26-053.P - Legal Counsel

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Provides analysis and counsel on legal, policy, and environmental issues to include the following: commercial contracts, acquisitions, financial transactions, nondisclosure agreements, outsourcing and contract agreements, regulatory requirements, compliance issues, and business planning.
• Provides legal counsel on issues arising from actual and/or anticipated lawsuits.
• Anticipates and provides information and advice to guard against legal risks faced by the company.
• Develops and recommends company policy and position on legal issues.
• Writes, reviews, and edits reports, opinions, correspondence, articles, and other documents regarding legal issues and the company.
• Writes and administers complex commercial, vendor, client, and employment contracts.
• Interprets how regulations and laws affect the company.
• Provides due diligence and prepares and negotiates legal documents in connection with company’s acquisitions.
• Provides legal advice to management concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations.
• Evaluates findings and develops strategy and arguments in connection with legal issues affecting the company’s business.
• Gathers evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions.

Other Job Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate commitment to company core values — Integrity, Ownership, Urgency, Alignment, and Innovation — in all daily responsibilities and interactions.
• Actively support and contribute to the company’s mission and vision through reliable, high-quality work

Qualifications:

• Minimum of four (4) years experience, including some domestic oil and gas transactional experience .
• Law firm or in-house experience required.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws with a special emphasis in the oil and gas industry.
• Ability to analyze case law and provide recommendations.
• Ability to solve problems accurately.
• Ability to be available 24 hours per day (on call for questions, emergencies, etc.).
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other departments, officials, and the public.
• Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with specific ability to translate complex information into an organized and presentable manner.
• Proficiency in the use and application of the following software:
  • Required: Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook).

Education Requirements, Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations:

• J.D. degree from an accredited law school with excellent academic record.
• State Bar membership as an attorney qualified to practice law in the State of Texas.