Legal Counsel

Hunter Adams; Greater London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Hunter Adams is seeking an in-house legal counsel to support the Head of Legal/General Counsel with practical, commercially focused advice across a broad range of matters for a global gas exploration organisation.

The role is permanent and requires upstream oil & gas experience. The candidate will work on-site in London about three days a week, handling contract interpretation, drafting, secretarial duties, and governance while coordinating with teams across jurisdictions.

Qualifications

• Qualified common-law lawyer with relevant post-qualification experience at a comparable level.
• In-house legal experience, gained within upstream oil & gas.
• Experience working with, or coordinating legal matters across, foreign jurisdictions.
• Broad legal capability across matters such as company secretarial support, contract interpretation, contract drafting, compliance and general commercial legal advice.
• Confident self-starter who is comfortable engaging with areas outside their specific legal expertise.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of matters from start to finish, escalating issues to the General Counsel where appropriate.
• Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice across a broad range of matters.
• Assist with contract interpretation and drafting, company secretarial matters, compliance and governance.
• Collaborate with colleagues across jurisdictions and cultures to support global operations.

Skills

In-house experience

Oil & gas

Contract drafting

Company secretarial

Compliance

Governance

Cross-border

Commercial law

Job description

We're looking for an in-house legal counsel to support the Head of Legal/General Counsel of a start-up energy business by providing practical, commercially focused legal advice across a broad range of matters for a global gas exploration organisation.

This is a permanent role, and applicants must have experience in the upstream oil & gas industry. Ability to work c. 3 days per week on-site in London is essential.

The role will assist with contract interpretation and drafting, company secretarial matters, compliance, governance and day-to-day legal queries, while working collaboratively with colleagues across different jurisdictions, backgrounds and cultures.

The successful candidate will be expected to take ownership of matters from start to finish, escalating issues to the General Counsel where appropriate.

Essential skills & experience:

• Qualified common-law lawyer with relevant post-qualification experience at a comparable level.
• In-house legal experience, gained within upstream oil and gas.
• Experience working with, or coordinating legal matters across, foreign jurisdictions.
• Broad legal capability across matters such as company secretarial support, contract interpretation, contract drafting, compliance and general commercial legal advice.
• Confident self-starter who is comfortable engaging with areas outside their specific legal expertise.