Legal Counsel - 12 month contract

🏢 Woodplc
📍 Reading, United KingdomFull-timeHybrid
📅 Posted: 1mo ago🔄 Updated: 1mo ago
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Wood is seeking a Legal Counsel for a 12-month fixed-term contract, based in Reading or Aberdeen with hybrid working. This role supports the Eastern Hemisphere Legal team, providing precise, commercial, and cost-effective legal advice across various specialist areas for UK & Europe, Middle East, Africa, CIS, and APAC regions. The position involves managing legal risk, supporting projects, and collaborating with internal stakeholders and external counsel.
Required Skills
Other
legal analysis
Finance, Legal & Governance
Legal Drafting
Business, Sales & Management
Risk Management
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
CommunicationCollaboration
Nice to have:
Other
EPC/EPCm
Information Technology
SLA Management
Soft Skills & Professional Competencies
Conflict ResolutionNegotiation
Finance, Legal & Governance
Legal Research
🎁 Benefits & Perks
33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance.
Requirements
NQ to 3 years post-qualification experience in law, with strong commercial acumen, legal analysis, and drafting skills. Must have a solid understanding of commercial contracting, disputes, legal privilege, and matter management. Experience in engineering/construction, claims, employment advisory, or multi-jurisdictional work is desirable.
Description

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 is a 12 month fixed term contract position from October or November 2026 and 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 

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

  • 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 
  • Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
  • Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
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