Assistant Legal Counsel

Role purpose

The Assistant Legal Counsel supports the General Counsel in providing timely, practical and commercially sound legal services across the Gulf Energy group. The role covers all of the group's activities: downstream petroleum supply, upstream exploration and production, power generation, and any new projects the group takes on.

The role has five parts: contracting, general legal and compliance, company secretarial, managing external counsel, and registers, records and general legal administration. The post-holder is a hands-on member of a lean in-house team and a first point of contact for legal queries from the business.

Qualifications and experience

Requirements

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognised university.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a current practising certificate.
• At least 1 year of post-admission experience, in-house or in a commercial law firm.
• Experience drafting and reviewing commercial contracts.
• Meets the integrity requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya.

Advantages

• Exposure to the energy, oil and gas, power or infrastructure sectors.
• Some company secretarial experience.
• A Master of Laws (LLM) or relevant short courses in energy, commercial or corporate law.
• Familiarity with international contract forms and arbitration.