General Counsel

Contexte et environnement

The Legal Department provides legal advice to all of TotalEnergies companies in the UAE to protect the interest of TotalEnergies and

minimize legal risks. The scope of the job includes many high value assets with complex and voluminous contractual arrangements.

Working in an environment where the legal regime (esp. the energy sector) is not highly developed with recent and constantly

changing legislations, so clear answers are often not available. The Legal Department is involved with negotiations and legal

discussions which can be protracted and require a flexible, diplomatic approach in order to achieve the business objectives without

significant compromise on legal issues.

Activités

The General Counsel provides all necessary support and advice for the activities of TotalEnergies in the UAE in order to: i) minimize legal

risks; ii) optimize our commercial position; and iii) find pragmatic and diplomatic solutions to problems. Major Activities are:

Negotiations and Agreements

• Advise on terms of existing agreements / Participate in negotiations with the State, national companies and Joint Venture
  
  
  

partners/ Prepare, review and validate new agreements and major contracts and support their implementation

Disputes and Litigation

• Prevent disputes and litigation / Defend the interest of TotalEnergies in the event of disputes or litigation (threatened
  
  
  

or actual)

Additional Legal Support

• Maintain effective contact with DGEP/JA / Select and manage external Legal support in UAE as
  
  
  

required Maintain Legal Databases

• Stay informed on new Laws and Regulations affecting Company's operations, influence where possible, and alert/advise
  
  
  

relevant Departments of new developments / Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date Title Documents Database / Maintain

Corporate Information database

Legal team management

• Plan and follow the activities of the department / Take the lead in the creation of a cohesive and effective team / Evaluate the
  
  
  

performance of employees (EIA) / Validate and monitor training plans of employees / Contribute wherever possible to the

"Emiratizations" of the department

Profil du candidat

Degree: Law — minimum requirement is LL.B Honors from civil/common law jurisdiction (Europe, UK, US) but preferably Masters in

Petroleum law.

Experience: minimum 15 years' experience in E&P law.

Knowledge/Skills: Petroleum law, international business law/public law; community law/environmental law; company law.

Informations supplémentaires

• Senior member of the UAE Management Team
• Provides legal assistance to the TotalEnergies Operated Assets - Ruwais Diyab (Unconventional Gas) Concession
• Provides legal assistance to all of the TEPUAE Non-Operated Assets (ADNOC Onshore, ADNOC Offshore, ADNOC
  
  
  

LNG, ADNOC Gas Processing, Dolphin Energy Limited, NGSCO)

• Corporate Entities — Approximately 30 Corporate Companies including French and Nederland registered companies.
• Sanction Officer for all the affiliates of TotalEnergies in the UAE
  
  
  

TotalEnergies valorise la diversité, promeut le développement individuel et offre des opportunités d'emploi égales à tous les candidats.