Title:  Sr Counsel - Corporate & Project Finance

Overview

We are seeking an experienced attorney to join the Corporate & Project Finance Legal Practice of the Project Development & Finance Department in the Law Organization as Senior Counsel.

The Law Organization at Saudi Aramco is responsible for providing legal counsel and advisory services to Saudi Aramco’s business units, subsidiaries and joint ventures. The Corporate & Project Finance Legal Practice within the Law Organization is responsible for, among other matters, advising on, negotiating, and documenting Saudi Aramco’s corporate and project finance transactions and capital market transactions.

The Senior Counsel’s primary role is to lead the legal activities with respect to the development and implementation of finance and capital markets transactions, including the structuring, negotiation, documentation and execution of such transactions.  As part of the responsibilities, the senior Counsel will also advise Saudi Aramco Management and internal clients with respect to Saudi Aramco’s legal rights and obligations, agreements, and common statutory or similar processes in connection with finance and capital markets transactions.  The Senior Counsel will also liaise and work with other attorneys in the Law Organization, as it relates to tax, antitrust, joint venture development and regulatory compliance.  In addition, the Senior Counsel will engage and manage outside counsel on a cost-effective basis.

The Senior Counsel will report to the Practice Leader of the Corporate & Project Finance Legal Practice.  While the position is based in Dhahran, this is a global practice and requires commensurate travel.
 

Key Responsibilities

As a successful candidate you will be required to perform the following:

• Lead the legal activities with respect to the negotiation and execution of financing transactions in all contexts, including for parent company bank debt and capital markets issuances, as well as joint venture project financings, among others, including the structuring, negotiation, and documentation of such transactions;
• Advise Management and internal clients with respect to Saudi Aramco’s legal rights and obligations, agreements, and common statutory or similar requirements in connection with financing transactions;
• Assist Law Management and other attorneys in marshalling and examining the law and facts pertinent to legal problems; and
• Liaise and work with outside counsel to negotiate and document transactions on a cost-effective basis.
   

Minimum Requirements

As a successful candidate you will have:

• Juris Doctor in Law or Master of Law with additional experience.
• Minimum 12 years of experience.
• Currently licensed, admitted to practice, and in good standing in the United States, Canada, England & Wales, the European Union, or an equivalent jurisdiction.
• A minimum of six years of finance experience in a law firm with a strong project finance or capital markets practice or comprised of a combination of law firm and in-house experience in a corporation handling finance transactions.
• Demonstrable experience working directly with the clients from transaction inception to completion;
• Hands-on experience with structuring, drafting, negotiating, and leading transactions in a first or second chair capacity;
• Experience with international transactions and finance principles;
• Experience coordinating with attorneys in other subject areas; and
• A self-starting, flexible, pragmatic, and commercially-oriented approach to practicing law.