General Counsel at ExxonMobil

Job Role Summary

• We are currently recruiting for a General Counsel, based in Lagos, Nigeria.  We offer an excellent remuneration and benefits package, which includes a competitive salary, defined benefit pension scheme, share incentive plan, private health care for employees and their families and, where applicable, relocation assistance. 
• First stage will involve a telephone interview or skype.  However, at second stage we want to interview locally in Leatherhead for this role with a pool of candidates at this base who are willing to relocate.

Job Role Responsibilities

• Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited (“MPN”), an ExxonMobil affiliate incorporated in Nigeria, is one of the largest crude oil and natural gas producers in Nigeria.  MPN is conducting a search to fill its General Counsel position.
• The General Counsel will be responsible for managing a challenging and high profile portfolio and acting as a key interface with the MPN Upstream Senior Leadership Team. 
• The successful applicant will be highly motivated with a proven track record of excellence.

Primary Job Functions

• Work closely with and advise MPN Senior Leadership Team on significant matters
• Interface and coordinate with ExxonMobil Law Department
• Represent MPN in the negotiation, drafting and implementation of agreements supporting a wide variety of transactions and operations in the oil and gas industry
• Responsible for managing high profile litigation and arbitration docket, including case evaluation,  retention and oversight of outside counsel, developing strategic plan for significant matters, reporting on case status
• Responsible for developing and delivering an effective legal compliance training program and providing ongoing advice on legal compliance issues

Requirements
To be eligible for this role, you must:

• Licensed to practice in Nigeria
• Strong academic record; LLM preferred
• Minimum of  10 years of relevant legal work
• Highest ethical standards and integrity
• Strong interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills
• Strong analytical and research skills and ability to exercise sound business judgment
• Experience with legal compliance issues (e.g., antitrust and anti-corruption)
• Experience with strategically managing litigation and arbitration matters
• Ability and desire to work both independently and as a member of an integrated team
• Able and willing to travel internationally

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience with drafting and negotiating complex agreements
• Demonstrated record of leadership and initiative
• Oil and gas industry experience
• Experience in multinational corporate legal department
• Experience in effectively managing teams of lawyers and developing talent
• Successful candidates should possess a broad range of personal effectiveness and leadership skills, with the ability to facilitate and influence business decisions in a team environment.

Conditions of Employment
Successful candidates will be made a conditional offer of employment. The conditions include, but are not limited to: a satisfactory criminal records disclosure; satisfactory employment references over five years (where applicable); verification of qualifications, including any professional accreditation stated in the application; completion of a pre-employment medical, including a test for illicit or unprescribed drugs in accordance with the Company's safety policies; and the legal right to work on the agreed commencement date.