Senior Paralegal

Job description / Role

Overview

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 of 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.

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 maintain 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 the 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.

About the Company

Saudi Aramco is an integrated global energy enterprise. The company markets and exports crude oil, petroleum products, natural gas liquids and sulfur. It also ships crude oil worldwide through an affiliated company and participates in petroleum refining and marketing activities at home and abroad. Its overseas affiliates are in the United States, Egypt, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea and Japan.

Saudi Aramco's subsidiaries span the globe, with offices in Houston, Washington, New York, London, Leiden, Dubai, Singapore, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul.