Legal Counsel I (Definite contract)
Job Description
NOC provides exciting career opportunities on a global scale. Diversity and equal opportunity are at the heart of our recruitment process, and our employees are afforded a great number of benefits that include: the opportunity to grow your career at a leading offshore operator, engaging, challenging and rewarding work, alongside highly skilled and experienced colleagues, comprehensive medical insurance plan, generous annual leave allowance, competitive salary and performance bonuses, paid airfare to your country of origin, safety, respect, and commitment
Responsibilities
- Around 5 years’ proven experience as in-house counsel (or equivalent) in the oil & gas industry with minimum 2 years’ PQE proven experience, either working directly or through secondments.
- Significant experience of providing legal support to a contracts & procurement / sourcing division: covering preparation of call for tender, supplier due diligence, negotiation, contract drafting / preparation and review, drafting and reviewing contractual correspondence (to be sent and received by company).
- Experience supporting activities related to engineering & construction, logistics, drilling & wells services, reservoirs & geoscience, marine/vessels, field operations, technical services/manpower, IT and compliance is desirable.
- Experience of reviewing supplier insurances, drafting and improving standard template contracts, letters, amendments, guarantees etc. is desirable.
- Experience supporting other business areas such as human resources, finance, and audit etc. would be advantageous.
- Experience with access & indemnity / crossing agreements, offshore construction (EPC style contracts), seismic, and drilling projects would be advantageous.
- Experience with disputes and settlements would be advantageous.
- Experience of providing / assisting with training on legal issues would be advantageous.
Technical Competencies
- A sound understanding of oil and gas legal issues, principles and key drivers for both companies and contractors.
- Proven ability to convey and explain information, opinions and arguments fluently and coherently and tailor reports to the requirements of the reader.
- Proven ability to manage activities, including management of large and complex workload independently but with the ability to obtain appropriate input from multiple sources of varying disciplines as required.