Jobs in Westhill, aberdeenshire, united kingdom

Our Oil & Gas Operator client is currently seeking a Senior Lawyer on a PAYE contract basis.

Ideally candidates are experienced in oil & gas law and available for a contract position. Hybrid 3 / 2 working pattern.

Responsibilities :

• Carry out the activities of the job
• Be responsible for meeting agreed objectives
• Act in the best interest of the client 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 client’s 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 of client’s Group entities operating in the United Kingdom
• 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, autonomously :

Provide a ‘help desk’ service to colleagues on a range of legal matters, providing a ‘headline’ response to phone calls, memos and other requests for help, in order to provide a prompt and accurate response to simple queries

Provide detailed advice and guidance on specific matters, based on a full understanding of the matter and including detailing options and consequences, to enable colleagues to make legal and commercial decisions based on considered and measured risks

Ensure clarity of understanding of the commercial and legal requirements of the business, provide legal and commercially aware advice and prepare legal documentation for negotiation

Negotiate legal and contractual matters with third parties on behalf of the client, build and manage relationships with third parties, and provide high quality legal input, in order to achieve a successful outcome for the company

Specific Requirements :

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.