Legal Counsel Den Haag Zuid-Holland

Job dimensions
The job holder is the final responsible Legal counsel providing advice and legal representation to client and its affiliates (around 80) in the course of their Holding, Financing and Business activities which are mainly E&P. A portion of the job holder’s time will also be used to assist the General Counsel of our client in ongoing affiliate work, namely, assisting with the drafting, negotiation and implementation of agreements in the field of exploration and production and carbon capture projects.

Activities
Legal Support for client and its subsidiaries

• Provide legal advice and support to client and its Holding/Financing subsidiaries.
• Act as Company Secretary and legal advisor to the Supervisory Boards of client.
• Provide legal support to client affiliates with a foreign activity, in close collaboration with HQ or local Legal Department regarding farm-in and farm-out contracts and any other legal questions at branch level.
• Conduct the creation of BV companies, liquidations, name changes, transfers of shares, legalizations of documents when required, and any shareholder restructuring within the group.
• Ensure that all registrations are performed in accordance with Dutch legislation and keep the Dutch corporate structure in good standing.
• Organize affiliates statutory meetings and draw up related reports and minutes.
• Liaise with Legal HQ and/or legal local contact for a follow-up of the claims/litigations of foreign subsidiaries.
• Monitor the changes in the legislation and communicates on the impacts for the business.
• Assist during internal and external audits.
• Manage of the work of a paralegal.

Legal Reporting and follow-up

• Archive all documents signed by the directors of our client.
• Gather all patrimonial contracts (SPA, Farm-in/out, PSC, Concession…) signed by authorized persons to save them under clients Legal folder.
• Liaise with our client's HQ Legal Department to ensure timely Board decisions on patrimonial contracts by BV companies and adequate Power of Authority if needed.

Legal Support

• Provide legal advice and support to client in the carrying out of EP & CCS operations.
• Preparing, drafting and implementing the legal agreements and structures for carrying out E&P and CCS operations.
• Ensuring compliance with the applicable laws, regulations and contractual provisions, and the Company's governance rules (due diligence,…).
• Following up of the regulation applicable to carbon neutrality projects, public procurement and competition law.
• Conducting legal research, preparing and updating legal summaries and analyses.

Context and environment
Job holder strongly interacts for the Legal matters with our client's HQ Legal Department and within Company Finance Control and Legal and Tax as well as with the local management.

Accountabilities
Final responsible legal expert and accountable for the smooth and effective functioning of the legal function.

• At least 5 Years of experience in a law firm and/or as in-house lawyer.
• Excellent knowledge of Dutch company law.
• Knowledge of Oil & Gas exploration and production business.

• Team player;
• Proactive and reactive;
• Strong attention to detail;
• Highly reliable and good communication skills;
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment.