Legal Counsel, E&P at Hobark International Limited (HIL)

Hobark International Limited (HIL) is the parent company of the Hobark group operating in the oil and gas industry. The company was incorporated in 1998, starting as a staffing agency based in Port Harcourt. Currently we have offices in 4 countries with our head office in Lagos.

Job Title: Legal Counsel, E&P

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Job Type: Full Time

Job Description

• Act as key resource and provide expert legal advice and support for E&P operations across Drilling, Production and Maintenance Operations, HSSE, Base and Community Operations, etc.
• Support the AGC E&P to provide proactive and strategic legal advice to the Board of Directors, Executive Management Team, and other clients on legal risks affecting the organization’s operations, as well as enterprise level risks and mitigations around projects/transactions/strategies.
• Assist the AGC E&P in providing sound legal advice and support for strategic commercial operations e.g. custody transfer, crude transfer, handling and unitisation agreements, and other contracting matters in the E&P Departments, and general business advisory to guide the development, interpretation, and review of all organization’s contract management and corporate policies.
• Assist the AGC E&P in the development and implementation of a Corporate Governance Framework that ensures that stakeholder integrity is protected and optimally managed. Assist the AGC E&P in championing the implementation of the Code of Conduct, Business Ethics and Compliance, Business Records Management and related corporate governance matters for the E&P internal clients, including Lands, HSSE, Base and Community.
• Provide due diligence on all upstream transactions that portend legal, commercial and or reputational risks e.g. acquisitions, divestitures within the E&P departments. Support work at the strategic level in M&A projects and participate in the provision of appropriate legal documentation to provide M&A projects from the pre-deal stage of valuation through to post-merger /acquisition integration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Law, MBA/ LL.M.
• Over 15 years post-call experience (at least 10 years in E&P experience with 8 years in a managerial capacity) with a mid-sized or major E&P operation or law firm.
• High degree of self-sufficiency
• Commendable Leadership skills
• Excellent judgement and a team’s best in class’ approach.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

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