Paralegal

Our Client operates in the Oil and Energy industry, with its headquarters rooted strongly in Saudi Arabia. It has its branches spread to more than 50 countries, providing employment to more than 68,500 people all over the world. They fall under the Fortune 500 Companies. They are one of the world’s largest oil producers. They are constantly growing by creating new technologies through its Research and Development efforts and branch into new business lines through Investments and Acquisitions.

Role Descriptions:

• Paralegal with A global leader in the energy industry in charge of the companies operations and investments across Europe, the US and Asia.
• The paralegal will lead a team of paralegals and collaborate counsels, including the Chief Counsel, in any practice areas or specialization as well as corporate secretarial and corporate housekeeping of the client.
• You will assists in non-routine advanced factual and legal research and supports attorneys in performing specifically.
• You will be delegating legal work for which an attorney is responsible. The incumbent will be familiar with legal.
• You will use terminology and legal practices and methodologies in order to aid the Law Organization, and its clients, in
• completing projects and assignments in support of requests from Company business units.
• The incumbent will function as part of a paralegal team to provide support and information gathering in the preparation of legal memoranda, legal issues list, regulatory filings, transaction checklists, corporate
• resolutions and a range of other legal deliverables for review and support to the Law team.

Responsibilities: 

• You will conduct advanced factual research and basic legal research.
• You will draft and revise standard documents according to established procedure.
• Gather information, consolidate documents and generate and revise reports based on established procedure.
• You will provide assistance with corporate secretarial work, i.e., assisting Chief Counsel in their role as secretary to the boards of various Company and affiliate entities.
• You will provide support in organizing, maintain, and manage files in document management system(s).
• Interface with various internal departments including Public Affairs, Government Relations, etc.
• Assist counsels with review of invoices.
• Manage documents requiring renewals.
• Cross-check documents for consistency of terminology and defined terms
• Understand and abide by confidentiality rules; and
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Take work assignments from Chief Counsel, counsels, senior paralegals.
• Will work as a member of a team with basic knowledge of legal terminology and legal practices in order to provide assistance to the law department in completing projects and assignments in support of requests Company or related entities’ business units

Requirements: 

• Must Hold a university bachelor’s degree
• Formal paralegal accreditation/certification regarded as premium
• 5+ years in paralegal/legal assistant role at major international law firm or major corporate legal department
• Excellent technical proficiency, including Microsoft Office
• Advanced knowledge of factual research techniques and a basic knowledge of legal research techniques
• Advanced knowledge of legal terminology, methodologies and practices
• Proficiency in legal communication principles both written and spoken

Working Environment

• Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly. People work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world’s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.
• We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs – one of the largest in the world.