Senior Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago


Houston, Texas, United States Performance Search Group Full time
Job Title: Senior Legal CounselJob Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join our team in Lisbon, Portugal. The successful candidate will provide strategic legal advice and counsel to internal business partners with respect to legal matters related to exploration, production, and development projects, business development, and corporate.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and manage legal aspects of complex international transactions, including business development efforts, asset level acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and major project development.
  • Draft and negotiate various upstream agreements, including leases and assignments, gas/oil sales and other purchase/sale agreements, trading/lifting agreements, joint operating agreements, farm-out agreements, accounting procedures, exploration and development agreements, areas of mutual interest (fields, operations, etc.), and preferential rights to purchase.
  • Draft and negotiate supply chain agreements, including transportation agreements, goods and services agreements, vessel agreements, etc.
  • Partner with other attorneys in the Legal Department on commercial transactions related to special projects, joint ventures, and acquisitions.
  • Assist with issues related to general operational matters, marketing matters, training and quality, health, safety, and environmental matters.
  • Identify and counsel the business lines on potential risks, claims, and disputes arising from commercial contracts and transactions, and propose practical solutions.
  • Advise on the impact of proposed local and international laws and regulations and judicial and administrative decisions on activities of the Company.
  • Manage matters regarding local real estate, employment, and corporate governance.
  • Coordinate and manage outside counsel during due diligence activities and as needed for regulatory, tax, and local jurisdiction advice and assistance.
  • Be responsible for working within a legal budget or budgets as directed by the General Counsel.
Requirements
  • LLB, LLD, or recognized equivalent.
  • Licensed to practice law in Portugal.
  • Dual qualification in a common law and civil law jurisdiction preferred.
Country Requirements / Language
  • Eligible to work in place of hire.
  • Fluent business and legal English (oral and written).


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