Sr Counsel in Houston, TX - 2125

Key Energy Services, LLC.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Key Energy Services, LLC. in Houston, TX, seeks an experienced in-house counsel to support senior legal staff across contract review, compliance, risk management, litigation, and corporate governance.

You will draft, negotiate, and manage a broad suite of upstream oil and gas commercial agreements, and provide timely legal advice to operations. The role requires a JD from an ABA-accredited school, Texas bar admission or equivalent, at least five years of practice, strong negotiation skills,

Qualifications

• Five or more years of experience, preferably in-house counsel in oil & gas.
• Extensive experience negotiating commercial agreements.
• ABA-accredited law school/J.D. required.
• Admission to practice law in at least one U.S. state.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts for upstream oil & gas.
• Contract management of MSAs, client agreements, and subcontracts.
• Support Operations to ensure regulatory compliance and company policies.
• Assist with investigations, budget prep, and governance matters.
• Manage real estate leases and oversee corporate records and entity management.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to address legal risks and provide guidance.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Leadership

Multitasking

Independent work

Education

J.D. degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Summary:

This role will support our senior legal staff in managing a wide range of legal matters, including contract review, compliance issues, risk management, litigation, and corporate governance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial contracts for upstream oil & gas production.
• Contract management and administration including master service agreements, client contracts, supply agreements, confidentiality agreements, and subcontracts, change management, claim mitigation strategies, and contract disputes.
• Provide legal support to Operations to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations and company Code of Conduct.
• Support internal investigations.
• Oversee entity management and registered agent activities.
• Negotiate real estate documents, including leases, and provide oversight of the Company’s real property portfolio.
• Interact with support functions and departments, ensuring involvement of Legal in all matters that may have a legal impact on the company.
• Work closely and collaboratively with our clients which include the world's largest energy companies.
• Implement, draft and update procedures, practices, guidelines and templates.
• Participate in litigation management including assisting outside counsel.
• Provide legal support and identify and assess legal risks regarding employment matters.
• Proactively identify and manage risks to ensure business continuity and avoid business interruption.
• Assist with records retention compliance and document control.
• Participates with legal department personnel in budget preparation.
• Assists General Counsel with document preparation as required in connection with domestic business and transactions.
• Supports transactional due diligence including any corporate level or document review.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be admitted to practice law in at least one state in the USA.
• Minimum of five (5) or more years of experience, preferably in an in-house counsel role and in the oil & gas industry.
• Extensive experience negotiating commercial agreements.
• Exposure in the areas of litigation, real estate, ethics & compliance, employment matters preferred.
• Ability to act independently, handle multiple projects, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to function effectively and efficiently with minimal administrative support, including typing skills and ability to work with Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to collaborate in a team environment.
• Business acumen with a solution-oriented approach
• Ability to exercise initiative and independent judgment.
• Ability and willingness to conduct and/or attend meetings, including evenings.
• Ability to handle complex and substantial legal work.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with good customer service principles.
• Multi-tasking capabilities.
• Demonstrated leadership and supervisory abilities.

Education Requirements:

• J.D. degree from an American bar Association (ABA)-accredited law school.