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Ref: GP503-146
Job description / Role
Purpose: To assist the Head of Legal Department to advise, on all legal matters in order to safe-guard the interests of the Company by insuring the Company does not commit itself to any unfavorable obligations and complies with local, regional and international laws and practices
Accountabilities:
• Revise contracts submitted to the Company for signature to ensure that they are legally acceptable and favourable to the Company
• Prepare contracts, letters and legal documents for submission by the Company to other parties
• Communicate - through the head of legal department - views to other parties and negotiate better favourable terms for the Company with respect to the above
• Liaise - through the head of legal department - between the Company and outside attorneys on all related legal matters including settlement of legal claims, litigation to defend legal actions on behalf of the Company and performing other legal work
• Negotiate - through the head of legal department - settlement of legal claims by and against the Company
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications and Knowledge:
Degree in Law from an internationally recognized university and a higher degree specializing in Commercial Law will be preferred.
Minimum Experience:
Minimum 2 years’ experience in legal practice.
Job-Specific Skills:
Behavioral Competencies
About the Company
Orion Engineering was established in 1987 to supply Engineering personnel to the Oil and Gas Industry. Since then the company has grown significantly and presently has in excess of 4000+ personnel on secondment worldwide.
Our blue chip client list includes major oil companies such as Shell, BP, Chevron Texaco and Exxon Mobil and major engineering contractors and suppliers such as Technip, Wood Group. Talisman and Wormald Tyco.
The division has offices at various strategic locations throughout the world including London, Houston, Aberdeen, Lagos, Doha, Singapore and 5 offices throughout Kazakhstan.