Senior Corporate Counsel

Job Title:Senior Corporate Counsel

Reporting To:Legal Director

Location:Houston, TX

ABOUT SEADRILL

Seadrill is one of the world's most modern offshoreDeepwater drilling companies.
Using ground-breaking technology we operatein 15 countries across 5 continents, employing some 5,000 peoplerepresenting 65 nationalities.
Our vision is to Set the Standard inDrilling.
It's an ambitious goal.
And every single one of us has a partto play.
Help us to keep innovating, improving and maintaining thehighest safety standards, and we'll give you what you need to be yourbest too.


Diversityand inclusion are more than words for us.
Everyone is welcome-as aninclusive workplace, our people are comfortable bringing their authenticwhole selves to work.
We continue to build an inclusive culture thatencourages, supports, and celebrates the diverse voices of our people.
Itfuels our innovation and connects us closer to our customers and thecommunities we operate in.


JOB SUMMARY

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


JOB SPECIFICRESPONSIBILITIES Assist with review and coordination of securities filings,including annual proxy statements, registration statements, beneficialownership reports, and annual, quarterly and current reports, and ensurecompliance with SEC and NYSE rules and regulations.
Assist with conduct of annual and special meetings ofshareholders Provide legal support on investor relations and communicationsmatters, including review of earnings announcements, earnings scripts, pressreleases, investor presentations, investor communications, internalcommunications, and other materials.
Assist with management and preparation of board and committeematerials, including drafting of minutes, resolutions, presentations,assistance with agendas and other materials.
Preparation and maintenance of corporate governancedocumentation, including committee charters, related-party transactionspolicy, insider trading policy, etc., and help implement such policies,procedures and training programs, as needed.
Assist with group subsidiary and branch management, and jointventures.
Provide support for the finance organization on and with: external financing arrangements (revolving credit facility and debtindenture) and support ancillary documentation related to such agreements intercompany arrangements, including internal reorganisation andrestructuring work.
Providelegal 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 asnon-disclosure agreements and LOIs/MOUs Manage and execute the steps and processes to closetransactions; Coordinate discussions and decision-making processesinvolving other legal functional teams (e.g., employment,intellectual property and real estate), the business developmentteam, integration teams, and business function teams (e.g.,information technology, procurement and tax).
Managing(with outside counsel) corporate litigation and disputes from time totime.
Liaisingwith external counsel in a timely and cost-conscious manner to resolveissues.
SAFETY AT SEADRILL

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


Throughstrong leadership and personal responsibility from all employees, we takea systematic approach to identifying, managing and preventing the hazardsinvolved in our day to day operations.
Nothing is more important to usthan the health, safety and security of our workforce and the communitiesin which we operate and behaving responsibly towards our sharedenvironment.
We are vigilant, disciplined and always looking out for oneanother.
We have developed and embedded a strong safety culture onshoreand offshore, fostered by all employees, who each have a personalresponsibility and the authority to put an immediate stop to the job ifthey believe it to be unsafe.
Everyone at Seadrill is accountable forhelping to build this culture of care.


SEADRILLBEHAVIORAL FRAMEWORK

InSeadrill, setting the standard is not just about what we deliver, but howwe deliver it.


Weco-created our Behavioural Framework with our employees, where weidentified four key competencies that define our culture and help us tolive our values.
Our behaviours are embedded in the way we work andsupport and guide us day to day: Drive& Ownership Change& Forward Thinking Communication& Collaboration Service Delivery KNOWLEDGE, SKILLSAND EXPERIENCE Essential Minimumof 6 years of related legal experience at a prominent law firm and/orpublic company.
Strongfoundation in corporate law and securities law matters, includingsubsidiary management; Experiencein M&A transactions; Supporton capital market transactions including the sale of publicly listedshares and debt instruments; Business-orientedapproach to problem solving, tempered by an appreciation for legalcomplexity and risk; Superiorlegal and analytical skills - excellent judgment and initiative inselecting the most effective solutions; Highlydeveloped analytical and legal research skills, highly effectivewritten and verbal communications skills.Ability to communicateand relate to all levels of the organization and within a teamenvironment; Proactiveapproach to matter management and client engagement; Collaborativenature.Understanding of and first-hand experience in advisingclients in a fast-paced business environment; Developedsense of judgment, risk management skills and ability to balancebusiness needs, regulatory obligations and reputational risks in anobjective, practical way; Demonstratedability to both grasp the "big picture" and attend todetails; Excellentfollow-through skills; dedication to responsive internal clientservice; Ability to work under pressure and prioritize and manageworkload, manage simultaneous tasks, and meet deadlines with achanging fast-paced environment; Experience of workingcollaboratively in multicultural teams, and possibly in remote teamsspread across different countries.
Desired Experience within the upstream oil and gasor shipping industries is preferred but not essential Experience with an international corporatestructure; and Experience with publicly listed companies EDUCATION ANDQUALIFICATIONS MinimumRequirements Qualified lawyer admitted to practice inthe US or a common law jurisdiction.
JOIN SEADRILL

Wevalue our people and want to retain them.
So, we offer a competitivepackage built around an attractive base salary and a range of benefitstailored to your location.

JoinSeadrill.
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