Legal Counsel
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Occupation Type
Legal professionals not elsewhere classified.
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
Sponsorship Salary Threshold
£41,700
(£21.38 per hour)
Standard minimum applies
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Description
Job Description
Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a NQ to 3 PQE solicitor to join Wood’s award winning Eastern Hemisphere Legal team in the role of Legal Counsel.
This position is based in our Reading or Aberdeen office with hybrid working.
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The Role
This role is responsible for the delivery of precise, commercial, timely and cost effective legal advice in respect of any matter which has potential or actual legal or reputational implications, supporting Wood’s legal needs across the UK & Europe, Middle East, Africa and CIS, and APAC regions to achieve their short and long term strategic priorities through the effective management of legal risk and cost. This is a truly international role within a high performing and collegiate team.
The role can cover a broad spectrum of specialist areas of law on a multi-jurisdictional basis (including litigation/disputes, contract/project support including (EPC/EPCm), joint ventures, employment law, real estate, company establishment, and compliance matters).
Our Clients and Projects
Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a NQ to 3 PQE solicitor to join Wood’s award winning Eastern Hemisphere Legal team in the role of Legal Counsel.
This position is based in our Reading or Aberdeen office with hybrid working.
#Hybrid
The Role
This role is responsible for the delivery of precise, commercial, timely and cost effective legal advice in respect of any matter which has potential or actual legal or reputational implications, supporting Wood’s legal needs across the UK & Europe, Middle East, Africa and CIS, and APAC regions to achieve their short and long term strategic priorities through the effective management of legal risk and cost. This is a truly international role within a high performing and collegiate team.
The role can cover a broad spectrum of specialist areas of law on a multi-jurisdictional basis (including litigation/disputes, contract/project support including (EPC/EPCm), joint ventures, employment law, real estate, company establishment, and compliance matters).
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Wood delivers solutions across more than 60 countries with local offices covering all major energy and materials hubs globally.
For more than 160 years, we have partnered with clients to deliver engineering, advisory and operational solutions to some of the world’s most complex and critical challenges in energy and materials.
What We Can Offer
Wood delivers solutions across more than 60 countries with local offices covering all major energy and materials hubs globally.
For more than 160 years, we have partnered with clients to deliver engineering, advisory and operational solutions to some of the world’s most complex and critical challenges in energy and materials.
What We Can Offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects we support green hydrogen and fuel switching, as well as supporting local clients with energy transition
- Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid working arrangements
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
- Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
- Ensure the effective, timely and cost-effective delivery of legal advice, support, governance and compliance in the relevant geographic regions, including project management of external legal service provider engagement and related budgets
- Support the UK & Europe, Middle East, Africa and CIS, and APAC Senior/Managing Counsel with complex legal analysis and problem solving, research, counsel and guidance, including effective communication of same
- Inputs/prepares for litigation/disputes; works with outside counsel to develop the claim/defence, or leads disputes to resolution, including instruction and supervision of outside counsel
- Maintains and inputs into matter and cost management databases
- Develop understanding of legal risks and cost, including anticipating potential risk and developing risk mitigation strategies
QUALIFICATIONS
- NQ to 3-year post qualification experience either in house or in a private practice environment.
- Strong commercial acumen and highly developed legal and analytical skills
- Engineering/construction/projects work (contentious or non-contentious), including exposure to EPC/EPCm or comparable delivery models (or demonstrable interest in developing this specialty quickly)
- Develop specialist skills in different jurisdictions including developing all the preferred knowledge and experience above
- Consistently deliver to stakeholders
- Push the boundaries to create smarter legal solutions
- Generate trust and credibility with audiences through continuous, open and consistent communication
- Champion and drive innovation and change initiatives, focused on improving quality and effectiveness
- Work effectively across different cultures, driving a global mind-set
- Foster and contribute towards a customer-focused climate that delivers on expectations and strengthens relationships
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 45 countries, employing around 25,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.