SLB Legal Internship

SLB; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

SLB in Kuala Lumpur invites applications for a 6-month training position within the Kuala Lumpur Legal Support Center. The role supports contract review, drafting, and corporate entity management across SLB’s Asia and Middle East markets, with opportunities to grow into a full-time role.

Based in Kuala Lumpur (Petaling Jaya), you will contribute to ethics, compliance, and knowledge management initiatives. Initial duties include day-to-day legal tasks under LSC supervision, training

Qualifications

• Multilingual capability is a plus (Arabic, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Mandarin, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese).
• Strong customer service orientation.
• Excellent analytical and organisational abilities.
• Attention to detail and problem-solving.
• Effective communication and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Contract review and drafting for customer and supplier contracts.
• Management of SLB entities and branches.
• Support ethics and compliance program implementation.
• Provide training on contract, legal, and compliance standards.
• Create and maintain contract records in SLB databases.
• Generate contract risk profiles.
• Post-award management including amendments and expiry.

Skills

Customer service

Analytical skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Teamwork

MS Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The successful candidate will join the Kuala Lumpur Legal Support Center (LSC) and, under the supervision of a Team Manager, will assist with the provision of legal assistance and advice in support of operations in SLB’s Asia and Middle East markets relevant to a global technology company with customers in the energy industry. The successful candidate will have a scope of work within customer contracts, supplier contacts, corporate entity management, or general legal and compliance matters. This is typically a 6-month training position that can mature into a position as a full time employee.

Location:

The role is based in Kuala Lumpur (Petaling Jaya), Malaysia.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties:

The LSC scope of work covers contract review and drafting (both customer and supplier contracts), management of our legal entities and branches in countries in which SLB operates, as well as general legal support, including implementation of SLB’s ethics and compliance program, legal knowledge management, and disputes and litigation. Initial duties would include support for the day-to-day legal and administrative tasks assigned by LSC Team Managers for one of these areas. The scope would be expected to expand to also include some or all of the following:

• o Contract review, drafting, and negotiation from the contract request to signature on a timely basis, including obtaining contract approvals and managing contract-related records in SLB contracts databases;
• o Defining and managing contract risk profiles;
• o Generating contract reports and summaries as needed, and actively participating in post-award contract management, including drafting of amendments and managing contract expiry or cancellation;
• o Creation and management of corporate entity documents, including board resolutions and meeting minutes, powers of attorney, and director and officer appointments; and
• o Provision of training to internal stakeholders about contract, legal, and compliance standards and requirements.

The successful candidate would also:

• o participate in Legal Department training and development initiatives and complete all assigned trainings;
• o become familiar with and use Legal Department systems and tools and contribute to the legal knowledge management systems used by SLB;
• o support implementation of workflows, processes, procedures, practices, guidelines, playbooks and templates.

Experience and Key Competencies:

• An academic/professional level of ARABIC, INDONESIAN, JAPANESE, KOREAN, MALAY, MANDARIN, RUSSIAN, THAI, or VIETNAMESE is a plus
• Sense of customer service, responsiveness, continuous improvement, and professionalism
• Ability to proactively organize a heavy workload and demonstrate excellent analytical and organisational abilities
• Good interpersonal skills, attention to detail, adaptability and a practical approach to problem-solving
• Ability to communicate effectively and interact with, as well as support, effective partnerships with management, peers, and internal stakeholders
• Cultural sensitivity, ability to compromise and demonstrate diplomacy, ability to listen and adapt, and ability to work within a team
• Competent in Microsoft Office packages, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint applications