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Career Level: Others
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Experience: 7 - 9 years
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Gender: Both Male and Female
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INDUSTRY: Oil and Gas
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Qualification: Masters Degree
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Job Level Masters Degree
Job Description
Job Summary:
The position is responsible for the effective andefficient provision of legal advisory services and ensuring effectivemanagement of legal and contractual risks.
Job Responsibilities:
Provide timely and comprehensive legal advice to the company on the legal implications of proposed policies, decisions and actions.
Implement best practice for legal services within assigned entities.
Liaise with external counsel in conducting due diligence exercise and debt recovery exercise on foreign customers
Generally assist in the recovery of debts
Maintain at all times a quick turn-around time and ensure the provision of constructive and clear Legal Advisory Services when requested for and within the requested timeline.
Review progress of outstanding litigation and arbitral proceedings
Coordinate with external counsel in order to pursue legal cases for and against the company in order to ensure that the interest of the company is protected at all times
Maintain at all times and create (where not available) records i.e. statutory books and records
Act as custodian of the incorporation documents of the company
Review on going cases and advise management accordingly
Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks are identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken
Provide legal protection and risk management advice to Management especially on contract management
Provide and interpret legal information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff
Review all contracts or any other documentation where the Company has committed itself and assess legal implications that need to be brought to the Management’s attention.
Prepare, review and modify contractual instruments to assist and support various business activities
Negotiate, review and draft documentation for business transactions and prepare and advise on the necessary checklist to be adopted to ensure information is submitted on time.
Perform other duties assigned
Job Requirements:
LLB degree; BL Honours
Minimum of 7 years’ experience ideally in a leading organisation / law firm, with a proven track record in contract negotiation and drafting.
Minimum 4 years’ demonstrated excellent legal advisory on Oil &Gas related transactions
Proficiency in the use of MS Office package
