• Location: Houston, Texas
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #606
• Salary: $200,000

Our client, a Fortune 50 energy company is searching for a Senior Counsel, Environmental & Regulatory.

The Senior Counsel, Environmental and Regulatory reports to the Managing Counsel – Environmental and Regulatory and will work with colleagues across a large corporate law department in a publicly traded, international energy company.

 

Responsibilities May Include:

• Providing day-to-day legal advice and counsel to Refining and Midstream facilities on environmental and regulatory issues, compliance counseling, and enforcement resolution. 
• Providing legal counsel and guidance on compliance with environmental and safety laws and regulations including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, and PHMSA.
• Recommending a course of action to Phillips 66 business representatives.
• Participating in enforcement discussions with state and federal regulators with the goal of favorable resolution for the company.
• Providing legal guidance in permitting and enforcement matters involving land use, air, and water quality, and supply.
• Participating in environmental due diligence activities and reviewing environmental liability provisions in transactional documents.
• Being on call during Crisis Management situations.

 

Required Qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• J.D. degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association
• A member in good standing of any U.S. bar
• 8 or more years as a lawyer with health, safety, environmental regulatory, and operational experience

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Ability to work collaboratively with a highly skilled team
• Superior mediation, negotiation, advocacy, and presentation skills, and mature judgment and discretion
• Working knowledge of one or more of the following: Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, PHMSA, Endangered Species Act, Oil Pollution Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, and USACE
• Permitting requirements
• Experience in oil & gas, refining, midstream, energy, or petrochemical industries a plus
• Experience providing advice to clients in crisis management situations
• Ability to manage and prioritize assignments that may be broad in scope and complexity, and which involve collaborative work with employees in different departments or with varying degrees of seniority required
• Self-initiation on regular and complex assignments
• Effective utilization and communication with internal support staff including assigned paralegal and administrative assistant
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required
• Ability to effectively manage and communicate with internal business clients and outside the Company with opposing and outside counsel, experts, witnesses, and vendors 
• Ability to work independently within broadly defined objectives, being able to perform job functions without extensive supervision, take ownership of projects, and accept responsibility
• Ability to anticipate and address customers’ changing needs
• Ability to learn quickly and apply Phillips 66 policies, procedures, operations, and industry practices
• Ability to prepare and present clear, concise, and persuasive oral/written opinions, reports, correspondence, and presentations required
• Effective use of knowledge and experience in establishing and weighing alternatives for making decisions associated with area of responsibility
• Capable of establishing professional credibility with a variety of clients and management

 

Total Rewards

 

Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

 

• Location: Houston, Texas
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #604
• Salary: $160.00

Commercial Litigation Attorney – Galleria – ONSITE

Must have 3-7 years experience, licensed in the state of Texas, and in good standing! 

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Litigation Management: Handle complex corporate litigation cases involving issues such as breach of contract, corporate governance, intellectual property disputes, mergers and acquisitions, securities law, and antitrust matters.

Client Representation: Represent clients in court hearings, arbitration, mediation, and other legal proceedings. Advocate for clients during trials and work to secure favorable verdicts.

Legal Research and Analysis: Conduct thorough legal research and analysis to identify relevant laws, precedents, and best practices. Apply legal principles to provide solutions to clients’ problems.

Drafting Legal Documents: Prepare legal pleadings, motions, briefs, discovery documents, and other required filings. Ensure all documents comply with relevant laws and regulations.

Strategic Legal Counsel: Provide ongoing legal advice to corporate clients on risk management, compliance, and strategic decisions related to litigation. Guide clients on matters like dispute resolution, mergers, and acquisitions.

Settlement Negotiations: Engage in settlement negotiations on behalf of clients, aiming to resolve disputes favorably without going to trial when possible.

Collaboration: Work closely with other attorneys, legal staff, and corporate clients to develop litigation strategies. Collaborate with expert witnesses, consultants, and other professionals as necessary.

Case Management: Oversee all aspects of litigation, including pre-trial motions, discovery, witness preparation, trial, and post-trial procedures.

Billing and Documentation: Maintain accurate records of all client work, track billable hours, and ensure timely and accurate invoicing.
 

• Location: Houston, Texas
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #603
• Salary: $160.00

Corporate Transactional Attorney – Galleria area – ONSITE

Our client, a growing law firm with diverse practices, is adding a corporate transactional attorney to their team. Must have 3-4 years of relevant experience to provide legal support and guidance on a wide range of corporate transactions and matters. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mergers and acquisitions, private placements of securities, entity formation and structuring, both corporate, LLC and partnerships, joint ventures, general contract negotiations and general corporate governance and advice. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide legal counsel and strategic advice on a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private placements, joint ventures, and strategic alliances.

Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of complex commercial agreements, including letters of intent, asset purchase agreements, stock purchase agreements, LLC agreements, partnership agreements, shareholder agreements NDA’s and commercial contracts.

Conduct due diligence investigations and risk assessments for corporate transactions, identifying potential legal issues and proposing effective solutions to mitigate risks.

Collaborate with internal stakeholders, including senior management, finance, operations, and human resources, to ensure alignment of legal strategies with business objectives.

Advise on corporate governance matters, including board meetings, corporate policies, compliance with regulatory requirements, and corporate filings.

Keep abreast of relevant laws, regulations, and industry trends affecting client’s business operations, and provide proactive legal guidance to mitigate potential risks and liabilities.

Manage outside counsel and legal vendors as necessary, ensuring cost-effective and timely delivery of legal services.

Must be licensed in Texas and in good standing.

• Location: Houston, Texas
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #602
• Salary: $200,000

Our client, a Fortune 50 Energy Conglomeration is searching for a Senior Counsel, Midstream reports to the Managing Counsel – Transactions, Projects & Procurement and will work with colleagues in these areas of a large corporate law department in a publicly traded, international energy company.

Responsibilities May Include:

• Providing legal advice to midstream staffs and management, as well as corporate management, to ensure risks are adequately identified and addressed in agreements and compliance by the company's laws and regulations of the federal government and state and local governments as may apply.
• Providing sophisticated legal advice for large scale midstream projects and transactions, with an emphasis on regulated transportation assets, gathering and processing transactions, terminals, and other midstream assets.
• Collaborate with and support the company’s midstream business unit, including negotiating and drafting of a variety of commercial and operational agreements, including, but not limited to, transportation agreements, open seasons, terminalling, gas gathering and processing agreements, gas purchase agreements, and related midstream contracts.
• Manage and provide support for all Midstream joint ventures, including but not limited to, creation, commercialization, contracting, operational matters, and governance.
• Managing outside counsel retained in connection with the provision of such advice, services, and documentation.
• Providing direction to management in the design, development and implementation of policies and procedures to respond to government initiatives for the purpose of proactively managing legal risk.

Required Qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• J.D. degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association
• A member in good standing of any U.S. Bar
• 8 or more years of experience in midstream transactions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge and experience in the midstream industry
• Extensive knowledge in commercial transactions and business development
• Superior negotiation, advocacy, and presentation skills
• Mature judgment and discretion
• Ability to manage and prioritize assignments which may be broad in scope and complexity, and which involve collaborative work with employees in different departments or with varying levels of seniority
• Self-initiation on regular and complex assignments
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate with internal business clients, support staff, and with external resources such as outside counsel and other collaborators
• Ability to represent the Company before regulatory agencies or other external contacts
• Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines and function independently without extensive supervision
• Ability to learn quickly and apply company policies, procedures, operations, and industry practices
• Strong individual initiative, discipline and commitment to superior performance and continuous improvement

 

Total Rewards

 

Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus

• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

 

 

• Location: houston, Texas
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #600
• Salary: $90.00

Business Development Specialist – Downtown – HYBRID

New Houston office of international law firm is hiring a Business Development Specialist to work with a fabulous Business Development Manager and Houston Partners. The Business Development Specialist will work closely with the Business Development Manager and Events Coordinator in Houston on all BD activities, including pitches, directory submissions, league tables, industry and client research, conferences, events, and other profile-raising activities. The practice areas currently supported by the team in Houston include Capital Markets, Commercial Transactions & Outsourcing, Corporate/M&A, Projects, and Tax. The attorneys in the Houston office have a strong focus on the energy sector.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Pitching & proposal support – Assist with the preparation of capability statements, tailored client proposals, and RFPs. Responsible for maintaining business development materials, including practice group descriptions and lawyer biographies.
• Events – Assist the Business Development Manager and collaborate with the Events Team to plan and facilitate client events, sponsorships and seminars (including staffing events where appropriate).
• Managing information – Proactively engage with associates to ensure that they feed into our experience database and capture and maintain deal information for league table submissions, directory submissions, pitches, partner biographies, awards and other external and internal communication activities. Manage relevant mailing lists within our CRM database for targeted client and prospect mailings.
• Legal Directories – Work with the Business Development Manager and the global directories team to manage the annual legal directory submission process for the various product groups.
• Research & Analysis – Conduct research on clients, competitors, and industry sectors to prepare partners for client/pitch meetings and to feed into business/client plans in the region.
• Communications – Work with the Business Development Manager and the regional Communications Team to profile our practices and deals both internally and externally.

Qualifications

4+ years of relevant work experience in a law firm or professional services firm; prior business development/marketing experience preferred

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Knowledge of the US energy market would be highly beneficial in this role

• Location: Houston, Texas
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #599
• Salary: $230,000

Our client, a Houston based law firm that’s ranked in Chambers and Partners 2022, 2023 & 2024 Research of World’s Leading Lawyers, is searching for a Litigation Associate. 

The cases will involve a full spectrum of commercial and business litigation, including contracts, business torts, securities and corporate governance, oil and gas, lender liability, trade secrets, non-compete agreements and other employment-related disputes.

There's enough work that portable business is not necessary. Their billables are 1980 and they’re offering a very competitive base plus bonus and a hybrid work schedule. There's a path to becoming a Shareholder too.

 

• Location: Houston, Texas
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #597
• Salary: $190,000

The Senior Counsel, Marine and Transportation will report to the Managing Counsel, Commercial & Marketing, and work with colleagues in a large law department in a publicly traded, Fortune 50 international energy company. The successful candidate will act as primary counsel to The Company’s logistics team, which provides transportation services (marine, truck, and rail) to the company’s downstream businesses, including Commercial, Marketing, and Lubricants.  
 
Responsibilities May Include:

• Advising the Commercial marine team on time and voyage charter-party terms, contracts of affreightment, letters of indemnity, and bills of lading.
• Providing time-sensitive legal advice to staff at varying levels of management on marine operations, including pilotage, ship-to-ship transfers, demurrage, vessel vetting, and marine terminal assurance.
• Identifying legal risks and advising local and global staff and management on applicable maritime laws and regulations, including the Jones Act and other cabotage laws, and relevant internal policies and procedures.
• Providing urgent advice on maritime incidents, including casualties at sea, groundings, salvage, and general average.
• Advising on and handling shipping disputes.

 
Required Qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• JD degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association
• A member in good standing of any US bar
• 8 or more years of experience in maritime law at a top law firm or as in-house counsel at an energy or shipping company of similar size and scale

 
Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience advising on common terms in charter parties
• General familiarity with US, UK, and EU sanctions programs
• Experience advising on compliance and sanctions clauses in charter parties 
• Knowledge of the laws applicable to bills of lading, laytime, and demurrage, and more generally carriage of goods by sea 
• Understanding of the laws of international trade, including the Incoterms rules
• Familiarity with shipping law concepts, including salvage, package limitation, cargo liability, marine insurance, environmental regulations (e.g. MARPOL), and general average 
• General understanding of the energy industry 
• Mature judgment and discretion
• Ability to manage and prioritize assignments that may be broad in scope and complexity, and which involve collaborative work with employees in different departments or with varying levels of seniority
• Self-initiation on complex assignments
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate with clients, legal colleagues, and external counsel
• Ability to work well under pressure, meet deadlines and function independently with limited supervision
• Ability to learn quickly and apply company policies and procedures
• Strong individual initiative, discipline, and commitment to superior performance and continuous improvement

 
Total Rewards
 
At The Company, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:
 

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

 
 
 

• Location: Houston, Texas
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #596
• Salary: $180,000

The Counsel, Natural Gas Trading will report to the Managing Counsel, Commercial & Marketing, and work with colleagues in a large law department in a publicly traded, Fortune 50 international energy company. 
Responsibilities May Include:

• Advising the Commercial natural gas trading desk on all aspects of natural gas trading, storage, and transportation.
• Reviewing and advising on standard form gas trading agreements, including NAESBs.
• Advising the Commercial credit team on corporate guarantees.
• Opportunities to advise on a wide range of Commercial trading issues.
• Instructing and managing outside counsel and specialists, where appropriate. 
• Advising on and handling disputes.

 Required Qualifications:

• Legally authorized to work in the job posting country
• JD degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association
• A member in good standing of any US bar
• 4 or more years of experience in energy law at a top law firm or as in-house counsel at an energy company of similar size and scale
• Experience advising on natural gas trading

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of common contractual terms in the trading of energy commodities
• Experience advising on parent company guarantees
• Experience advising on confidentiality agreements
• Familiarity with the energy industry
• Strong negotiation, advocacy, and presentation skills
• Mature judgment and discretion
• Ability to manage and prioritize assignments that may be broad in scope and complexity, and which involve collaborative work with employees in different departments or with varying levels of seniority
• Self-initiation on complex assignments
• Excellent written and oral communication skills including the ability to effectively communicate with clients, legal colleagues, and external counsel
• Ability to work well under pressure, meet deadlines and function independently without significant supervision
• Ability to learn quickly and apply company policies and procedures
• Strong individual initiative, discipline, and commitment to superior performance and continuous improvement

 Total Rewards
At The Company, providing access to high quality programs and care for you and your family is important to us. Maintaining a culture of well-being — physical, emotional, social, and financial — is essential for a high-performing organization. When we are at our best, we are poised to deliver exceptional results — personally and professionally. Benefits for certain eligible, full-time employees include:
 

• Annual Variable Cash Incentive Program (VCIP) bonus
• 8% 401k company match
• Cash Balance Account pension
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits with an annual company contribution to a Health Savings Account for employees on HDHP
• Total well-being programs and incentives, including Employee Assistance Plan, well-being reimbursement, and backup family care services

 
 
 

• Location: Houston, Texas
• Type: Direct Hire
• Job #590
• Salary: $115,000

Title:    Corporate Accountant Department:    
Administrative Services Reports to:    CEO & CFO

Summary of Responsibilities:
The Corporate Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day accounting functions for corporate entities maintained in QuickBooks on a GAAP basis. This includes preparation of financial statements, cash management, invoicing, bill pay, payroll processing and management of the audits.
Responsibilities:
•    Maintains and records transactions in the general ledger for all corporate entities
•    Responsible for accounts payable and bill pay
•    Prepares financial statements in an accurate and timely manner
•    Manages audit process for corporate entities with external auditors
•    Prepares budgets, variance analysis and cash forecasts
•    Coordinates retention of accounting, insurance and legal records for corporate entities
•    Ensures corporate insurance is properly maintained
•    Tax reporting for corporate entities, including property tax renditions and 1099 reporting
•    Coordination and review of federal and state tax returns, including quarterly estimates, with outside tax advisors
•    Processes payroll for The Company LLC
•    Responsible for fixed assets and hardware/software inventory for The Company
•    Preparation of board level financial presentations
•    Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
•    Minimum Bachelor Degree in Accounting, CPA and 10 years of related experience
•    Sound understanding of GAAP, strong general ledger knowledge and business judgement
•    Proficiency in accounting software systems and Microsoft Excel
•    Ability to work independently and as part of a team player in a client service environment
•    Highly ethical, strong reasoning, sound judgment and professional appearance and demeanor
•    Proactive in planning and thinking
•    Strong analytical and organizational skills
•    Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
•    Ability to maintain confidentiality of client and employee data
•    Stable work history
•    Acceptable credit and background check