Country

United Arab Emirates

Workplace location

DUBAI-U BORA TWRS(ARE)

Employer company

TotalEnergies UAE Services

Domain

Legal Affairs

Location

United Arab Emirates

Experience

Minimum 10 years

Candidate Profile

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Postgraduate / master\'s degree in business law.
Minimum 8-10 years of experience as transactional lawyer in Projects / M&A with an experience of the jurisdictions of the Region (in particular Africa) in the energy sector. Experience in the development of renewables projects in the Region (in particular Africa) is a plus.
Acquainted to Common Law.
Languages: English required, French would also be desirable.
Assertiveness, responsiveness, flexibility (must be able to adapt quickly to the context and to complex and varied situations), autonomy and sense of initiative.
Strong legal drafting skills (in English).
Ability to working in teams/project mode with the operational people (business development, technical and operations, structured finance,etc.) as well as external and other TotalEnergies lawyers.
Strong interpersonal skills in the context of a multicultural environment.

Activities

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• Provide leadership and co-ordination support in relation to the legal support to the TSDG business unit;
• Oversee the distribution of work amongst members of the team and ensure that all work is carried out to agreed standards which meet clients needs;
• Draft and negotiate a wide range of contracts (confidentiality agreements, letters of intent; MoU, power purchase agreements, EPC contracts, O&M agreements; land rights agreements, partnership agreements; shareholders agreements, share purchase agreements, finance agreements, etc.);
• Advise and prepare the legal documentation required for submissions to RfPs for renewable projects and monitoring the legal aspects of such projects\' development (creation or participation in joint ventures, implementation of the agreements, etc.);
• Conduct legal studies and provide legal memorandum and contribute to the legal reporting of TSDG;
• Assess and monitor regulatory (incl. new regulations) and contractual risks, propose innovative solutions to mitigate such risks;
• Coordinate with local authorities for permitting, company registration and various requests;
• Coordinate and supervise the work of the law firms. Recommend the most appropriate external counsels, select (in compliance with the legal group policies) and monitor their services and legal fees;
• Monitor, in coordination with external advisors, the litigations (if any) associated with the portfolio of projects.
• Advise on the structuring of projects for new country market entries, manage and coordinate the incorporation of new affiliates in the countries where projects are developed and follow up on the corporate housekeeping of the subsidiaries and JV incorporated in the Region (shareholders / board of directors resolutions, delegations and PoAs, share transfers, etc.);
• Contribute, in coordination with the group tax specialists and financial and operational managers of TotalEnergies Renewables / GRP branch, the choice of appropriate contractual and financial schemes for the above-mentioned activities.);
• Advise and contribute to compliance with internal policies relevant to above-mentioned operations (eg HSE, anti-corruption, sanctions, competition law, etc.);
• Contribute to the development of appropriate tools and processes for supporting the activity (templates, guidelines, enhancement of knowledge) and to the development of adequate document management systems;
• Contribute to the development of training and guidelines to operational teams.

Context & Environment

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The Legal Department provides a legal and commercial advisory service to the TotalEnergies companies in the UAE and other TotalEnergies Group companies within the scope of One TotalEnergies, One Country.
Matters handled include: matters which are highly sensitive within the company or where the matter is of interest beyond the TotalEnergies companies in the UAE; highly complex matters where the law may not provide a black or white answer and where legal documentation is frequently complex; matters which may be politically sensitive e.g. seen as high risk or commercially very important to the whole company.
Both legal and commercial negotiations are often conducted with multiple parties which requires careful co-ordination and attention to multiple documents. Life span of documents may span decades. As appropriate, the Legal Department will call on and manage lawyers in private practice e.g. to pursue litigation cases.

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