Our client is currently recruiting for Senior Lawyer. Based in Aberdeen, the role is on a contract basis and offers hybrid working.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
* Carry out the activities of the job
* Be responsible for meeting agreed objectives
* Act in the best interest of the company at all times
* Seek out learning opportunities and transfer new skills and knowledge to the job
* Proactively seek advice from and consult with senior lawyers in the team
* Adhere to the values and principles of the Code of Conduct at all times
* Openly question established practices and achieve continuous quality and commercial improvements
* Willingly and openly share knowledge and good practice, providing legal support to all Group entities operating in the United Kingdom within the remit of One Total, One Country
* Actively identify best practice (industry, technical, professional, etc.) and share with other members of the team in a structured manner, for example, by presenting at team meetings and/or preparing briefing notes
* Develop value awareness and think in terms of cost/benefit trade–off
* Adapt creative and alternative approaches to problem–solving by initiating proposals for improvement Under the supervision of a senior lawyer in the team or, when considered appropriate by the General Counsel
* Carry out research, provide summaries and analysis of legal issues required and/or instruct external counsel to carry out this work when deemed appropriate by the General Counsel
* Provide legal advice on a portfolio of matters, some of which may be handled over some months, to ensure that all matters are handled professionally and successfully
* Maintain a professional awareness of Legal developments relevant to the industry and with internal compliance requirements
* As requested by the General Counsel, assist in the discharge of the company secretarial function of the Legal Department, preparing documents for the signature of the company s Managing Director, together with appropriate explanation (e.g. summaries of documents) in support the Company Secretary
REQUIREMENTS:
* Law degree in a recognized jurisdiction
* Fully qualified lawyer in a recognized jurisdiction
* Experience, including practicing at a senior level as a commercial lawyer, gained in private practice or industry (minimum 5 years qualified), preferably with 3 years or more experience of legal practice as an upstream oil and gas lawyer