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Our long-standing client, an international Fortune 500 company, has exclusively engaged us to find an experienced Major Projects attorney for its Houston office.
All resumes must be submitted to sg@sharongerberattorneysearch for consideration.
This position offers an opportunity to do a variety of quality and cutting-edge work and assume significant responsibility and a leading role with a stable, premier corporation and in a collegial environment. The attorney hired will work closely with business units.
The company is on the forefront of the clean energy movement.
There is also a 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off of work.
Essential Job Duties:
Provide legal support to the Low Carbon Ventures, Major Projects and Finance functions, including: identifying key issues related to transactions and providing strategic and pragmatic legal advice; and developing and implementing project shareholding/corporate structures that comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements, and meet corporate objectives
Negotiate, draft, review and comment on project documents, including, in particular, joint ventures, joint development agreements, Pre-FEED, FEED, EPC/EPCM and other construction services arrangements (whether lump sum, cost reimbursable, or hybrid arrangements) and related documents (e.g. letters of credit and performance guarantees) and assist with tenders relating to the same
Provide accurate, concise, and timely legal advice in a professional manner to a diverse, cross-functional group of internal clients
Demonstrated capability to build knowledge in particular areas of law, with the ability to quickly identify legal risks
Ability to think strategically and to appreciate both the immediate and longer term business impacts of different legal courses of action
Maintain and update standard form contracts and conduct internal training workshops regarding such standard form contracts and the procurement process more generally
Support legal due diligence on potential development, investment/financing opportunities
Support claims, disputes, mediations, litigations and arbitrations relating to construction projects
Instruct, supervise and manage external law firms to ensure the highest quality of legal representation in a cost-effective manner
Requirements:
Minimum seven (7) or more years of experience leading the development and/or financing of complex major capital projects at a top-tier law firm or multinational corporation, of which, at least four (4) years at a top-tier law firm
Strong knowledge of the elements of a complex major capital project
Upstream experience desired
Strong commercial, transactional, client advisory, influencing, negotiating and facilitation skills
Excellent drafting and negotiating skills
Proven ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team, including first-chair experience leading negotiations, drafting and instructing outside counsel
Proven ability to quickly grasp complex commercial agreements
Advanced knowledge of legal principles and practices, including construction (required), finance, including tax equity and project finance (preferred) and M&A (preferred)
Demonstrated academic excellence in achieving Juris Doctorate
Demonstrated experience in the O&G industry is strongly preferred, but significant experience with the development and financing of large scale projects in the energy, infrastructure or extractives sector will also be considered (deal list, including candidate’s roles, should be provided)
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
JD from a top-tier law school and law license in good standing
Stable work history required
Other Significant Requirements: The ideal candidate must possess a positive, collaborative, collegial attitude and a willingness to work outside of the assigned business unit, often supporting other oil and gas team members in their business units, in an environment of mutual respect and shared commitment to the team’s delivery of outstanding work product and responsiveness to organizational clients.
Additional Application Instructions
Qualified candidates, please forward your resume ASAP in word.doc format to Sharon E. Gerber, Esq. by email to sg@sharongerberattorneysearch.com
Please reference “Major Projects-Senior Counsel-Houston” in the subject line of the submission.
Please include a deal list, including your role on matters.
Please include cell contact number.
Unfortunately, due to the anticipated volume of resumes, we are often unable to respond to each candidate. We will contact you IF your background is a fit prior to submitting your resume.
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NOTES:
Employer will assist with relocation costs.
Additional Salary Information: Very competitive salary, bonus, and outstanding benefits package.
Employer will pay relocation costs.
About Confidential
Sharon Gerber Attorney Search, Inc. is an attorney recruiting and placement firm which places attorneys exclusively in-house at corporations and in corporate legal departments including Fortune 100 and 500 companies nationally and internationally.
For more than twenty years, Sharon Gerber has achieved success in the in-house legal search industry as illustrated by her impressive placement record, longevity of her placements, and loyal client base. This is attributable to a high standard of ethics, combined with a strong belief in long-term relationships, consummate attention to detail, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.
Sharon Gerber has served as a speaker or moderator for the Los Angeles County Bar Association, Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, UCLA School of Law, University of Michigan Law School, and for NALSC. She was the recipient of the 2011 Shropshire Group Humanitarian Award for promoting diversity in the legal profession.
Sharon Gerber has placed attorneys in-house at all levels around the world, including in California, Texas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Alaska, and throughout the Middle East.
Sharon Gerber practiced as a li...tigator in Houston before moving to Los Angeles to take an in-house position. She has her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center where she served on the Houston Journal of International Law and her degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
Located in Los Angeles County, Sharon Gerber Attorney Search is a member of the National Association of Legal Search Consultants (NALSC), and is committed to providing professional and ethical attorney placement services to the legal community.
Sharon Gerber is an active volunteer with LA Family Housing which helps people transition out of homelessness. She is also an avid Houston Rockets fan!
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