What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Corporate Counsel position at Seadrill?

Job Title : Senior Corporate Counsel

Reporting To : Legal Director

Location : Houston, TX

ABOUT SEADRILL

Seadrill is one of the world's most modern offshore Deepwater drilling companies. Using ground-breaking technology we operate in 15 countries across 5 continents, employing some 5,000 people representing 65 nationalities. Our vision is to Set the Standard in Drilling. It's an ambitious goal. And every single one of us has a part to play. Help us to keep innovating, improving and maintaining the highest safety standards, and we'll give you what you need to be your best too.

Diversity and inclusion are more than words for us. Everyone is welcome-as an inclusive workplace, our people are comfortable bringing their authentic whole selves to work. We continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our people. It fuels our innovation and connects us closer to our customers and the communities we operate in.

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Corporate Counsel is a member of Seadrill's Legal and Compliance team providing effective, commercially-oriented support to the company on a wide variety of legal issues affecting our corporate structures and transactions, joint ventures, financing arrangements, and other commercial and operational issues.

JOB SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Assist with review and coordination of securities filings, including annual proxy statements, registration statements, beneficial ownership reports, and annual, quarterly and current reports, and ensure compliance with SEC and NYSE rules and regulations.
Assist with conduct of annual and special meetings of shareholders
Provide legal support on investor relations and communications matters, including review of earnings announcements, earnings scripts, press releases, investor presentations, investor communications, internal communications, and other materials.
Assist with management and preparation of board and committee materials, including drafting of minutes, resolutions, presentations, assistance with agendas and other materials.
Preparation and maintenance of corporate governance documentation, including committee charters, related-party transactions policy, insider trading policy, etc., and help implement such policies, procedures and training programs, as needed.
Assist with group subsidiary and branch management, and joint ventures.

Provide support for the finance organization on and with :

external financing arrangements (revolving credit facility and debt indenture) and support ancillary documentation related to such agreements

intercompany arrangements, including internal reorganisation and restructuring work.

Provide legal advice on corporate and other transactional work including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and rig sales and purchases :

Lead and conduct due diligence efforts;

Negotiate and draft various documents such as non-disclosure agreements and LOIs / MOUs

Manage and execute the steps and processes to close transactions;

Coordinate discussions and decision-making processes involving other legal functional teams (e.g., employment, intellectual property and real estate), the business development team, integration teams, and business function teams (e.g., information technology, procurement and tax).

Managing (with outside counsel) corporate litigation and disputes from time to time.

Liaising with external counsel in a timely and cost-conscious manner to resolve issues.

SAFETY AT SEADRILL

Our goal is to ensure that 'nobody gets hurt' whilst performing their job. Everyone at Seadrill has a part to play in meeting our safety commitment.

Through strong leadership and personal responsibility from all employees, we take a systematic approach to identifying, managing and preventing the hazards involved in our day to day operations. Nothing is more important to us than the health, safety and security of our workforce and the communities in which we operate and behaving responsibly towards our shared environment. We are vigilant, disciplined and always looking out for one another. We have developed and embedded a strong safety culture onshore and offshore, fostered by all employees, who each have a personal responsibility and the authority to put an immediate stop to the job if they believe it to be unsafe. Everyone at Seadrill is accountable for helping to build this culture of care.

SEADRILL BEHAVIORAL FRAMEWORK

In Seadrill, setting the standard is not just about what we deliver, but how we deliver it.

We co-created our Behavioural Framework with our employees, where we identified four key competencies that define our culture and help us to live our values. Our behaviours are embedded in the way we work and support and guide us day to day :

Drive & Ownership

Change & Forward Thinking

Communication & Collaboration

Service Delivery

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

Minimum of 6 years of related legal experience at a prominent law firm and / or public company.

Strong foundation in corporate law and securities law matters, including subsidiary management;

Experience in M&A transactions;

Support on capital market transactions including the sale of publicly listed shares and debt instruments;

Business-oriented approach to problem solving, tempered by an appreciation for legal complexity and risk;

Superior legal and analytical skills - excellent judgment and initiative in selecting the most effective solutions;

Highly developed analytical and legal research skills, highly effective written and verbal communications skills. Ability to communicate and relate to all levels of the organization and within a team environment;

Proactive approach to matter management and client engagement;

Collaborative nature. Understanding of and first-hand experience in advising clients in a fast-paced business environment;

Developed sense of judgment, risk management skills and ability to balance business needs, regulatory obligations and reputational risks in an objective, practical way;

Demonstrated ability to both grasp the "big picture" and attend to details;

Excellent follow-through skills; dedication to responsive internal client service;

Ability to work under pressure and prioritize and manage workload, manage simultaneous tasks, and meet deadlines with a changing fast-paced environment;

Experience of working collaboratively in multicultural teams, and possibly in remote teams spread across different countries.

Desired

Experience within the upstream oil and gas or shipping industries is preferred but not essential

Experience with an international corporate structure; and

Experience with publicly listed companies

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Requirements

Qualified lawyer admitted to practice in the US or a common law jurisdiction.

JOIN SEADRILL

We value our people and want to retain them. So, we offer a competitive package built around an attractive base salary and a range of benefits tailored to your location.

Join Seadrill. Own the Opportunity.

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