Commercial Counsel

Petro Papa; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Paid Time-Off

401(k) Retirement Plan with match

Educational Reimbursement

Parental Bonding Time

Employee Discounts

Job summary

HF Sinclair in Dallas, Texas seeks an experienced Commercial Counsel to assist General Counsel in the legal department. You will independently draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial, transactional, and operational contracts, and provide pragmatic, risk-based legal advice aligned with business objectives.

You will lead contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and training, interfacing with outside counsel and supporting due diligence for acquisitions and dispositions as needed.

Qualifications

• Licensed attorney with at least 3 years of experience.
• J.D. from ABA-accredited law school required.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Ability to supervise paralegals and coordinate with outside counsel.

Responsibilities

• Work with business and operations teams on a high volume of commercial agreements.
• Independently review, draft, negotiate and interpret commercial agreements.
• Own and deliver legal advice, manage negotiations and transactions.
• Develop and maintain contract templates and negotiation playbooks.
• Provide training to business teams on legal processes and tools.
• Interface with outside counsel on various matters.
• Support due diligence and other acquisitions/dispositions as needed.
• Keep informed on developments in law and energy industry issues.

Skills

Legal drafting

Negotiation

Contract management

Communication

Paralegal supervision

Texas Bar admission (preferred)

Education

Juris Doctorate (J.D.)

ABA-accredited law school

Job description

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HF Sinclair in Dallas, Texas, is seeking an experienced Commercial Counsel who will assist General Counsel and Associate General Counsel in performing the duties of the Legal Department. This role operates with independence and is expected to own drafting and execution, not merely advise, across a broad range of commercial, transactional, and operational legal matters.

Job Duties

• Work with business, commercial, and operational (Midstream and Downstream) teams on a high volume of commercial agreements, including supply, services, logistics, procurement, and operational contracts.
• Independently review, negotiate, draft, and interpret commercial agreements, to deliver pragmatic, risk-based legal advice aligned with business objectives.
• Proactively own, execute, and deliver legal advice to stakeholders, including managing negotiations, transactions, and operational legal matters, rather than providing advisory support.
• Support continuous improvement of legal processes and tools, and develop and maintain contract templates, negotiation playbooks, and internal guidance, and provide training to the business teams.
• Ability to independently handle legal processes commonly supported by paralegal functions, including contract management, transaction logistics, and maintenance of records, as needed from time to time.
• Advise management of the legal implications of commercial, administrative, and operational activities.
• Interface with outside counsel on various matters.
• May support matters outside core commercial focus as needed, including due diligence for acquisitions and dispositions, NDAs, pipeline-related matters, and other matters requiring legal assistance.
• Participate in continuing legal education programs and other activities as necessary to keep informed of developments in the law, new and proposed statutes and regulations, economic and social issues and other matters of interest to the Company and the energy industry.

Experience

A minimum of (3) three years’ experience as a licensed attorney is required.

A minimum of a Jurisprudence Doctorate Degree from an American Bar Association accredited law school is required.

Required Skills

Self-motivated, organized team player who works well in a high-energy and fast-paced environment. Cooperative, encourages collaboration and builds understanding; ability to find common ground and solve problems, and owns his or her projects and commitments. Ability to manage and respond to a high volume of diverse requests. Advanced legal drafting and analytical skills; strong organizational skills, advanced reading and writing skills; problem solving, research and document review; and word processing skills.Licensed and in good standing with a state bar (admission to the State Bar of Texas, or eligibility to waive into the State Bar of Texas, is strongly preferred).Ability to effectively communicate with others at all levels of the organization and outside counsel, both written and verbal communication.

Must be able to supervise and lead work of paralegals and outside counsel effectively.

Work Conditions

Office based with travel up to 20% by land and air required. Subject to all weather and varying road conditions. Petroleum refinery and out-of-doors environment including but not limited to chemicals, pressure vessels, tanks, and rotating equipment.

HF Sinclair offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the well-being of our employees and their families. Our benefits include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Paid Time-Off
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with match
• Educational Reimbursement
• Parental Bonding Time
• Employee Discounts

We are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive work environment, ensuring our employees have the resources needed to thrive professionally and personally. Benefit eligibility is governed by official plan documents, for more details visit Total Rewards .

Physical Requirements

Job conditions require standing, walking, sitting, talking or hearing, making visual inspections, making precise hand and finger movements, lifting or carrying up to 25 lbs., pushing or pulling up to 25 lbs., perceiving color differences, required to wear personal protective equipment as needed (beards are not permitted). Job conditions may require twisting, stooping, crouching, kneeling, reaching or grasping, and working in confined spaces as permitted.

At HF Sinclair, we are united through our One HF Sinclair Culture, which is underpinned by our five core values of Safety, Integrity, Teamwork, Ownership and Inclusion. Developed to empower our people, our five core cultural values are at the heart of everything we do and extend to how we engage our stakeholders. These values influence our decisions, shape our behaviors and keep us connected across the entire organization. We maintain a true Safety culture for our employees, communities, environments and customers. Our goal is to make sure everyone returns home safely each day. We have a long-standing commitment to Integrity and ethical behavior and do what is right for our employees, investors, communities and the environment. We encourage employees to Step Up and Stand Out by championing a culture of Teamwork and Ownership. We foster a culture of Inclusion by encouraging diversity of experiences, viewpoints and backgrounds. What makes each of us different, together makes us stronger.

About HF Sinclair Corporation

HF Sinclair Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent energy company that produces and markets high-value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, renewable diesel and lubricants and specialty products. HF Sinclair owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming, Washington and Utah. HF Sinclair provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to our refineries and the petroleum industry. HF Sinclair markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states and supplies high-quality fuels to more than 1,750 branded stations and licenses the use of the Sinclair brand to more than 350 additional locations throughout the country. HF Sinclair produces renewable diesel at two of its facilities in Wyoming and also at its facility in New Mexico. In addition, subsidiaries of HF Sinclair produce and market base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and export products to more than 80 countries.

Equal Opportunity Employer

HF Sinclair Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other prohibited ground of discrimination.

Nearest Major Market: Dallas
Nearest Secondary Market: Fort Worth