Lawyer at Petrocon Offshore Logistics Limited

Petrocon Offshore Logistics Limited provides an integrated logistics service, ensuring on-time delivery of all materials from vendor to rig or platform and back again. We manage warehouse, packing, pipe yard, transport, fuels and bulks, CCU, quayside and waste operations – using our own assets and resources or third party suppliers according to client requirements and local custom. And we have a strong marine management capability which helps our clients manage their vessel operations effectively, efficiently and safely.

Petrocon Offshore Logistics Limited is recruiting to fill the below position:

Job Title: Lawyer

Location: Abuja

Responsibilities:

• To provide expert legal support and advice to clients
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating agreements
• Drafting Court Processes
• Advising on financing of commercial projects and transactions
• Advising on acquisition and disposal of assets
• Carrying out Company secretarial duties
• Meeting and managing local and international clients
• Advising clients on legal / regulatory and policy developments
• Advising on legal and regulatory issues in projects and transactions
• Negotiating and drafting of commercial agreements and transactional agreements
• Researching law and drafting opinions
• Conducting Due Diligence investigations
• Attend to smaller matters and aspects of larger matters independently

Qualifications/Experience

• 5 years minimum experience working as a lawyer in a law firm or as an in-house lawyer in a company
• Minimum qualification is Degree – LL.B, B.L (LLM is an added advantage)
• Excellent grasp of commercial law and corporate matters in general
• Excellent knowledge and Experience of Property Law and transactions
• Experience in Company Secretarial duties will be an advantage
• Knowledge and experience of the power industry and the oil and gas industry will be an advantage
• Excellent communication and drafting skills
• Excellent Client Care and interpersonal skills
• Ability in lead and build a corporate commercial team
• Ability to work with very minimal or no supervision
• Able to meet settle goals under pressure
• Business minded
• Good IT skills in Microsoft outlook, MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Remuneration
Commensurate to applicant’s qualification and experience

Application Closing Date
4th November, 2014

How to Apply
Interested candidates should please forward their Curriculum Vitae (CV), Passport Photograph and Covering Letter explaining why they are suitable for the positions to: [email protected]

Or

The Advertiser,
P.O. Box 12276
Garki, Abuja.