Legal Counsel - Calgary, Canada - Canadian Natural

Canadian Natural

Verified Company

Calgary, Canada

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Legal Counsel - Acquisitions and Divestments

The Opportunity:

Key Accountabilities:

Draft and negotiate appropriate sale agreements, using Canadian Natural precedents as a basis combined with the summarized terms in Letter of Intent
Negotiate and resolve all outstanding issues with legal counsel or representatives of the other party with respect to title, environmental, rights of first refusal, financial, operational matters etc. as required to finalize the Purchase and Sale agreements and close transactions
Maintain a comprehensive and broad knowledge of regulations and statutes, terms and conditions, representations and warranties in agreements and operational matters, as they pertain to A&D
Review title documents for due diligence purposes on both acquisition and disposition lands and remedy title on Canadian Natural lands
Review all ancillary documentation for closing including, land, joint ventures, marketing, surface documents etc.
Prepare rights of first refusal notices and notify appropriate parties; monitor such notices and any contractual obligations under the agreements to ensure closing conditions are met
Coordinate the closing efforts of the A&D team and communicate closing dates and issues with internal staff
Support the postclosing process with the A&D team including distribution of closing documents to third parties and resolution of postclosing issues as needed

Other Details:

Job location: Calgary, Alberta

Shift schedule: 5x

Monday to Friday, 8 hours per day
Competitive salary, stock options, stock savings plan and benefits

Skills & Qualifications:

Bachelor of Laws or Judicial Doctorate degree and eligibility for admission to the Law Society of Alberta
Three plus years Canadian oil and gas A&D transaction experience
Commercial/Corporate A&D or Real Estate experience preferred
Experience with QBLM (or similar land database) preferred

Why Canadian Natural?

CANADIAN NATURAL is a senior independent crude oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Our strong, diversified asset base is comprised of a balanced portfolio of light, synthetic, and heavy crude oil and natural gas.

Canadian Natural operates in Canada, the United Kingdom and Offshore Africa.

At Canadian Natural, we strive to live through our mission statement: "To develop people to work together to create value for the Company's shareholders by doing it right with fun and integrity." We are committed to a long-term presence in the communities where we operate.

Our activities create value by providing employment, business development opportunities, revenues to governments that contribute to spending on goods and services, and essential resources for public services, including health, safety, education and training.

Over the last 30 years, we have grown from a Company with nine employees to over 10,000 employees. We have increased our production from approximately 400 BOE/d in 1989 to more than one million BOE/d today.

Safety is a core value at Canadian Natural.

We conduct all of our operations in a way that identifies, minimizes and mitigates harm to the health and safety of employees, contractors, the public and the environment.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited - "Canadian Natural' - is a publicly traded company on the TSX and NYSE as CNQ.

Primary Location Calgary

Job Legal