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About:
Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) was established on July 15, 1974. HPCL is a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) with the highest ever annual Gross sales of Rs. 4,66,192 Crore during FY 2022-23. HPCL achieved the highest-ever sales volume of 43.4 MMT and processed 19.09 million tonnes of crude during 2022-23 with 107% of refinery capacity utilization and achieved the highest-ever pipeline thruput of 23.25 MMT during the year. HPCL enjoys over 19.2% market share in India and has a strong presence in Refining & Marketing petroleum products in the country.
HPCL owns and operates Refineries at Mumbai & Visakhapatnam with designed capacities of 9.5 MMTPA & 11.0 MMTPA respectively. HPCL also owns the largest Lube Refinery in the country at Mumbai for producing Lube Oil Base Stocks with a capacity of 428 TMTPA. HPCL holds a 48.99% equity stake in JV Company, HMEL which operates an 11.3 MMTPA capacity refinery in Punjab, and also has a 16.96% equity stake in MRPL which operates a 15 MMTPA capacity refinery in Karnataka.
HPCL has a vast marketing network consisting of 19 Zonal offices in major cities and 145 Regional Offices facilitated by a Supply & Distribution infrastructure comprising 44 Terminals/Installations/Tap Off Points, 54 Aviation Service Stations, 55 LPG Bottling Plants, 5 Lube Blending plants, 73 Depots including lube depots. The customer touch points constitute 21,290 Retail Outlets, 1,638 SKO/LDO dealers, 304 Lube distributors,126 Industrial Lube Distributors, 1,484 CNG facilities at Retail Outlets, 2,159 EV charging stations,770 Door-to- door delivery dispensers and 6,297 LPG Distributorships with a customer base of above 9.38 crore LPG consumers as of July’23.
HPCL has the second-largest petroleum product pipeline network in India with a network length of 5,132 km. HPCL undertakes Exploration & Production (E&P) of hydrocarbons through its wholly-owned subsidiary M/s. Prize Petroleum Company Limited (PPCL). HPCL also conducts business through 19 JV and Subsidiary companies operating across the oil & gas value chain. HPCL has its Research & Development Centre named ‘HP Green R&D Centre’ in Bengaluru. The Centre provides advanced technical support to the Refineries and Marketing SBUs for operational improvement, absorb new technologies, develop innovative & path-breaking technologies, license technologies, and become a knowledge hub.
HPCL is cognizant of the importance of environmental sustainability for the health of our planet, the well-being of current and future generations and the preservation of ecosystems and biodiversity. Toward this objective, various initiatives were undertaken by HPCL in the areas of carbon footprint reduction, energy efficiency, water conservation, waste management, renewable energy, etc. HPCL has also announced its plan to reach Net Zero in Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2040. Equal focus is thrust on the triple bottom line framework of financial, social and environmental capital towards greater business values.
HPCL is committed to conducting business with the objective of preserving the environment, sustainable development, being a safe workplace, and enrichment of the quality of life of employees, customers, and the community. HPCL’s CSR reaffirms the continuing commitment of the corporation toward societal development.
Role:
Law Officer
Qualifications:
- Candidate should possess minimum one year relevant experience as a practicing
- Advocate or working experience in a reputed Law Firm or Legal Department of a Company.
- Relevant Work experience in a company shall be reckoned post qualification of LL.B. and for practicing Advocates or working in a law firm, the said experience shall be counted after enrolment in the Bar Council of India.
- Experience should preferably relate to providing advice on interpretation of Contracts, devising legal strategy, handling litigation, Arbitration and Conciliation matters, drafting of
- Agreements/contracts, drafting of pleadings for filing before Court/Arbitrator/Conciliator, briefing Counsel, etc.
- The relevant experience should substantially cover knowledge of Constitution, procedural laws, Petroleum Laws, Evidence Act, Indian Contract Act, Sale of Goods Act, Specific Relief Act, Transfer of Property Act, Intellectual Property Laws, Arbitration & Conciliation Act, Environmental laws, Economic & Commercial Laws like IBC, Competition Act, Consumer Protection Act etc.
- Candidates should possess excellent written/verbal communication skills in both Hindi and English languages.
- Proficiency in reading and writing in any one or more Scheduled language (as per the Constitution) in addition to English and Hindi is preferred.
- In addition, the candidates should be computer savvy and should possess good knowledge of MS-Word and Powerpoint.
NOTE: Candidates are required to submit an experience certificate from the organization in which they are/were working. In case of practicing advocate, the certificate should be from the State Bar Council or a Senior Advocate or a Law Firm accompanied with a copy of the enrolment certificate with the Bar Council. Only full-time work experience will be considered from the date of registration with Bar Council and/or date of joining in employment, as applicable. Internships during continuation of LLB/LLM program (or any other full-time studies) will not be considered as experience.
Responsibilities:
- Draft and finalize pleadings, agreements, various deeds & documents and add value to all legal matters.
- Develop the strategy for filing and defending cases.
- Provide sound legal opinion/advice and respond to queries quickly. Brief advocates.
- Ensure that all cases are filed/defended well within the limitation period and there is timely submission of all pleadings and documents.
- Improve domain skills and share knowledge and information with team members. Keep updated on recent trends in the legal issues.
- Handle Arbitration/Conciliation cases, verify title documents, conduct reviews and training
How to Apply:
Interested candidates can Apply here (click here)
The last date of receipt of online application i.e. 18th September 2023.
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