TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Outstanding academic record.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to absorb and to draft detailed contractual documentation.
• Transactional experience - strong negotiation and legal drafting skills.
• Oil and gas experience across the sector (M&A, project development, financing and/or trading).
• Excellent project management skills.
• Capable of working effectively within a large team.
• Business development – experience of strengthening existing client relationships and proactively developing new ones.
• A willingness to travel.

TRAINING PROGRAMME

We’re looking for an individual with the aptitude, drive and ambition to thrive in the Projects team at Dentons.
We’ll take an interest in what motivates you, and partners in the group will commit to training you up, giving you opportunities to shine in front of clients and to develop and nurture your own client relationships, to travel over time (not time-travel!) and to be a valued member of our team. In return, we’re looking for someone to work hard, to retain that learning within the team, and to reach your full potential at Dentons
Investing in the professional development of Dentons lawyers is a priority and aligned to our strategic goal to retain and develop exceptional talent across the UKIME region. Our people need to have the skills expected of a lawyer of the future right now, which means being commercially and technically savvy; with a high level of emotional intelligence, innovative and confident; focused and resilient.
You have the freedom to succeed and develop your career your way. We provide an environment where you thrive, where you feel enabled, empowered, and able to be at your best, at work and at home. We know that to do this, there is great value in understanding yourself, your unique strengths and how you can leverage these to unleash your full potential and achieve your career goals.
Our Senior Development Training for Senior Associates is an award-winning intensive development programme for high performing lawyers from both UKIME and Europe. It offers a challenging learning and development experience using innovative techniques to prepare our lawyers for the next step in their career.

This a role for driven lawyers with an inquisitive mind, and transactional experience, who want to be challenged intellectually and work on projects that make headlines.
You will work on things that are unique or being done for the first time and will need to embrace new challenges across the diversity of project types.
You can expect to work with an interesting variety of work both in the UK and internationally, for international energy companies, national energy companies and governments, working on a range of transactions across the market.
Our work relates to projects in the UK and Ireland, as well as internationally, with a focus on Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia. The variety of work and client base means we are looking for candidates with a good understanding of risk (both legal and commercial) and solid contractual skills who will not be phased by taking on new contractual challenges.
You will need to be a problem solver too, capable of assessing where a risk best sits and working with all parties to reach a successful outcome.
You will be front and centre when it comes to client relationships allowing you ample opportunity for business development and for you to establish your own practice as you progress through your chosen career path.
The role offers an opportunity for progression to Counsel or Partner for the right candidate.
It is anticipated that this role will be office or hybrid based.