Senior Legal Counsel
Subsea 7
Aberdeen, London or Paris
Principally supporting tendering activities on a day to day basis, duties will include assessment of risk, contract review/negotiation, legal advice and support to various departments on a range of topics.
What will your responsibilities involve?
- Be responsible for a given group of clients on an autonomous basis.
- Actively work with tender managers to develop effective contractual/negotiation strategies for each tender and type of work.
- Review and qualify contract terms contained within prospective clients’ invitations to tender (in partnership with the relevant tender manager) and lead client negotiations.
- Work in partnership with tender managers to develop and make recommendations to senior management and seek appropriate approvals as necessary.
- As a senior member of the Legal Team, contribute to the development and delivery of the team’s strategy and objectives, including the training and development of junior team members.
- Providing guidance to contracts department, supply chain and project personnel on contractual wording/risk mitigation and advising on contractual interpretation.
- Draft and review general legal agreements including confidentiality agreements, mutual hold harmless agreements, parent company guarantees, memorandum of understanding, pre-bid agreements, co-operation agreements.
- Provide compliance advice, review due diligence questionnaires from suppliers.
- Support various internal service providers, including delivering training to other departments.
What are we looking for?
- Fully qualified Commercial lawyer (UK qualifications preferred).
- Relevant in-house experience of the Energy sector (preferably Subsea) desirable.
- Significant experience of reviewing, negotiating and advising on offshore industry contracts.
- Adaptability to understand and advice on both conventional and renewable sectors.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, builds strong collaborative relationships.
- Strong ability to place contractual risks in their true practical and commercial perspective.
- Demonstrates credibility and professionalism, operates with the highest standards of integrity, preserving confidentiality at all times.
- Demonstrates initiative and ownership to work autonomously, while able to work collaboratively with team members and key stakeholders.
- Excellent planning skills, accustomed to meeting multiple and competing deadlines.
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