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

SPIE Oil & Gas Services (part of the SPIE Group) provides a complete range of services to some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies through its network of offices in 25 countries across Africa, the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific.

Our turnover has more than doubled in the last few years thanks to the dedication of our 4,000 employees to whom we give training, recognition, and genuine opportunities for career development. In order to support this growth, SPIE Oil & Gas Services is always seeking talented individuals to join its teams.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Senior Legal Counsel - M / F

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).

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.