Senior Legal Counsel

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb seeks an experienced in-house counsel to provide legal support to the Upstream Directorate on a range of transactional and corporate matters. The role includes drafting and reviewing opinions, agreements, and corporate documents, and advising on joint ventures, mergers, and acquisitions.

Fluent English is required; Arabic language skills are an advantage. Bachelor degree in law is essential for consideration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Law from a reputable university.
• Excellent English language (written and spoken). Fluent Arabic in addition is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provides legal counsel and advice to the Upstream Directorate on operational, commercial, corporate and transactional matters.
• Drafts, reviews, interprets and amends legal opinions, agreements, letters, memos and other documents.
• Advises on corporate matters such as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, incorporations, dissolutions and liquidations.
• Supervises work of more junior lawyers.
• Assists in review of claims and in oversight of legal functions within the Upstream Directorate group companies.

Skills

Legal counsel

Contract drafting

Arabic language

Education

Bachelor of Law

Job description

Job Description:

• Provides legal counsel and advice to the Upstream Directorate on operational, commercial, corporate and transactional matters as and when required/assigned, including joint ventures, investments, mergers, acquisitions, incorporations, dissolutions and liquidations.
• Drafts, reviews, interprets and amends legal opinions, agreements, letters, memos, submissions and any other relevant documents related to the business, projects or transactions of the Upstream Directorate.
• Advises on legal matters related to Upstream Directorate’s corporate activities such as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, incorporations, dissolutions and liquidations.
• Supervises work of more junior lawyers.
• Assists in review of claims in connection with the Upstream Directorate’s business activities including through interpretation and advice on performance of signed contracts and prevailing legislation.
• Assists the Associate General Counsel in oversight of the legal functions of the Upstream Directorate group companies, particularly in development and implementation of common legal practices and joint strategies.
• Provides functional guidance, as required, to assigned personnel within the Legal Division on complex issues. Support and encouragement to lesser experience legal personnel. Includes identifying training and development needs and organizing, in coordination with Training & Development Division in Human Capital Directorate, courses, seminars and orientation programs for legal and lay staff.
• Attends internal ADNOC committees, as and when required, to assist the activities of the Upstream Directorate and to advice on legal risks, including conformity with laws and regulations.

Minimum Qualification:

• Bachelor Degree in Law from a reputable university.
• Excellent English language (written and spoken). Fluent Arabic in addition is an advantage.

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