Careers

TAQA has a Legal - Summer Student vacancy in the Aberdeen office. 

Role Duration - 12 weeks contract - Commencing June 2026.

Reporting to - Legal Lead (Upstream) 

This position will be employed on contractor basis via an employment agency.

TAQA supports diversity in the workplace and along with an inclusive environment, aims to ensure everyone feels that they can be themselves at work.  This includes supporting people with a disability or health issue in a non-judgemental environment. 

Why work for TAQA?

Compressed Working Week (CWW) 

TAQA offers onshore employees and contractors a Compressed Working Week (CWW) in order to help achieve a healthy work-life balance.  The CWW is an arrangement where employees and contractors work a standard two-week work period (10 days) over a compressed period of 9 working days i.e. employees contracted to work 37.5 hours per week will work 75 hours over 9 days (instead of 10 days). The 10th day in the second week of the CWW period is known as 'Flex Friday', a non-working day.

BASIC PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As a placement student within the TAQA’s Legal function, the role provides practical exposure to upstream oil & gas legal work, supporting both operational, decommissioning and corporate matters. The role is designed to build capability in legal research, contract review, regulatory understanding, and cross‑functional collaboration over a structured 12-week placement. The placement provides meaningful involvement in live legal matters across TAQA UK’s operational, regulatory, and decommissioning activities, offering the student practical experience in delivering legal support within a fast-paced commercial environment.

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Legal Research & Advisory Support

• Conduct targeted legal research on matters relating to UK upstream oil & gas, including regulatory compliance, decommissioning, and commercial obligations.
• Research and reporting of legal and regulatory developments relevant to TAQA’s UKCS operations.
• Prepare concise research notes, summaries, and briefing papers to support TAQA’s Legal team and internal clients.

Matter & Documentation Management

• Support the organisation, filing, and retrieval of legal documents in accordance with TAQA’s document control standards.
• Assist with the review and obligation tracking of existing agreements.
• Cataloguing and organisation of agreement and document databases.
• Assist with preparing matter summaries, status reports, and trackers to support the team’s workflow planning.

Contract Review & Stakeholder Coordination

• Support the Legal team in reviewing and drafting various commercial agreements.
• Prepare draft clauses, comparison tables, and mark‑ups under lawyer supervision.
• Develop meeting materials such as slide decks, briefing notes, and action trackers.

Governance & Compliance Activities

• Support ethics and compliance and data protection activities, such as internal policy reviews.
• Assist in maintaining registers including litigation/claims tracking, contract summaries, and legal obligations tracking.

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• A wide range of upstream oil & gas legal work, including operational support, decommissioning, and commercial transactions.
• Cross disciplinary collaboration with, e.g. Supply Chain, HSSEQ, Commercial, Operations, and Finance.‑disciplinary collaboration with
• Real world application of regulatory frameworks, e.g. offshore petroleum licensing, decommissioning regulation, and environmental compliance obligations.‑world application of regulatory frameworks
• Commercial awareness in the upstream energy sector, specifically late life / decommissioning operations.
• Practical experience working in a fast paced inhouse legal environment.‑paced in‑house
• Communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management.
• Legal drafting and contract review skills.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks and compliance processes.
• Risk identification and analysis.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS/REQUIREMENTS

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office products
• High-quality written communication 
• Attention to detail
• Confidentiality & discretion
• Strong organisational skills

QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently undertaking a Law degree or similar