Vacancy
SLB Announces Vacancy for Legal Intern in Ashgabat
About us
We are a global technology company, driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. Together, we create amazing technology that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all.
At SLB, we recognize that our innovation, creativity, and success stem from our differences. We actively recruit people with a diverse range of backgrounds and cultivate a culture of inclusion that unlocks the benefits of our diversity. We want to ensure that everyone feels a sense of belonging here and we encourage, enable, and empower our people to foster inclusivity, build trust, and demonstrate respect for all across the organization.
Global in outlook, local in practice – and with a united, shared passion for discovering solutions, we hire talented, driven people and support them to succeed, personally and professionally.
Job Description
The Legal Intern will assist in providing legal support and advice to SLB’s operations as a global technology company serving customers in the energy industry. The successful candidate will support work related to customer contracts, supplier contracts, corporate entity management, and general legal and compliance matters.
Successful Position holders are excellent communicators, enjoy solving problems, and work well both independently and in a team.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Contract review, drafting, and negotiation from the contract request to signature on a timely basis, including obtaining contract approvals and managing contract-related records in SLB contracts databases;
- Defining and managing contract risk profiles
- Generating contract reports and summaries as needed, and actively participating in post-award contract management, including drafting of amendments and managing contract expiry or cancellation;
- Creation and management of corporate entity documents, including board resolutions and meeting minutes, powers of attorney, and director and officer appointments; and
- Provision of training to internal stakeholders about contract, legal, and compliance standards and requirements.
The successful candidate would also:
- participate in Legal Department training and development initiatives and complete all assigned trainings;
- become familiar with and use Legal Department systems and tools and contribute to the legal knowledge management systems used by SLB; and
- support implementation of workflows, processes, procedures, practices, guidelines, playbooks and templates.
Qualifications and Experience:
- Recent graduate or final‑year student in Law or equivalent.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
- Academic or professional proficiency in Turkmen.
- Strong customer‑service mindset, with responsiveness, professionalism, and a focus on continuous improvement.
- Ability to proactively manage a heavy workload, with excellent analytical and organizational skills.
- Good interpersonal skills, strong attention to detail, adaptability, and a practical approach to problem‑solving.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, and to build and support productive relationships with management, peers, and internal stakeholders.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
SLB is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.
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