Description: One of the world's leading energy companies with approximately 60000 employees working in countries around the world. We explore produce and transport crude oil and natural gas refine market and distribute fuels and other energy products manufacture and sell petrochemical products generate power and develop future energy resources including biofuels and geothermal energy.
This Legal Analyst position is based in Houston TX and is part of the Downstream Chemicals and Midstream Law Function. The successful candidate will primarily provide commercial transactional and corporate governance legal support for the Manufacturing Americas Fuels and Lubricants Procurement Sales and Marketing business units operating in North America.
The successful candidate must be able to perform delegated paralegal tasks under the guidance and direction of attorneys including:
• Prepare and negotiate a variety of agreements including but not limited to the following: Products and Services Agreements Master Products and Services Agreements Blending Agreements Data Subscription Services Agreements Cloud Agreements Non-Disclosure Agreements Contract Amendments all based on consultation with business partners and review by attorneys.
• Engage with and provide recommendations risk analysis to business partners contract administrators and attorneys on counterparty's changes to legal terms in agreements.
• Work closely with subject matter experts in tax finance intellectual property information risk management compliance and insurance to integrate guidance into negotiations and agreements.
• Analyze and summarize documents for review by business partners and attorneys.
• Perform legal due diligence and legal research.
• Work closely with business partners and attorneys to resolve a variety of day-to-day issues and support a broad range of commercial transactions and/or projects.
• Recommend develop and implement process improvements and simplification of tasks.
• Communicate clearly simply and directly.
Required Qualifications:
• Minimum of five years experience as a paralegal negotiating and drafting commercial agreements.
• Ability to effectively analyze and communicate legal issues across broad functional and organizational lines e.g. subject matter experts business partners and attorneys.
• Ability to maintain high quality performance with varied deadlines and competing priorities in a fast-paced work environment.
• Strong organizational analytical proofreading editing and research skills.
• Strong communication skills both oral and written and interpersonal skills.
• Self-starter who is adept at working in a team environment and partnering with management business partners in-house counsel outside counsel and staff.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite of tools.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Bachelors degree.
• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program or a law degree from an ABA-accredited school.
Skills:
legal compliance, contract management
Top Skills Details:
legal compliance
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
• Any Oil and Gas industry experience is Highly Preferred!
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Paralegal certificate from an ABA-approved program or a law degree from an ABA-accredited school.
Experience Level:
Intermediate Level
send resume' to kvanduren @teksystems.com
About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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