Associate Oil & Gas 2yrs PQE

Job Description

The future facing Energy Group at CMS is looking to bring in an ambitious Associate to be part of the Oil & Gas Team in London.About the roleThe oil and gas industry is a challenging but exciting sector that continues to impact the world we live in. Industry players have a leading role in helping the UK meet its net zero ambitions and CMSs team is at the heart of that transition. The market leading Oil & Gas Team at CMS is the largest UK-based team dedicated to this industry, providing advice to clients all around the world, on all aspects of the industry; upstream, downstream, LNG, platforms, pipelines, FPSOs, shipping and transportation, gas storage, supply chain management, decommissioning, M&A and financing, and the energy transition, as clients develop their solar, wind, battery storage, CCUS and hydrogen businesses.As a member of the UK Oil & Gas Team you will work on a broad range of complex, high value, and high profile M&A transactional, projects and supply chain work for top tier clients within the oil and gas sector across the UKCS and internationally working closely with many household names in the energy sector.About youThe ideal candidate will have:* c.2 yrs PQE gained in private practice or in-house within the UK or other common law jurisdiction with a commercial, corporate or an oil & gas focus* Experience of transactional, projects and/or supply chain work in the oil and gas sector in the UKCS and/or internationally* Experience drafting and negotiating oil, gas, LNG and LPG sale and purchase agreements* Strong commercial acumen and business development skills* A commitment to professional development and understanding the industryAbout usCMS is an international law firm with leading businesses throughout Europe, The Middle East, Asia and beyond. We create sustainable and rewarding futures for our clients, our people and our communities.Ranked as the worlds 5th largest law firm by lawyer headcount and 6th largest in the UK by revenue, CMS works with clients in over 40 countries from 70+ offices worldwide.CMS is well equipped to help our clients face the future with confidence. We are driven by technology and readily embrace the possibilities it opens up for developing new and better ways of delivering legal services. And we recruit, value and nurture top talent.Our BenefitsWe offer a range of benefits to our employees! Benefits include but are not limited to the following:- 25 days annual leave- Flexible working opportunities - Flexible holiday purchase- Private Medical Health Insurance- Pensions package- Health & wellbeing incentives- Cycle to work scheme - Individual office perksEqual opportunities CMS is committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment, to not only adhere to current employment law, but to harness the full potential of our staff and ensure that all individuals are treated fairly and with respect. To meet this aim CMS endeavours to treat all staff and job applicants equally, on the basis of merit and the ability to do their job. Everybody will be treated equally regardless of race, colour, age, religion or belief, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital or civil partner status, ethnic or national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, and pregnancy or maternity status ("Protected Characteristics"). Click here to see our Equal Opportunities statement.All job applicants will be treated fairly and judged solely on their merits. If you have a disability which is likely to affect you adversely within the application process, please let us know (as soon as you feel comfortable to do so) so that we can consider whether we can make any adjustments to the process that will allow you to be considered fairly for the role.How to applyIf you are interested please apply online. If you have any queries please contact Holly Woodhouse, Talent Acquisition Advisor via email at , for more information.Please note that CMS have a preferred agency panel in place. Only applications submitted via the portal at the point of instruction will be accepted.