Oxy · 2 months ago
Counsel Sr
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expOxy is an international energy company focused on oil and gas production, particularly in the U.S. The Counsel Sr will serve as the primary legal point of contact for domestic onshore oil and gas business units, providing legal advice on various operational aspects and contract management.
ChemicalEnergyFuelNatural ResourcesOil and Gas
Responsibilities
Serve as primary legal point of contact for one of several domestic onshore oil and gas business units within Oxy
Advise on all aspects of domestic oil and gas operations, including:
Contract drafting, negotiation, and interpretation – oil and gas leases (particularly royalty, pooling, continuous development, and retained acreage provisions), production sharing agreements, joint operating agreements, development agreements, farm-in/farm-out agreements, acreage exchange agreements, data trade agreements, surface use agreements, easements, title curative documents, AMIs, and preferential rights to purchase
Handling pre-litigation claims relating to oil and gas operations
Supporting legal due diligence on acquisitions and divestitures
Responsible for providing accurate, concise, highly responsive legal advice in a professional manner to a diverse, cross-functional group of internal clients, including: Land, Regulatory, Compliance, Low Carbon Ventures, Revenue Accounting, and Business Development
Possess and maintain subject matter expertise on essential laws and regulations affecting oil and gas operations, particularly within Texas and New Mexico
Maintain and update standard form contracts and conduct internal training workshops regarding such standard form contracts
Qualification
Required
JD with strong academic record. Licensed to practice law and in good standing
Minimum five (5) years of experience in a transactional practice at a top law firm
Demonstrated capability to build knowledge in new areas of law
Ability to independently research and analyze issues and provide clear guidance to internal clients regarding potential legal risk
Ability to think strategically and to appreciate both the immediate and longer term business impacts of different legal courses of action
Must be able to multi-task and manage competing deadlines
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
Ability to interact with, and inspire confidence in, individuals at all levels of the organization
Preferred
Demonstrated experience in the oil and gas industry is strongly preferred
Experience handling onshore upstream oil and gas operational legal issues a plus
Company
Oxy
Oxy is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.65BKey Investors
Berkshire Hathaway
2022-09-29Post Ipo Equity· $352M
2022-03-05Post Ipo Equity· $5.1B
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Leadership Team
Richard A. Jackson
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Yanni Charalambous
VP and CIO
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