Legal Intern Position

At GeoModes, we aim to disrupt the monopoly of big oil and gas education providers through an individual approach to each client. Offering a range of courses from technical to soft skills, we provide individuals with affordable first class training using industry-leading technology.

Our people are industry experts, combining forces to make the learning experience more enjoyable and efficient.

We believe in creating a working environment of diversity and inclusion, where people are developed, challenged and able to be themselves. We are leaders who aim to bring out the best in each other and our workforce.

We make complex concepts, simple and understandable for everyone and bring theory to life, through our products and services. We are not afraid of challenges and believe in pushing boundaries to lead the way for new industry talent.

What we want:

We are looking for a candidate with legal experience to join our team on a part time basis. Please note we will also consider candidates without experience, but who are looking to develop a new career in this area.

Job Description:

The candidate will predominately work under the supervision of the Head of Legal to assist with existing tasks including, but not limited to:

Due Dilligence – reviewing prospective clients for contracts with a value of £20,000 and above, spotting and reporting any red flags.
Legal research – helping the team to get up to speed in areas which arise as part of a new project or contract or areas of developing legislation.
Drafting, reviewing and circulating documents – assisting the team with review of standard GeoModes documentation as well as drafting ad hoc simple legal correspondence as is required.
Disclosure exercise – reviewing and gathering relevant documents for pending litigation.

Who you are:

Experience and skills

Essential

Minimum requirement – Bachelor’s degree (Law)
A keen interest in contract law as well as previous legal experience
Previous experience drafting legal documents
Ability to take instructions, but also work independently and use initiative when necessary
Strong communication skills both written and verbal.
Fluent spoken and written English (additional languages advantageous)
Microsoft Office proficiency – Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Hands-on approach

Desirable