Senior Legal Counsel (Projects / EPC)

ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company); United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 293,000 - 441,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy logistics firm in the United Arab Emirates is seeking an experienced legal professional to draft, review, and negotiate contracts related to offshore projects. The ideal candidate will have at least 8 years of experience in legal practice focusing on contract law within the offshore, shipping, or logistics sectors. A Bachelor's Degree in Law is mandatory, while a Master's Degree is advantageous. Join a team that is committed to delivering world-class legal solutions and minimizing risks across the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of legal practice experience, particularly in offshore, shipping, or logistics sectors.
• Membership in a recognized law society or professional body.
• Experience in contract law and legal compliance.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts related to offshore projects.
• Provide legal opinions and risk mitigation strategies.
• Interface with business units and external counsel.
• Analyze contractor claims and provide recommendations.
• Supervise legal department staff and guide them.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation

Legal advice

Risk mitigation

Dispute resolution

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Law

Master’s Degree in Law

Job description

About the Company

We are a global energy maritime logistics leader with a world‑class asset base. We are the dedicated and vital logistics arm for ADNOC Group, providing mission critical and highly specialized services across ADNOC’s entire value chain. We also provide market‑leading, cost‑competitive maritime and logistics solutions to over 100 global customers and ship to more than 50 countries across the world. As a global energy maritime logistics leader and the dedicated and vital logistics arm for ADNOC Group, we are driven to set the highest standards in shipping and maritime operations, pushing boundaries and pioneering new frontiers in sustainability. We are committed to delivering world‑class solutions that are innovative and efficient, while always putting safety first

About the Job

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts andPprovide legal opinions, advice, interpretations, complex risk mitigations and due diligences on contracts, agreements, deeds, and other legal drafting’s and documents from the projects, commercial, logistics, operations and other functions, predominantly in relation to offshore projects and services. Interface with business units and external counsel in respect of projects that the company is involved in.

• Define and draw up as required contract agreements between other parties and the Company. This involves analyzing the contract conditions and making recommendations as to legally acceptable courses of actions to be taken. Formulate principles to be followed in contracts policies, ensure that the agreements meet with the laws of U.A.E.
• Drafting and reviewing different contracts in the offshore, shipping and logistics oil and sectors.
• Provide preventive legal advice to Senior Management, Commercial Division and Project Function on all topics such as curative legal advice, to minimise claims, disputes and litigation.
• Involved in the preparation, review and negotiation of company contractual transactions to limit potential risk exposure, providing legal representation for the company, ensuring that all matters of business comply with company policies and ethical standards.
• Provision of comprehensive legal services to the contract and procurement function.
• Analyse contractor’s claims likely to have an effect on the Company operations. This involves analyzing claims and making legal recommendations and ensuring all relevant points are brought to the attention of the Commercial Division.
• Participates in negotiation of settlements of disputes arising out of claims or contracts as required, prepares submission in arbitration cases and coordinates with the Company external counsel.
• Supervising and giving guidance and counselling to subordinate staff in the legal department.
• Advising on legal and regulatory changes that impact the business of the company

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Master’s degree in law is an advantage
• Al teast 8 years of solid experience in Legal practice specialising in the offshore, shipping or logistics sectors.
• Current membership of a law society or equivalent professional body recognized internally.