Job Opportunities in Saudi Arabia
October 17, 2024
Weatherford
الظهران
FULL TIME
Legal Counsel
Job Overview
This pivotal role will play a crucial part in ensuring the company's legal compliance and safeguarding its interests across various domains. As the Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts, providing legal advice, and assisting with corporate matters, all while upholding the highest ethical standards.
Responsibilities:
This pivotal role will play a crucial part in ensuring the company's legal compliance and safeguarding its interests across various domains. As the Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts, providing legal advice, and assisting with corporate matters, all while upholding the highest ethical standards.
Responsibilities:
- Review, draft and negotiate company’s revenue generating contracts and escalating legal risks for the necessary approvals in accordance with the company’s contracting policy for oil and gas services.
- Review, draft and negotiate third party supply contracts.
- Assisting with company incorporation and obtaining the relevant government approvals and any other legal approvals.
- Drafting and reviewing any required joint venture agreements, formation agreements, shareholder and board resolutions, articles of association, memorandum of association and powers of attorneys.
- Working on the issuance of any necessary powers of attorney and notarising them.
- Assisting with any commercial and labour disputes related matters.
- Updating and completing all forms and legal documents required by the government in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations.
- Assisting the various departments of the company in obtaining any licenses required for the operation of the Company in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
- Inquiring and responding to any labour related and government related queries as assigned by the Associate General Counsel KSAB.
- Provide legal advice to internal departments when required supporting the business in taking related decisions.
- Researching and advising on legal queries pertaining to Saudi and Bahraini laws.
- Keeping records of all corporate documents for the various legal entities in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
- Dealing with external counsel in relation to any legal matters, litigation cases and tracking legal expenses.
- Assisting with the settlement of legal invoices to external counsel, etc.
- Proof-reading, reviewing and drafting letters, contracts and legal documents including agency agreements, third party services agreements, software license agreements, parent company guarantees, bank guarantees etc.
- Liaise with agents, intermediaries and co-workers, reviewing and organizing documents and reports and preparing individual files for due diligence on all agents, distributors and third-party intermediaries for purposes of FCPA compliance review.
- Assist with all required compliance related requests including training and investigation of reported matters.
- Perform other duties which may be assigned from time to time.
- Ensuring to inform the Associate General Counsel KSAB and the KSAB management of any updates in relation to the above.
- Excellent drafting and negotiation skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Proficiency in legal research and analysis
- Knowledge of Saudi and Bahraini laws and regulations
- Must be a Saudi national
- Law Degree from a reputable university
- Qualified lawyer in Saudi Arabia or another recognized jurisdiction
- Be able to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to travel independently
- At least 3 years of experience with a reputable law firm or multi-national corporation
- Fluency in English and Arabic
- Ability to use Windows for Office including Word, Power Point and Outlook
- Involved in corporate or finance work in an international law firm or major local law firm
- Oil and gas experience preferred
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