Legal Counsel International

We have a current opportunity for a Legal Counsel - International focus - on a permanent basis. The position will be based in west London with an international oil and gas operator.

The work will involve:

* Supporting the growth strategy by advising on confidentiality agreements, data purchase agreements, AMIs, joint bidding arrangements, host government contracts and joint operating agreements.

* Demonstrating efficient project and transaction management, with a high level of cultural intelligence, of multiple stakeholders and clients located across four continents.

* Conducting legal and compliance due diligence on potential opportunities to identify material rights and obligations and ensuring that effective compliance plans are in place for all new country entries

Skills required:

You will have prior demonstratable legal experience of advising complex cross-border transactions or projects, ideally within the energy industry.

* A qualified solicitor, in England and Wales/Scotland, you will have several years post qualification experience that demonstrate your ability to work with a degree of independence and your ability to handle a busy and diverse workload.

* Demonstrated ability to balance legal risks with business risks and communicate effectively to clients

For further information about this position please apply.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.