Senior Legal Counsel - M / F at SPIE Oil & Gas Services

Job ID: 2021-21984
Location: Lagos / Port Harcourt - Rivers
Contract type: Permanent Contract
Contractual Hours: Full time

Job Description

• The Senior Legal Counsel is in charge of providing legal assistance to various support functions and to business, dealing with a wide range of legal issues.

Main Activities

• Review, draft, qualify a wide variety of contracts (MOUs,
  confidentiality agreements, partnership agreements, service
  contracts, operation and maintenance contracts, turnkey projects) and participate in their negotiation.
• Review and negotiate bank and corporate guarantees.
• Prepare legal documentation for responses to calls for tenders.
• Participate in the risk review process by identifying legal and
  contractual risks and provide support to avoid or limit these risks, propose innovative solutions to reduce risks.
• Provide legal advice.
• Participate in the opening of legal and tax structures in collaboration with SPIE's head office.
• Propose to internal client schemes corresponding to their needs.
• Monitor international and domestic litigation and pre-litigation.
• Update reporting at least every 3 months.
• Manage external lawyers.
• Participate in drafting, updating and developing model clauses and contracts.
• Prepare internal training modules on legal and insurance issues.
• Ensure compliance with corporate governance, support the
  implementation and rules of the code of conduct and all applicable ethical procedures.

Profile
Candidate must possess the following:

• Master's Degree in Law with more than 8 years of experience in a similar position.

Knowledge Requirements:

• Knowledge of the Oil & Gas sector
• English - working level (written and spoken)
• Expertise in complex international private law contracts
• Management Skills.

Soft Skills Required:

• Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
• Ability to analyze and synthesize
• Writing skills
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Rigor
• Service spirit
• Hands on and curious.

Languages:

• English (C-Professional working proficiency).