Senior Counsel, Strategic Climate Litigation

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

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