The Kazakhstan office of a major international law firm has a vacancy for an ambitious energy attorney.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

 
---Drafting, reviewing and managing a variety of contracts and agreements
---Assisting all major organizations operating in the Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, Mining industries in dealing with globalization, cyclical prices, cost containment, technological advances, productivity improvements, deregulation, licenses to operate and access to capital
---Providing support for auditing joint-venture operations, obtaining new sources of financing, building a suitable financial infrastructure to help limit tax burden at home and abroad, selecting a business partner, demystifying complex inter-company transfer pricing issues, relevant laws and regulations, or risks inherent to doing business in a foreign country.

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

---JD or LLM
---5+ year of related legal experience
---Applicants should have strong academic records with post graduate qualifications
---Private law firm experience (an international firm or top level local firm)
---Excellent English (oral and writing)
---Very good legal writing and drafting skills
---Ability to analyze problems and offer practical solutions
---Outgoing personality and leadership skills, ability to lead, mentor and teach more junior lawyers, and to work well as a part of a team
---Interest in a long term career with the Firm.