Legal Counsel

Position Description:

The incumbent is responsible for the first-line draft of contracts, conducting legal research, litigation monitoring, and document collation.

Major Areas of Responsibility:

• Knowledge and when available, physical possession of all relevant & current legislation.
• Prompt collation of litigation support documents.
• Ensure that the organization is always operating within the Law.
• Developing effective work methods to manage workloads and improve productivity while prioritizing key assignments.
• Liaise with external counsel on the company’s ongoing litigation and keep litigation chart for all cases involving the Company and its subsidiaries.
• Provide prompt first-line drafting and review of service contracts.
• Monitor and ensure legal, regulatory, and internal policy compliance.
• Provide support for collecting and updating legal information that affects the operations of the company to enhance the quality management system and continuous improvement.
• First-line drafting and review of legal documents on oil and gas transactions across upstream, midstream, and downstream activities.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Key Metrics:

• Providing legal advice and support on a wide range of legal issues affecting the operations of the organization.
• Collation of relevant documents for defense of disputes and litigation, assisting in briefing counsel on legal matters.
• Participation/involvement in projects and transactions to determine legal issues involved and mitigate key risks to the organization.
• Research relevant and recondite issues of law that are material to the company’s services.
• Support in drafting policies.
• Preparing and assisting in delivering legal seminars concerning Company policies etc.
• Writing of legal articles.
• Ensure that the departmental Library is up to date with the most recent federal and relevant state legislation, statutes & laws.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education to degree level or equivalent.
• A legal practitioner with a minimum of five years experience in a similar role or relevant legal field.
• A member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators or similar organizations.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong risk analysis ability & judgment skills
• Good interpersonal & communication skills
• Strong understanding of the business
• Be able to use initiative and discretion in accomplishing assignments with minimal supervision.
• Ability to think laterally and conceptually and consider all the options before deciding on the best course to take.
• Knowledge of evolving environmental, social, and governance and new energy landscape including the legal issues and obligations of the Oil and Gas Industry with dual listing status.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Organization & Planning; being able to organize your workload, multitask as needed, prioritize correctly, and manage various projects.
• Communication: ability to communicate clearly and effectively, verbally, in writing, and at all levels of seniority.
• Attention to detail; the ability to achieve thoroughness and accuracy when accomplishing a task.
• Decision-making: being able to analyze data and information to make considered decisions that will have a positive impact on the business.
• Trustworthiness; providing honest and open advice and taking personal responsibility for the quality and content of your work.
• Influence: being able to influence and persuade a wide range of people in a variety of situations as well as the ability to present arguments in support of your position effective.