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Responsible for providing comprehensive strategic and solution-focused guidance on legal and risk-related matters and projects, to assist BP in minimizing its legal and reputational risks.

ROLE SYNOPSIS

• Our purpose is reimagining energy for people and our planet. We want to help the world reach net zero and improve people’s lives. Digital innovation is integral to the delivery of bp's strategy and is ever-present in all that bp does. As part of our strategy, bp will leverage digital innovations to enable new ways of engaging with customers, create efficiencies and support the adoption of emerging technologies and new businesses.
• A full-time lawyer is required to join the Digital & Privacy legal team (D&P) to assist bp in delivering this strategy. The D&P team is part of the broader Digital, Applied Scliences, Privacy & Brands legal organization.
• D&P provides legal support to various digital technology focused groups across bp’s organization and serves as bp’s central data privacy team maintaining bp’s global privacy compliance framework.
• In doing so, we advise on emerging and digital technologies, cybersecurity and privacy matters, business critical outsourcings, venturing, and general technology transactions.
• The successful candidate will may be called upon to provide support in relation to any of the above areas.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Supporting digital technology and data related transactions and business models, including the effective identification and management of associated legal risks.
• Assisting with the development of bp’s cyber security strategy, governance and resiliency programs, including the creation and implementation of digital security policies and procedures and related training and awareness materials.
• Providing guidance and assisting with the development of intellectual property strategies.
• Supporting digital security initiatives, including preparing for and responding to cyber security incidents.
• Driving collaboration with and support to other legal teams as appropriate, including development and execution of transactional strategy, contract drafting and negotiations and interpreting agreements for intellectual property and technology law-related matters.
• Creating and delivering applicable training to D&P clients and the broader legal function.
• Instructing and managing external counsel as necessary and within budget.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

• JD degree from an accredited US law school or equivalent.
• Valid, active license to practice law with capability to serve as in-house counsel in this role.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum of four years experience, including with the legal aspects of digital technology and data related matters.
• A proven record of high-quality contribution to strategy and delivery.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. This role requires engagement with businesses and support functions across bp.
• Capability and experience advising at all levels of the business on the above areas.
• Ability to apply sound business judgment to provide pragmatic legal solutions.
• Ability to work in a fast paced and rapidly evolving environment.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• International experience.
• Prior in-house legal experience.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Position will likely commence in a remote working model but will return to applicable bp location with the local legal team as and when deemed appropriate.

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Legal Group

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Negligible travel

Full time

United States of America

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Join us and become a trusted advisor delivering legal support to the group focused on material risk, ‎value and growth, protecting ourselves and enabling the realisation of our purpose, strategy, ambition and ‎aims.

Together we will achieve this by:‎

• providing professional legal advice and counsel to the entities we support
• leading and co-ordinating the identification and management of legal risks
• developing a highly skilled, progressive and diverse legal team
• supporting the entities in the delivery of their accountabilities
• living the bp code and being role models of our values and behaviours

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If you are selected for a position in the United States, your employment will be contingent upon submission to and successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement drug test(and alcohol screening/medical examination if required by the role) as well as pre-placement verification of the information and qualifications provided during the selection process. The drug screen requires a hair test for which BP must be able to obtain a sufficient hair sample for analysis (~4 cm/1 ½” scalp, or > 2 cm/¾” body – arms & armpits/legs/chest)

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