Hybrid 24-602.B - Associate General Counsel at Hilcorp
Hilcorp · Anchorage, AK, United States Of America · Hybrid
- Office in Anchorage, AK
Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Provides analysis and counsel on legal, policy, and environmental issues to include the following: regulatory requirements, acquisitions, financial transactions, compliance issues, nondisclosure agreements, outsourcing and contract agreements, and business planning.
- Provides legal counsel on issues arising from actual and/or anticipated lawsuits.
- Anticipates and provides information and advice to guard against legal risks faced by the company.
- Develops and recommends company policy and position on legal issues.
- Writes, reviews, and edits reports, opinions, correspondence, and other documents regarding legal issues and the company.
- Writes and administers complex commercial, vendor, client, and employment contracts.
- Interprets how regulations and laws affect the company.
- Provides due diligence and prepares and negotiates legal documents in connection with company’s acquisitions and other commercial arrangements.
- Provides legal advice to management concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations.
- Evaluates findings and develops strategy and arguments in connection with legal issues affecting the company’s business.
- Gathers evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions.
- Adheres to the company’s values – integrity, ownership, urgency, alignment and innovation.
- Supports company vision and mission.
- Adheres to established work schedule, attendance standards and is punctual to work and meetings.
Other Job Responsibilities:
- Protects company assets, including intellectual property, by keeping information confidential.
- Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional associations.
- Other duties as assigned by management.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of eight (8) years of legal experience, with a portion of that experience involving domestic oil and gas legal issues.
- Major Law firm experience preferred.
- Prior in-house legal experience preferred.
- Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws with a special emphasis in the oil and gas industry.
- Ability to analyze case law and legal issues and provide recommendations.
- Ability to solve problems accurately.
- Ability to be available 24 hours per day (on call for questions, emergencies, etc.).
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees, supervisors, other departments, officials, and the public.
- Ability to complete multiple, diverse tasks of differing priorities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with specific ability to translate complex information into an organized and presentable manner.
- Proficiency in the use and application of the following software:
- Required: Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and Outlook).
Education Requirements:
- J.D. degree from an accredited law school.
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:
- State Bar membership as an attorney qualified to practice law in the State of Alaska.