Senior Lawyers at a Leading Upstream Oil & Gas Company

We are a leading upstream Oil & Gas company with active operatorship of prolific blocks. As a result of our new expansion and development programmes, we are seeking to engage experienced, passionate, intelligent and resourceful professionals to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Lawyer

Location: Nigeria

Job Descrition

• This position requires seasoned and consummate Lawyers with good knowledge of corporate and Oil & Gas laws.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice and support to company's Upstream businesses.
• Provide legal advice and support on substantial and complex offshore exploration opportunities, including supporting exploration ventures in clvil and common law Jurisdictions.
• Identify and prioritize legal risks and alternative strategies on a variety of matters.
• Ensure documents accurately reflect commercial decisions, always consistent with legal obligations and the control framework.
• Ability to act as an integrator of legal advice and organize, participate, or as appropriate, lead legal team to ensure delivery of integrated and purposeful legal advice with an end-to-end value mindset.
• Represent the company on third party transactions Provide advice in connection with key engagements with regulatory agencies and other stakeholders.
• Instruct and manage external legal advisers.
• Ability to work as part of a team and with both internal and external stakeholders with diverse cultural backgrounds.

Qualifications and Required Competencies

• Minimum of LL.B, BL and LLM.
• Any higher qualification will be an added advantage.
• The Ideal candidates must have a minimum of twenty (20) years relevant post call experience.
• Must be proficient in the use of IT Software.
• Must be a team player, self-motivated and multi-task oriented.

Minimum Knowledge and Experience:

• Versatile in corporate law, legal drafting, litigation, arbitration proceedings and special skill in vetting contract and International agreements.
• Good knowledge of Oil & Gas Laws.
• Must not be more than 50 years of age.

Application Closing Date
15th March, 2022.