Senior Paralegal

Saudi Aramco; Saudi Arabia; On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Aramco, the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons, is seeking an experienced Paralegal for its Corporate Secretariat function. This role involves supporting legal activities within a dynamic corporate environment and requires a bachelor's degree along with extensive experience. Ideal candidates will have strong communication skills and attention to detail as they assist attorneys with vital legal operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of diversified paralegal experience within a law firm or large corporation.
• Proficiency in written and spoken communication principles.
• Special focus on Paralegal Certification from a recognized organization.

Responsibilities

• Prepare draft documents and maintain minute books for entities.
• Review and organize corporate documents for transactions.
• Conduct research and create draft forms for attorneys.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Teamwork

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Management or related discipline

Tools

Database management

Data entry

Job description

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco’s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations’ spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom’s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and highly qualified Paralegal to provide legal support to the attorneys and other professionals within the Corporate Secretariat function in the Law Organization of Saudi Aramco.

The Paralegal will join one of the three legal practice areas within the Corporate Secretariat function (Capital Markets, Aramco Secretariat & Governance, or Subsidiary Secretariat & Governance). In this role, the Paralegal will support the performance of legal activities, assist their assigned attorneys and other professionals in the performance of their duties, and work on a broad spectrum of related matters that confront a global energy company.

Saudi Aramco's Law Organization is growing in response to a broad corporate initiative that involves the continued growth of its exploration, production, refining and marketing, along with expansion into petrochemicals, renewables, power and other sectors of the energy business. For adventurous individuals who are interested in working at one of the world's most successful companies, Saudi Aramco offers a challenging and sophisticated in-house opportunity.

Key Responsibilities

As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Prepare draft documents for and maintaining minute books for certain entities.


• Review, analyze and organize corporate documents for various corporate and financial transactions.


• Stay abreast of rules and regulations in various jurisdictions.


• Conduct research, gather facts and create draft forms for attorneys.


• Provide support in organizing, maintaining, managing and archiving files in document management system


• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervising attorneys.

Minimum Requirements

As a successful candidate you will have:

• A bachelor’s Degree in a Business/Management or related discipline


• Minimum 5+ years of diversified paralegal experience within a law firm, large corporation, or other sophisticated business organization.


• Attention to detail, excellent teamwork, negotiation and communication skills


• Proficiency in written and spoken communication principles.


• Experience with data entry, database management and administering a web-based online portal are a plus.


• Energy industry, public company and international experience are a plus.


• Special focus will be given to candidates with a Paralegal Certification from a recognized national organization.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.