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The Corporate Counsel will be responsible for performing a variety of legal and regulatory tasks within DNOW (NYSE: DNOW) under the direction and supervision of the lawyers in the DNOW legal department. DNOW is an industry-leading provider of pipe, valves and valve automation, fittings, mill and industrial supplies, tools, safety products, and artificial lift systems to the upstream, midstream, and downstream & industrial markets as well as a leading supply chain solutions company with over 5,000 employees worldwide. This position will report to the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel.JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Review, draft, and negotiate domestic and international legal agreements for the upstream, midstream, and downstream energy sectors, as well as supply chain services, with special attention to warranties, indemnities, damages, penalties, and other risk related clauses.
- Work with the finance department and the business units to support in the negotiation, drafting, and enforcement of contracts including, but not limited to: Distributor Agreements, Master Service Agreements, Master Vendor Agreements, Equipment Sales Agreements, Consignment Agreements, Finance Agreements, Real Estate Transactions (Sales/Leases), Terms and Conditions, and Confidentiality Agreements, as well as ensuring compliance with DNOW legal standards and applicable governing law.
- Provide advice and counsel to all levels of the business segments across DNOW, including work with foreign subsidiaries across the world, specifically in Canada, Europe, Australia, Latin America, and the Middle East as to why certain revisions were made to any given agreement.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
- 2-5 years of experience in-house or at a large law firm
- JD or LLM equivalent
- Strong presentation skills to key stakeholders within the organization
- Self-starter mentality with limited oversight
- Ability to effectively communicate with all departments across the company, identify and analyze issues, draft key documents, present clear recommendations, and ensure compliance.
- Ability to recognize potential legal problems and devise solutions.
- Effective drafting, negotiating, problem solving, and communication skills.
- Strong customer experience/service/delivery and business acumen.
- Ability to work collaboratively and as member of a team, while also empowering business leaders and colleagues.
BENEFITS:
- Competitive Salary + bonus
- 401(k)/Retirement savings
- Comprehensive Benefits (medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage)
- Career Growth
- Friendly work environment
- Paid vacation/holidays
Skills Required
- 2-5 years of experience in-house or at a large law firm
- JD or LLM equivalent
- Strong presentation skills
- Ability to work independently with limited oversight
- Effective communication across company departments
- Ability to identify and analyze legal issues
- Contract drafting and negotiation skills
- Problem-solving and communication skills
- Strong customer service and business acumen
- Ability to collaborate with teams and empower business leaders
DistributionNOW Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about DistributionNOW and has not been reviewed or approved by DistributionNOW.
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is available, and benefits are frequently characterized as good to excellent. HSA and FSA options and multiple medical plan tiers are also referenced.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan is offered as part of the package. Retirement benefits are consistently present alongside core insurance coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, paid holidays, sick days, bereavement, military leave, and parental/family leave appear in the offering. These provisions support reasonable work‑life balance in several roles.
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What We Do
We operate primarily under the DistributionNOW and DNOW brands as a global distributor of the oil and gas and industrial markets. Through our growing DigitalNOW® platform, customers can leverage world-class technology across eCommerce, data management and supply chain optimization applications to solve a wide array of complex operational and product sourcing challenges to assist in maximizing their return on assets. Our energy product offering serves the energy industry – from upstream drilling and completion, exploration and production (“E&P”), midstream infrastructure development to downstream petroleum refining and petrochemicals – as well as in other industries, such as mining, chemical processing, liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) terminals, power generation utilities and renewables. The industrial distribution end markets include engineering and construction firms that perform capital and maintenance projects for their end-user clients. Our global product offering includes maintenance, repair and operating (“MRO”) supplies, pipe, valves, fittings, flanges, gaskets, fasteners, electrical, instrumentation, artificial lift, pumping solutions, valve actuation and modular process, measurement and control equipment. We also offer procurement, warehouse and inventory management solutions as part of our supply chain and materials management offering. We have developed expertise in providing application systems, work processes, parts integration, optimization solutions and after-sales support. Our solutions include outsourcing portions or entire functions of our customers’ procurement, warehouse and inventory management, logistics, point of issue technology, project management, business process and performance metrics reporting. We streamline our customers’ purchasing process, from requisition to procurement to payment, by digitally managing workflow, improving approval routing and providing robust reporting functionality.
