Senior Legal Counsel - Operations

About the role

Borr Drilling is looking for a Senior Legal Counsel - Operations to give senior-level strategic, commercial and operational legal advice across its global drilling operations. The role ensures adherence to international laws, regulatory requirements, anti-corruption standards and the company's internal governance framework, and supports enterprise risk mitigation, regulatory compliance and the development of company policies and business strategies.

Key responsibilities

• Oversee legal affairs of operational field support matters, including drilling, shipyard and engineering, maritime transportation, procurement, vessel and flag state, customs and logistics, real estate, trade control, and occasional acquisitions and divestitures.
• Draft, review and interpret contracts and advise on the legal risks of contracts and obligations before they bind the company.
• Advise executive management and other staff on the legal implications of business decisions, proposed laws and regulations, and on company policies and strategies.
• Track laws, regulations and enforcement activity that could affect company policies or practices.
• Conduct legal research, prepare and review legal documents, and assist in representing the company before courts and regulators.
• Support dispute resolution strategies, including early identification of legal exposure, mitigation and claims management.
• Assist in compliance initiatives such as compliance training, policy reviews, sanctions screening and whistleblower reporting.
• Communicate with customers, vendors, law firms, banks, investors, auditors and consultants as required.
• Help manage the legal budget, review and coordinate external law firms and corporate service providers, and manage special projects.

Required profile

• Law degree (JD, LLB or equivalent) preferred.
• Licensed to practice law and in good standing in at least one jurisdiction (e.g. solicitor of England and Wales or U.S. state bar) preferred.
• Extensive professional legal experience with significant industry experience in drilling, maritime, oilfield services or upstream oil and gas.
• Prior in-house experience and familiarity with cross-border transactions and multi-jurisdictional frameworks strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience advising senior stakeholders, including executive management and the board.