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Global energy company seeks an executive-level attorney with strong energy project development experience for the role of Vice President and Assistant General Counsel. This position reports to the Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of the parent company and also to the President & CEO of one of its divisions.

The Vice President and Assistant General Counsel is responsible for providing legal counsel to the parent company and its subsidiaries in connection with complex energy-related transactional, project development, asset management and finance matters, with emphasis on wind, biomass and other renewable energy sources. The position will also be responsible for assisting the company on compliance issues, including local, state and federal regulatory requirements and overall compliance with national, state and/or local laws and regulations in North America.

Specific responsibilities include:

- Developing and executing comprehensive legal strategies and solutions to lawfully facilitate the parent company's and its subsidiaries' commercial objectives while mitigating any associated legal risks

- Providing legal advice and support to the renewable energy business unit, in connection with complex energy-related project development, asset management and finance agreements, and ensuring compliance with national, state and/or local laws and regulations in North America

- Advising on North American national, state and local regulations and requirements, with an emphasis on renewable energy

- Assisting with managing litigation, administrative proceedings and policy matters with an emphasis on matters involving the renewable energy unit

- Providing support to the parent company legal function generally in matters not involving renewable energy, including gas, power and LNG matters

In addition to a great work environment with a strong leadership team, the company offers an attractive compensation package that includes both short and long-term incentives, as well as an annual perquisite allowance.

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Global company headquartered in Houston seeks an executive-level attorney for the role of Associate General Counsel - Commercial. This officer-level position reports to the Senior Vice President and General Counsel and leads a team of three attorneys.

The Associate General Counsel heads the Commercial Section of the Law Department, which is responsible for day-to-day legal advice on business matters for the company's various operating divisions, functional departments and international operations. The AGC functions as a quasi-general counsel for one or more operating divisions with direct responsibility for assisting the applicable division executives and staff. In that capacity, the AGC manages all aspects of that division's legal needs, excluding IP, labor & employment, tax, environmental and litigation, all of which are handled by other attorneys at the company.

The Commercial Section has primary responsibility for providing legal support for issues related to commercial contracts, supplier relationships, distribution/rep relations & termination, FTC regulations, IT licenses and agreements, real estate, secured transactions, UCC, etc. 

Ideal experience would include a strong finance or accounting background and familiarity with corporate compliance, including customs, export control, anti-boycott and other international trade issues, FCPA, and government contracting.

This position will be a key part of the management of the law department and will drive certain law department initiatives, including the establishment of law department policies and developing corporate-wide compliance assurance.

Compensation:

The company is offering an outstanding compensation package for this role that includes cash and equity.

Required Experience: 

•             15+ years of experience, including prior law department management experience 

•             Strong commercial transactions and international experience

•             Strong finance or accounting background

•             Proven ability to work as part of a cross-functional team in overall project management, including the ability to work within established corporate risk tolerance levels.

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Large Houston company seeks a 4-8 year tax attorney to join its legal department. This company offers a fantastic tax team and work environment, along with competitive compensation packages and outstanding benefits. 

This role is responsible for the company’s domestic and international taxes, and will counsel business segments to ensure compliance and optimize the company’s tax position. Assignments will evolve over time for staff development and to manage workloads on the regional team in Houston. This position is based in Houston and will require some U.S. and international business travel.   

Requirements:

•             Expertise in US and international taxation

•             L.L.M. or CPA a plus

•             Excellent research and analytical skills

•             Strong leadership skills and the ability to interact effectively with senior tax management and external professionals

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Large energy company seeks 8+ year attorney with strong project development experience.  The company offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, significant opportunities for career growth, and a fantastic legal team.

This role will focus on the development and construction of domestic power projects including: engineering, procurement and construction, site purchase, leasing, easements, permitting, power purchase agreements, fuel supply, responding to RFPs, O&M agreements and issues, transportation, interconnection, insurance/risk management issues, issues arising during and after construction, familiarity with credit/debt agreements and compliance, joint venture/ownership/management issues, equity/asset divestitures, acquisitions, and outside counsel management.

Requirements include:

• 8+ years of experience in either private practice or within a corporate legal department
• Experience as lead counsel on projects and willingness to assist on associated projects
• Energy industry experience would be ideal.

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Large Houston company seeks an 8+ year tax attorney to join its top-caliber legal team.  The company offers competitive compensation and outstanding benefits, along with significant growth opportunities. 

This role has primary responsibility for the company's domestic employment and expatriate taxes, and will counsel all business segments in the Americas and ensure that the company is in compliance with all employment tax payment and reporting obligations.  This position will supervise a team of three and will have responsibility for providing advice and guidance on fringe benefits, expense reimbursement programs and the sourcing of compensation.  The position has responsibility to ensure corporate and individual compliance with U.S., regional and global tax rules and regulations with respect to the taxation of expatriate employees and employment tax issues.  The position is based in Houston and will require some U.S. and international business travel. 

Requirements:

• Expertise in U.S. and international taxation of expatriate employees
• Extensive knowledge of U.S. Internal Revenue Code Section 911 and the foreign tax credit provisions of U.S. tax
• Knowledge of U.S. income tax treaties and social security totalization agreements
• 8+ years of broad employment and expatriate tax experience required
• LL.M. or CPA a plus
• Excellent research and analysis skills
• Strong leadership skills and the ability to interact effectively with senior tax management and external professionals

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Large company in Houston seeks three, 4+ year transactions attorneys to join its legal department.  The company offers significant growth opportunities on both the legal and business sides, as well as an excellent compensation and benefits package.

The roles support two of the company's largest business units and involve counseling management and employees regarding general domestic and international transactional matters, negotiating and drafting sales and other commercial contracts, and providing support on other strategic projects.

Other responsibilities include:

• Developing legal training programs and systems to streamline the delivery of routine legal services
• Advising managers, executives and other clients regarding general commercial issues
• Drafting and negotiating contracts
• Developing and implementing legal and compliance training programs for assigned business areas

Ideal experience includes:

• Private practice experience in corporate law and exposure to routine as well as large transactions
• Experience advising management-level clients on complex commercial matters and prudent legal practices
• Familiarity with certain compliance issues, including FCPA, antitrust and international trade
• Exposure to general business issues relating to international operations and general exposure to corporate governance practices

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Houston company seeks a 2+ year energy trading lawyer to join an outstanding legal team.  The company offers excellent benefits, an attractive compensation package, and significant internal growth opportunities.

Responsibilities include:

• Negotiating energy commodity contracts including power, natural gas, coal, emissions and fuel oil, including but not limited to EEI, ISDA, NAESB, PPAs, RFPs, confirmations, origination transactions, complex energy transactions and other agreements necessary to support the generation unit.
• Providing support to other departmental attorneys, as well as contract attorneys, and will provide opinions and guidance to the commercial group.

Requirements:

• 2-7 years experience in a corporate legal department and/or law firm with a heavy emphasis on drafting and negotiating contracts
• General understanding of the laws and regulations applicable to energy trading markets
• Experience in a merchant energy company or energy trading company, or experience in energy, corporate and/or commercial transactions is ideal.
• Working knowledge of financial, market and credit risk issues and extensive experience with all relevant documentation is also ideal.

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Dallas energy company seeks a 4+ year attorney with experience in energy regulatory matters.  The company offers a vibrant work environment, significant opportunities for career growth, and an outstanding legal team.  The compensation package is attractive and the benefits are excellent.

Responsibilities include providing legal counsel, risk analysis and support to the company on a variety of legal matters, with a heavy emphasis on supporting regulatory compliance, as well as other commercial activities.

Requirements include prior energy regulatory experience and a working knowledge of PUC regulations.

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Large energy company located in Houston seeks a 5-7 year attorney with experience supporting natural gas marketing and trading operations.

Ideal background includes experience handling NAESB Gas Purchase/Sale Agreements, ISDAs, Guaranties, Letters of Credit, Master Netting Agreements and related commercial transactions.

The company offers an attractive compensation package and significant career growth opportunities.

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Large F500 Dallas company seeks an attorney with experience in advertising and marketing law to join its legal department. 

The legal team is collaborative and collegial, and places high value on interpersonal and communication skills, flexibility and enthusiasm. The company offers a competitive compensation and relocation package. 

Responsibilities include supporting the company’s marketing efforts and providing expertise in connection with sales transactions, contract negotiation and other commercial matters. Substantial experience in reviewing a competitive company’s marketing materials for legal compliance and risk assessment/mitigation is essential. Familiarity with FTC regulations is a plus.

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Large Houston energy company seeks a senior-level attorney with strong commercial transactions experience that includes M&A.   The company offers competitive compensation packages, a 9/80 work schedule, and career growth opportunities on both the business and the legal side.  

Ideal candidates have strong academic credentials and big firm backgrounds. 

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Large company located in Kansas City seeks a senior counsel to manage complex commercial construction transactions.

The company is considered an industry leader with a progressive senior leadership team, and has experienced rapid growth from both operations and acquisitions. Current and long-term projects include new construction and existing facility upgrades valued in excess of $100 million. This role involves negotiating and drafting complex engineering and construction agreements, managing projects, implementing project controls, and monitoring contract compliance. Ideal experience includes:

• 10+ years handling complex commercial transactions
• Experience negotiating and drafting large construction transactions and managing long-term projects
• Prior experience in the engineering / construction industry

Opportunities for career advancement exist in the legal department as well as on the business side. The company offers an attractive compensation package and outstanding benefits.

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Large energy company located in Houston seeks a 5+ year transactions lawyer to provide operational support for one of its divisions. The role provides a great career platform at a company with a history of promoting internally. In addition, the salary is competitive and the company offers a generous short and long-term incentive plan.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing transactional and regulatory support for new product development and new market entry.
• Handling transactions related to energy commodities and services.
• Providing operational support in connection with billing, customer support and with automating documentation processes.
• Managing outside vendors, outside counsel and contract compliance.
• Managing litigation relating to energy commodities and services.

A prior in-house background is a plus. Also, candidates with a solid understanding of energy markets are preferred.

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Our client, a large energy company located in Houston, seeks a 7+ year transactions lawyer to provide operational support for one of its divisions. The role provides a great career platform at a company with a history of promoting internally. In addition, the salary is competitive and the company offers a generous short and long-term incentive plan.

The position reports to the Vice President and General Counsel for the division.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing transactional and regulatory support for new product development and new market entry.
• Handling transactions related to energy commodities and services.
• Providing operational support in connection with billing, customer support and with automating documentation processes.
• Managing outside vendors and contract compliance.
• Managing litigation relating to energy commodities and services.

Desired experience includes:

• Prior in-house energy industry background.
• Solid understanding of energy markets; particularly electric power and natural gas.

Local residents strongly preferred.  For more information about this opportunity, please contact Courtney Sapire.

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Large Texas energy company is looking for attorneys with experience natural gas regulations and midstream transactions. The company has several Texas offices and the location of the position is open for discussion.  The role involves regulatory work and handling transactions relating to gas gathering, processing, transportation and storage.  

This is a business growth position resulting from the company's expansion of operations. It is an entrepreneurial, fast-paced, deal-driven environment and offers a great career platform with significant upside opportunity and a chance to work closely with the executive leadership team. Ideal experience includes natural gas regulations, midstream transactions, and familiarity with the pipeline industry.   

For more information, please contact Courtney Sapire.

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New England company has an opening in its legal department for a 2-5 year FERC Regulatory Counsel. The company offers significant internal opportunities and a collegial environment in which to practice. The company offers a competitive compensation package and will relocate.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing cases and representing the company before administrative bodies.
• Maintaining organizational compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Interfacing with senior management, Board of Directors and external stakeholders.
• Tracking the development and enactment of relevant legislation and • Participating in company strategy and policy development.

Desirable experience includes:

• Minimum 2 years experience with a major portion of that experience in a law firm.
• Strong federal and state energy regulatory / administrative litigation experience.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills.
• Familiarity with the structure and operation of the utility industry.
• Experience with state siting matters, environmental permitting and regulatory law is a plus.

For more information, contact Courtney Sapire.

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Leading financial institution is looking for a Compliance Officer for its Salt Lake City division. This is a career-building opportunity to work with top financial talent in a role that is rapidly becoming one of the most critical and valued corporate positions, and is one that involves working closely with executive management and the Board of Directors. The company offers a lucrative compensation and benefits package, and will relocate for the right candidate.

Responsibilities include:

- Working with business and product areas to ensure that regulatory requirements are met for existing and proposed bank products, and determining the impact of proposed products on the compliance function.

- Working with bank operations to identify ways in which regulatory requirements can be monitored.

- Developing and implementing compliance testing procedures.

- Preparing and presenting reports of results of compliance testing to executive management, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.

- Creating training modules and working with business units to ensure appropriate regulatory training is conducted.

- Serving as the escalation point for customer complaints or inquiries received by the bank.

- Coordinating annual regulatory exams and MCD audits, and serving as a liaison between regulators, auditors and business units during reviews.

For more information, contact Courtney Sapire.

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