Counsel/Senior Counsel

Chevron Corp.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Chevron Corporation is seeking Counsel/Senior Counsel to join the Strategic Issues & International Litigation Group (SI&IL) in Houston. The role focuses on managing high-stakes litigation and investigations, with emphasis on climate-related matters, across senior leadership and external counsel.

The ideal candidate will bring substantive complex-litigation experience, strong drafting and negotiation skills, and the ability to drive strategy while collaborating with internal partners and outside

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate and bachelor’s degrees.
• Minimum of 5 years of sophisticated legal experience.
• Admission to practice law in at least one state or DC.
• Strong legal drafting and negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Highly developed organizational skills.
• Articulate, detail-oriented, and hard-working.
• Ability to work independently, but within a team-focused environment.
• The successful candidate will need to meet the bar admission requirements in the jurisdiction of his place of work.

Responsibilities

• Helping to manage strategic litigation and investigations, with a primary focus on the climate change litigation docket.
• Providing strategic legal counsel to Chevron’s Corporate Strategy function and other internal clients on matters of enterprise significance.
• Managing litigation risk on matters related to climate.
• Developing briefing papers and advising on materials and issues presented to internal governance forums and executive leadership.
• Providing legal advice on policies, strategies and advocacy.
• Monitoring and giving guidance on litigation and enforcement matters and trends as well as legal, regulatory, and standards developments that impact disclosure regimes.
• Partnering effectively with and helping manage outside counsel.

Skills

Legal drafting

Negotiation

Written communication

Oral communication

Organizational skills

Independent worker

Team collaboration

Education

Juris Doctorate

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Total Number of Openings 1 Chevron is accepting online applications for the position of Counsel/Senior Counsel on the SI&IL team through November 25, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

Chevron is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies. Chevron’s business spans a premier upstream portfolio, a resilient downstream and chemicals business, and a pragmatic lower carbon portfolio. Our success is driven by a dedicated, diverse and highly skilled global workforce united by The Chevron Way, our enduring statement of culture, and our focus on delivering industry-leading results and superior stockholder value. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.

This is a rare opportunity to help manage some of the most significant and closely watched litigation in the country. The Strategic Issues & International Litigation Group (SI&IL) is responsible for the oversight and management of complex, high-stakes litigation and investigations as well as business support for Chevron’s Chief Strategy Officer, the Corporate Strategy function, Enterprise External Communications, and other business functions related to climate change and other complex and emerging legal, policy, and regulatory issues. As Counsel / Senior Counsel, you will help manage and drive strategy on a variety of strategic litigation and investigations, with a primary focus on the company’s climate change litigation docket, working with senior in-house leadership, executive stakeholders, and premier outside counsel. It is a role for a litigator who wants substantive ownership, high visibility, and the chance to work on novel legal and strategic issues. The position will report to the Team Lead for Strategic Litigation and be part of the team reporting to the Chief Counsel for Strategic Issues & International Litigation.

The Counsel/Senior Counsel is expected to be an involved, highly productive member of the SI&IL team and a key advisor to business partners. Strong analytical, problem solving, and oral and written communication skills are essential. The position requires an attorney with experience in complex litigation and a commitment to learning and expanding her or his skill set and knowledge of integrated oil and gas operations.

Responsibilities

• Helping to manage strategic litigation and investigations, with a primary focus on the climate change litigation docket
• Providing strategic legal counsel to Chevron’s Corporate Strategy function and other internal clients on matters of enterprise significance
• Managing litigation risk on matters related to climate
• Developing briefing papers and advising on materials and issues presented to internal governance forums and executive leadership
• Providing legal advice on policies, strategies and advocacy
• Monitoring and giving guidance on litigation and enforcement matters and trends as well as legal, regulatory, and standards developments that impact disclosure regimes
• Partnering effectively with and helping manage outside counsel

Required Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate and bachelor’s degrees
• Minimum of 5 years of sophisticated legal experience
• Admission to practice law in at least one state or the District of Columbia
• Strong legal drafting and negotiation skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Highly developed organizational skills
• Articulate, detail-oriented, and hard-working
• Ability to work independently, but within a team-focused environment
• The successful candidate will need to meet the bar admission requirements in the jurisdiction of his place of work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Federal and/or state supreme court judicial clerkship
• Experience in complex litigation in a premier law firm or working in a prosecutorial office (civil, criminal, appellate, or other division)

Relocation Option: Relocation will be considered.

International Considerations: Expatriate assignments will not be considered.

U.S. Regulatory notice: Chevron is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin or ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, reproductive health decision-making, military or veteran status, political preference, marital status, citizenship, genetic information or other characteristics protected by applicable law. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation, please email us at [e-mail]. Chevron participates in E-Verify in certain locations as required by law.

Chevron Corporation is one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies. Through its subsidiaries that conduct business worldwide, the company is involved in virtually every facet of the energy industry. Chevron explores for, produces and transports crude oil and natural gas; refines, markets and distributes transportation fuels and lubricants; manufactures and sells petrochemicals and additives; generates power; and develops and deploys technologies that enhance business value in every aspect of the company's operations. Chevron is based in Houston, Texas. More information about Chevron is available at www.chevron.com.