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POSITION SUMMARY:
This Senior Counsel position is within Marathon’s Law – Corporate & Commercial (C&C) team, which is the in-house legal team responsible for providing legal support in the following substantive areas: Mergers & Acquisitions, Commercial & International, Securities & Finance and Digital, Privacy, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Intellectual Property. This position will be focused on providing competition law and antitrust legal advice and guidance for all relevant areas covered by the Law C&C team. Additionally, this position will collaborate with Marathon’s Law – Litigation team on select investigations and litigated matters. Being a member of the Law C&C group provides opportunities to practice in multiple substantive legal areas with a primary focus on federal and state antitrust act, Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR) and other competition law risk mitigation, compliance and counseling as well as management of certain internal and external investigations and litigation strategy. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a team environment and collaborating with Law Organization colleagues to support legal matters across the Marathon’s global operations.
This is a hybrid (onsite/remote) role requiring 4 days a week in office and 1 day per week of remote work.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Provide Effective Legal Services. Generate qualitatively superior legal analysis, work product, and advice. Provide legal advice and services that are relevant, practical, and meaningful to business units. Become an integral partner to the Company’s business units, understanding business strategies and commercial objectives.
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Contract Drafting and Support. Support the Company’s mergers and acquisitions activities as well as day-to-day operating contracting efforts. Work creatively and proactively with legal colleagues and the Company’s business units to identify opportunities for commercially advantageous risk allocation in contracts.
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Legal Counseling and Training. Identify and implement proactive approaches to counseling business units on a competition law and related topics, including statutory and regulatory obligations and compliance. Be an active and creative participant in the Law Organization’s legal training program.
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Ability to manage complex litigation and effectively partner with clients to develop, evaluate, and implement a litigation strategy.
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Overall. Assist and support the Law Organization in a fast-paced and collegial corporate legal environment
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
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JD degree from an accredited US law school.
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10-15+ years of experience preferred.
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Demonstrated antitrust and competition law experience required.
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3+ years’ experience as in-house or transactional counsel is preferred.
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Legal experience in one or more of the following is preferred but not required:
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Commodity trading and commercial transactions
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Mergers and acquisitions
SKILLS:
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Ability to identify complex problems and effectively partner with clients to develop, evaluate, and implement solutions
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Ability to juggle multiple matters and effectively prioritize work to ensure completion in a timely and efficient manner
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Strong people skills and a collaborative, team-oriented attitude. Ability to maintain positive and effective relationships with other members of Law C&C team as well as management and staff of the Company and external parties
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Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience
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Ability to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
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Ability to provide commercial, business-minded solutions to complex legal problems
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Solid baseline of negotiating skills with outside parties
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Must understand dynamics of managing outside counsel
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Ability to teach others complex subject matters
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Desire to learn and open to feedback.
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Ability to travel up to 10%
*This position belongs to a family of jobs with increasing responsibility, competency and skill level.
Final position title and pay grade will be based on the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications.
As an energy industry leader, our career opportunities fuel personal and professional growth.
Location:
Findlay, Ohio
Job Requisition ID:
00016142
Pay Min/Max:
$184,200.00 - $276,000.00 Salary
Grade:
15
Location Address:
539 S Main St
Additional locations:
Denver, Colorado, Houston, Texas, San Antonio, Texas
Education:
Juris Doctorate (Required)
Employee Group:
Full time
Employee Subgroup:
Regular
Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status, marital status, citizenship or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, click here.
If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process at Marathon Petroleum LP, please contact our Human Resources Department at [email protected]. Please specify the reasonable accommodation you are requesting, along with the job posting number in which you may be interested. A Human Resources representative will review your request and contact you to discuss a reasonable accommodation. Marathon Petroleum offers a total rewards program which includes, but is not limited to, access to health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, 401k matching program, paid parental leave, and educational reimbursement. Detailed benefit information is available at mympcbenefits.com. The hired candidate will also be eligible for a discretionary company-sponsored annual bonus program.
Equal Opportunity Employer: Veteran / Disability
We will consider all qualified Applicants for employment, including those with arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws. In reviewing criminal history in connection with a conditional offer of employment, Marathon will consider the key responsibilities of the role.
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What We Do
Marathon Petroleum Corporation (MPC) is a leading, integrated, downstream energy company headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. The company operates the nation's largest refining system. MPC's marketing system includes branded locations across the United States, including Marathon brand retail outlets. MPC also owns the general partner and majority limited partner interest in MPLX LP, a midstream company that owns and operates gathering, processing, and fractionation assets, as well as crude oil and light product transportation and logistics infrastructure. More information is available at www.marathonpetroleum.com.
