Legal Counsel

Add expected salary to your profile for insightsWe’re establishing a new Legal Solutions Team in Kuala Lumpur (KL), which will be an integral part of the Legal Function and provide defined, structured shared legal services to the bp business. The implementation of the Legal Solutions Team marks the transformation of the legal team structure and will improve the way it delivers legal services, with much more agility and efficiency, in a data-driven, technology-enabled environment.This is an opportunity to join and help shape the Legal Solutions Team from the outset and develop the next generation of Legal talent.Key ResponsibilitiesPart of bp's Legal Solutions Team which consist of 4-6 legal counsels that we’re currently setting up in KL as part of bp’s global Projects, Operations & Procurement Legal Team.Integral part of BP’s Legal Function - a global operation consisting of approximately 400 lawyers and specialists.The Legal Solutions Team will initially provide contracting legal support to bp’s Procurement and GBS businesses, supporting staff in Sunbury, Houston, Budapest and Kuala Lumpur and other global locations.The Legal Solutions Team will handle a huge variety of work across numerous procurement/contract categories, supporting some of bp’s most exciting projects in a variety of areas, like oil & gas, renewables and low carbon energy and marketing & convenience. Some of the works include advising, reviewing, negotiating, drafting and providing business-minded, pragmatic legal advice on bp’s goods and services contracts.To manage day-to-day delivery of a range of shared legal services from KL in support of bp’s global legal and procurement functions.Driving standardization and CI of contract templates, playbooks, WoWs, workflows, processes and training materials.Engagement of external legal counsel where required.Find opportunities for efficiencies and to improve current contracting processes and devise plans to implement these changes.Supporting the update of bp’s template goods and services contracts and other business contracting processes.Managing the delivery of contracting training sessions to the Procurement and GBS businesses by the Legal Solutions Team.Working with senior legal and business partners to provide direct support for business critical and high-value projects.Creating and fostering relationships within the wider bp network, including legal and operational subject matter experts, in order to provide comprehensive and commercially appropriate advice.Deliver against Key Performance Indicators which would include SLA compliance and turnaround time.Essential Education, Experience and Job RequirementsA university-level qualification and qualified to practice law in Malaysia or UK is preferred.Minimum 4+ years PQE as a practicing commercial lawyer in a law firm and/or in a corporate legal group with global/international clients.Proven experience of delivering legal shared services to global/international clients either in an in-house or outsourced environment.Experience in negotiating and drafting cross border commercial agreements in a wide variety of business areas.Familiarity with the process rigour necessary to provide world-class legal shared services in either a client-owned (“captive”) or outsourced environment.Excellent technical legal, oral, written and communication skills in English language.Strong presentation skill of legal materials and relevant experience.Strong interpersonal skills – capable of adopting a variety of styles to interact with and influence clients across the business and senior management.Ability to deploy good judgment in pragmatically and effectively applying bp practices, processes and controls.Ability to work both autonomously and as a team player in a global function.At bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and challenging environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly. There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life! These benefits can include flexible working options, paid parental leave policy among others!We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.BP is changing the way the world lives. We are one of the world’s largest energy companies with a span of business that includes exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. After more than 50 years in Malaysia, BP has progressed significantly – from a modest beginning as a small petroleum marketing operation, the company has established a strong presence with ISO 9002 and ISO 14001 certified lubricant blending plants and has diversified its business activities to become a major player in the petrochemical sector producing Acetic Acid in joint venture plant in Kertih, Terengganu.Malaysia is also the site for the Global Business Service Centre (GBS) Asia delivering value-added services, process standardization and transformation throughout BP’s global delivery capabilities and enabling technologies. As the global GBS center for Group Finance, Petrochemicals, Procurement and Tax and hub for lubricants in Asia Pacific, we pride ourselves as an integrated and resourceful team with proven track record in delivering and generating value for BP. At GBS Asia, we are a dynamic, highly-skilled and diverse team of 1000 professionals, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “Our People are our greatest asset” and we are proactive in advocating learning and development to support personal growth and ensure we have sufficient people with the right capability that is vital to the success of GBS and BP.Safety, Respect, Excellence, Courage and One Team are the five values that express our shared understanding of what we believe, how we aim to behave and what we aspire to be as an organization. We believe that diversity and inclusion are integral to our success. We demonstrate this by advocating agile working practices and by supporting a host of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. The core of how we operate is manifested in the five pillars of the BSC’s Employee Value Proposition:1. Partnership and Value2. Energy and Drive3. Teamwork and Diversity4. Development and Opportunity5. Recognition and ImpactBP is changing the way the world lives. We are one of the world’s largest energy companies with a span of business that includes exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. After more than 50 years in Malaysia, BP has progressed significantly – from a modest beginning as a small petroleum marketing operation, the company has established a strong presence with ISO 9002 and ISO 14001 certified lubricant blending plants and has diversified its business activities to become a major player in the petrochemical sector producing Acetic Acid in joint venture plant in Kertih, Terengganu.Malaysia is also the site for the Global Business Service Centre (GBS) Asia delivering value-added services, process standardization and transformation throughout BP’s global delivery capabilities and enabling technologies. As the global GBS center for Group Finance, Petrochemicals, Procurement and Tax and hub for lubricants in Asia Pacific, we pride ourselves as an integrated and resourceful team with proven track record in delivering and generating value for BP. At GBS Asia, we are a dynamic, highly-skilled and diverse team of 1000 professionals, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. “Our People are our greatest asset” and we are proactive in advocating learning and development to support personal growth and ensure we have sufficient people with the right capability that is vital to the success of GBS and BP.Safety, Respect, Excellence, Courage and One Team are the five values that express our shared understanding of what we believe, how we aim to behave and what we aspire to be as an organization. We believe that diversity and inclusion are integral to our success. We demonstrate this by advocating agile working practices and by supporting a host of Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives. The core of how we operate is manifested in the five pillars of the BSC’s Employee Value Proposition:Don’t provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs.

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