Senior Legal Counsel (Finance & Project Development)
Job title: Senior Legal Counsel (Finance & Project Development)
Location: Houston, Texas
Who are we recruiting for?
We're seeking a highly skilled Senior Legal Counsel for a prestigious oil and gas client in Houston.
Our client are a major focused oil and gas company involved in the acquisition, development and production of proven oil and natural gas fields.
What will you be doing?
- Providing strategic legal advice on all legal matters related to exploration, production, development projects, and finance.
- Leading and managing legal aspects of complex international transactions, including corporate and asset-level acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, farmout transactions, and major project development.
- Reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and interpreting a range of commercial agreements, such as joint ventures, licensing agreements, transportation agreements, intercompany finance agreements, and more.
- Advising on debt and equity financings and structuring.
- Identifying and advising on potential risks, claims, and disputes arising from commercial contracts, and proposing practical solutions.
- Coordinating and managing outside counsel during due diligence activities and transactions.
- Providing support to other attorneys regarding transactional matters, financing, leasing, and corporate governance.
Are you the ideal candidate?
- LLB, LLD, Juris Doctorate, or a recognized equivalent.
- Licensed to practice law in the US or eligible to practice law in the US in a corporate status under Texas State Bar rules.
- Dual qualification in US and England or common law and civil law jurisdictions is a plus.
- Fluent in business and legal English (oral and written); ability to communicate in Portuguese or Chinese is an advantage.
- 8+ years legal experience in oil & gas.
- In-depth knowledge and understanding of the technical, contractual, and commercial aspects of oil and gas operations.
- Strong communication and analytical skills with the ability to articulate complex legal issues.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a constructive manner.
What's in it for you?
- Competitive compensation and excellent benefits.
- A collaborative and innovative work environment that fosters personal growth and development.
- Exposure to complex international project development and finance transactions.
- Opportunity to work with a fast growing company
Who are we?
Executive Integrity is a global executive search and recruitment consultancy for a more sustainable world with a focus on talent within the Maritime and Renewable Energy sectors.
We give a proportion of all our profits to Renewable World, a charity that develops affordable and innovative renewable energy solutions to poverty-stricken communities.
For every placement we make, we plant a tree with the National Trust Foundation and help reduce your carbon footprint.
- Start: 11/06/2024
- Rate: Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Type: Permanent
- Industry: Legal
- Recruiter: Executive Integrity
- Contact: Rory Edwards
- Tel: 0203 584 2306
- Email: to view click here
- Posted: 2024-05-01 17:46:29 -
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