Production & Operations Legal Counsel

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• Travel required: No travel is expected with this role.
• Job category: Legal Group
• Relocation available: This role is not eligible for relocation.

Our purpose is to bring together people, energy and markets to power and navigate a changing world.

The P&O Legal Counsel is accountable to provide legal support to P&O, Low Carbon and local Mergers & Acquisitions activities.

Key Accountabilities

• Accountable for negotiations, drafting, reviewing, analyzing and interpreting various forms of commercial contracts such as service, supply, distribution and sales agreements, joint venture arrangements, business sale, purchase and intra-group agreements.
• Identify, interpret and assess the impact of Brazilian laws and regulations on the companies’ activities. Ensure compliance with policies, methods, procedures, best practices, legislation and regulatory bodies.
• Provide legal advice and support the business in bid round qualification, supporting pre- and post-tender negotiations, agreements and regulatory analysis.
• Legal support to the business in JV management.
• Maintain adequate use of Law Firms ensuring quality of work and adequate cost control.
• Represent the company before key stakeholders such as government authorities, clients and partners as the legal department representative.
• Accountable to identify, furnish advice and opinions on legal issues that arise in the course of supported businesses.
• Provide advice to other functions (i.e. HR, Tax and FC&A) in order to mitigate long term exposure and create local policies.
• Review due diligence reports, contracts and legal documents.

Education and Experience

• Law Degree from an accredited university.
• Valid active license to practice law in Brazil.
• Post-graduate courses in Oil & Gas, Energy or Corporate (desirable).
• 5+ years of proven experience in the corporate area of large law firms or as an in-house lawyer in major national or multinational companies.
• Solid background in Upstream, Corporate and Commercial Law.
• Working knowledge of Labour and Environmental Law.
• Good pro-activity teamwork and networking skills.
• Well-developed leadership and interpersonal skills enabling them to work efficiently in a matrix organization.

Language

• Portuguese – Fluent (native language).
• English – Fluent (spoken and written).
• Spanish – Conversational (desirable).

Why bp?

At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!

bp operates in a hybrid model working 60% from the office and 40% from home.

Travel Requirement: No travel is expected with this role.

Relocation Assistance: This role is not eligible for relocation.

Remote Type: This position is a hybrid of office/remote working.

Skills: Coaching, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Conflict Management, Creativity and Innovation, Decision Making, Digital fluency, Influencing, Managing strategic partnerships, Mentoring, Organizational knowledge, Resource and budget planning, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Supplier Relationship Management.

Legal Disclaimer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.