energy sources. Our goal is to accelerate the energy transition by scaling new technologies across the entire energy ecosystem.

To this end, backed by our shareholders Colruyt and Korys, we focus on:

- sustainable green energy production, including through the on
- and offshore wind energy activities of Eoly, Eurowatt and Parkwind;
- services for sustainable, green energy, including through the activities of Fluves, Marlinks, GeoXYZ and DotOcean; and
- hydrogen production and distribution, including by Hyoffwind.

Behind our successes are our people who share an entrepreneurial spirit and a dedication to our company and purpose.

We recruit a wide variety of profiles worldwide, from young graduates to experienced professionals, to help us achieve our ambitious green goals.

We need dynamic, purpose-driven enthusiasts who can thrive in a rapidly changing environment, question the status quo and think beyond the limits of their job description.

Learn, grow and develop together with our independent company. Join us in building a sustainable future.

Considering its further international business expansion, Virya Energy is looking to enlarge its legal team with a Paralegal.

Your role:

You will be joining a dynamic legal team and will report to our lead counsel investments & financing.

You will work in close collaboration with colleagues of the legal team as well as with certain other business and support teams.

You will be responsible for and assist other teams on relevant questions and requests regarding, among others, the following:

• Corporate housekeeping of various group companies
• Preparing board and shareholders' documentation (resolutions, reports, proxies, publication forms, etc.);
• Taking minutes during meetings;
• Keeping securities registers uptodate;
• Maintaining and updating various group overviews (e.g. organisational charts);
• Proactively monitoring duration and expiry of directors' or other mandates;
• Handling of KYC requests and obligations (drafting and updating internal KYC policy, keeping UBO register uptodate); and
• Taking care of legal formalities (registrations, publications, legalisations, apostilles, etc).

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Contract management:

• Assisting on contract management and correspondence;
• Drafting NDA's and/or general terms and conditions;
• Reviewing third party NDA's, general terms and conditions and/or contract proposals; and
• Drafting specific proxies (e.g. in framework of transactions).

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Legal and administrative support:

• Carrying out legal research;
• Consulting and requesting publicly available information; and
• Setting up, managing and maintaining a physical and digital corporate administration and contract management system.

Your profile:

• You have a professional bachelor's degree in legal practice or a bachelor's degree in law.
• You have preferably at least [2] years of relevant professional experience as a paralegal with a reputable firm and/or a legal department of an international company.
• You are solutionoriented, proactive and pay attention to details.
• You have the ability to manage several things at the same time without losing oversight.
• You have good social skills and enjoy building relationships with stakeholders.
• You are a team player and possess a high level of integrity.
• You are fluent in Dutch or French, and you are capable of working and drafting in English.

We Offer:

• A position in a stimulating professional environment within a sustainable, fastgrowing international industry;
• A challenging function with a lot of variety;
• The ability to develop your personal and professional skills;
• An attractive remuneration based on your skills and achievements combined with an extensive package of extralegal benefits.

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