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Oil & Gas Lawyer

Job in City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH1, Scotland, UK
Listing for: Thomson Legal Recruitment Company
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-14
Job specializations:
  • Law/Legal
    Business Law, Lawyer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 GBP Yearly GBP 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: City of Edinburgh

Leading law firm, with Tier 1 Ranked Oil & Gas practice group is looking to hire an additional Associate Lawyer to join their team - this role can be based in Aberdeen, Edinburgh or Glasgow with hybrid-working on offer. Role Profile

The team advise across the full spectrum of energy – oil, gas, renewables and heat – as well as major infrastructure sectors including water, waste, transport, regeneration and health.

There is an opportunity to focus on E&P/ Operations work and/or on Service Sector matters- both areas offer exposure to a wide-ranging and high-quality caseload, providing excellent scope to develop your expertise and support clients on significant projects.

Responsibilities
  • Advising operators on all aspects of upstream operational contracts, including JOAs, transportation arrangements and decommissioning security agreements.
  • Advising operators on field development agreements.
  • Advising on diligence aspects of M&A transactions and working with the partners on SPAs and M&A transactions.
  • Advising service sector clients (and operators) on contractual issues in relation to all types of specialist service sector contracts, including drilling, seismic, offshore construction, EPCs.
  • Advising on regulatory matters.
  • Preparing industry briefing notes.
  • Assisting the Oil & Gas team in keeping up to date with legal and industry developments.
Candidate Requirements
  • Fully qualified UK Lawyer with circa 3+ PQE in Oil and Gas Law/ Energy Law.
  • Candidates from private practice or in-house are invited to apply.
On Offer
  • Highly competitive salary and benefits package including bonus and pension.
To Apply

For a confidential discussion about this position, to request the full job description or to apply, please contact:

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