Associate General Counsel - Litigation & HSE

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Key Responsibilities

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  Manage a portfolio of complex civil litigation, arbitration, regulatory, administrative, and pre-litigation matters involving the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates.

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  Develop and execute litigation strategies that align with the Company’s legal, business, operational, and reputational objectives.

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  Handle commercial disputes, contract claims, business torts, regulatory matters, environmental and natural resources-related disputes, energy sector litigation, HSE matters, corporate governance disputes, and other matters relevant to the Company’s business.

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  Supervise and manage outside counsel, including counsel selection, case strategy, budgets, work product, and matter performance.

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  Provide practical, risk-based advice to internal business clients on litigation exposure, dispute avoidance, settlement strategy, contractual risk allocation, HSE/environmental risk, regulatory risk, and related business considerations.

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  Lead pre-litigation dispute resolution efforts, including demand letters, negotiations, mediation, fact development, and early case assessment.

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  Partner with internal stakeholders to identify, assess, and mitigate litigation, commercial, HSE, environmental, and regulatory risks arising from operations, transactions, compliance issues, and strategic initiatives.

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  Support corporate governance and compliance matters as needed, including disputes involving boards, officers, subsidiaries, governance processes, investigations, internal controls, and HSE or environmental compliance issues.

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  Manage litigation holds, document preservation, e-discovery, data collection, document review, privilege issues, and coordination with IT, records management, compliance, and business teams.

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  Oversee responses to subpoenas, third-party discovery requests, government inquiries, regulatory requests, and other compulsory legal processes.

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  Conduct and support internal investigations related to litigation, regulatory, HSE, environmental, compliance, employment, commercial, operational, or governance matters.

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  Prepare and review key litigation materials, including pleadings, briefs, motions, settlement agreements, position statements, witness outlines, and board or executive-level updates.

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  Advise on settlement authority, litigation reserves, case valuation, insurance coverage, remediation obligations, and other financial or operational implications of disputes.

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  Monitor relevant legal, HSE, environmental, and regulatory developments and support legal department initiatives, including process improvements, outside counsel management, compliance enhancements, and dispute-related training.

Required Qualifications

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  Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school.

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  Active license to practice law and good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.

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  Minimum of 10 years of litigation experience, gained in a law firm, in-house legal department, government agency, or a combination of these environments.

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  Significant experience managing complex civil litigation, commercial disputes, regulatory matters, arbitration, administrative proceedings, investigations, or other high-stakes adversarial matters.

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  Demonstrated ability to develop litigation strategy, supervise outside counsel, assess risk, and advise senior legal and business stakeholders.

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  Strong understanding of litigation procedures, discovery obligations, privilege, evidence preservation, settlement strategy, and dispute resolution processes.

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  Subject matter expertise relevant to the Company’s business, such as commercial litigation, regulatory enforcement, energy and natural resources, environmental disputes, HSE compliance, infrastructure, corporate governance, compliance, or other industry-related litigation.

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  Excellent legal research, writing, analytical, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to manage multiple complex matters independently.

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  Competitive compensation

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  Comprehensive benefits package

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  A diverse array of resources to support you professionally and personally.

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