International E&P Negotiator/Lawyer

Job Activities

• Conduct legal research
• Prepare and update legal analyses and summaries
• Provide legal advice and support decision-making through risk assessment
• Analyze and interpret national and international legal and regulatory texts and contracts
• Advise on interpretation and application of legal texts
• Anticipate legal risks and propose optimized solutions
• Prepare, draft a wide range of agreements and contracts and monitor their implementation
• Imagine and create new agreements in response to new situations
• Treat independently the most complex cases of its specialty or sector
• Ensure legal certainty and optimization of given sector (area of ​​law or industry)
• Participate in negotiations with subcontractors, service providers, partners, Governments and National Companies
• Advise and assist DGEP entities and E&P subsidiaries for the design of legally and economically adapted contractual schemes
• Design and propose to DGEP entities and E&P subsidiaries legal structures adapted to their environment, taking into account legal constraints and economic data
• Participate in the creation and development of these structures
• Provide the secretarial duties for Councils and Assemblies if necessary
• Advise and assist DGEP entities and subsidiaries in pre-litigation phases
• Advise and assist DGEP entities and E&P subsidiaries in litigation and lead the process of dispute resolution
• Manage the work and services of external legal counsels
• Contribute to improving skills and know-how
• Select external legal counsels, set / negotiate terms & conditions of their work
• Represent the Company to the highest level on legal matters
• Advise senior management
• Supervise, lead and manage projects
• Establish processes for developing and sharing expertise

Job Requirements

• Postgraduate degree in Business Law. Additional trainings in tax/economics is a plus.
• More than 10 years of relevant professional experience
• Excellent level in International Business Law and Oil & Gas Law required
• Excellent analytical, writing and conceptual skills
• Strong negotiation skills