Legal Advisor

Job Description

Position: Advisor, Legal

Reporting To: Head of Legal

Division/Department: Assurance, Regulatory & Public Affairs Section

Location: KL Office

Contract Duration: 3 years

Key Objectives

• Support the Head of Legal:
  • Review agreements/contracts and participate in negotiations.
  • Assist in various legal tasks as needed.
• Support the Legal Manager:
  • Handle matters related to insurance, corporate secretarial duties, procurement technical clarification, procurement post-award issues, external relations, and investor relations.
• Risk Assessment & Legal Impact:
  • Provide risk assessment and evaluate the legal impact of business decisions, especially concerning Production Sharing Contracts (PSCs), Joint Operating Agreements (JOAs), and other upstream agreements.
• Contract Management:
  • Ensure that all agreements and contracts entered into by companies are advantageous.
• Insurance Policies:
  • Ensure appropriate insurance policies are placed for all operating and general insurances.
• Manage External Partners:
  • Oversee relationships with outside counsel, insurance brokers, underwriters, and corporate secretarial duties as necessary.

Principal Accountabilities

• Protect companies Interests:
  • Ensure companies interests are safeguarded in legal negotiations and contracts.
• Brief Management:
  • Fully brief the Management Team on the legal implications of agreement terms.

Key Authorities

• Review of Documents:
  • Responsible for reviewing PSCs, JOAs, and contracts/agreements entered into by PTTEP.
• Presentations & Communications:
  • Handle presentations and communications with Petronas, partners, and other stakeholders.
• Insurance & Corporate Secretarial:
  • Manage insurance arrangements and corporate secretarial duties where necessary.

Working Relationships

Internal:

• Interact with all internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Corporate Legal Group and Corporate Secretary Group in Bangkok.

External:

• Engage with Petronas, Petronas Carigali Sdn Bhd, Malaysia LNG Sdn Bhd, other subsidiaries and affiliates of Petronas, and other Production Sharing Contractors.
• Liaise with potential customers, contractors, partners, external legal firms, Company Secretary, and other relevant parties as needed.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience:
  • Minimum 10 years post-admission experience in the Malaysian Bar.
• Skills:
  • Analytical, independent, and a team player with strong communication and leadership abilities.
  • Excellent negotiation skills and fluency in oral & written English.
• Industry Knowledge:
  • Experienced in the oil and gas industry.
  • Familiar with Production Sharing Contracts, Joint Operating Agreements, and upstream oil & gas operations agreements.
  • Knowledgeable about the Malaysian upstream oil & gas industry.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please share your updated CV to visanantini@aurora-talent.com. You can also connect with me on LinkedIn through my profile: Visanantini Mahendran.