Williams

Senior Counsel/Senior Attorney - Energy Marketing & Trading

Senior Counsel/Senior Attorney - Energy Marketing & Trading
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LocationHouston, TX
Job Typefull time
On-site
Oil and Gas

About This Job

Do something that means something at Williams. This isn’t just a job - it’s an opportunity to explore and discover your passion

with coworkers who become friends and mentors who push you to be your best self in and out of the office. At Williams, we make clean energy happen. And you can too, so bring your energy to ours!

The Senior Counsel – Energy Marketing & Trading is responsible for providing legal advice, opinions and support to Williams’ commodity marketing business. As a specialist, this role will provide advice and recommendations for action to internal leaders regarding sophisticated matters with meaningful impact on business activities and operations. The ability to use good judgment, collaborate with others and develop and obtain approvals from senior leaders for situation specific strategies and approaches are keys to success!

Your work will challenge you, and with our Core Values to guide you, you’ll quickly learn and grow with us.

Responsibilities/Expectations:

Provides legal advice and support on all aspects of natural gas trading, storage, and transportation
Negotiates and drafts standard form gas trading agreements (NAESB), master swap agreements (ISDA), structured commodity transactions (asset management agreements, fuel supply agreements for independent power producers/data centers, etc), and related credit documentation
Draft contracts for developing commodity products like Certified Natural Gas and Environmental Attributes. Work with clients and industry associations to influence industry standard form agreements
Advises on parent company guarantees and confidentiality agreements
Interacts with internal leadership regarding legal strategies, scenario plans, and desired outcomes
Retains and manages outside counsel to the extent the organization does not have in-house expertise, and work justifies retention of an external party
Leads department and enterprise initiatives
Maintains up-to-date knowledge of laws and regulations affecting natural gas trading and marketing (FERC, CFTC), regulations, case precedents, court and regulatory orders
Monitors compliance with federal, state, and local laws and industry regulations; collaborates with appropriate parties for resolution
Provides training to internal business partners on applicable laws, regulations, procedures, risks and regulatory changes
Other duties as assigned


Education/Years of Experience:

Required: Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school; a minimum of three (3) years' relevant energy experience; member of State Bar Association and admitted to practice in the state hired, or eligible to become admitted in the state hired within one (1) year of date of hire, with current CLE compliance


Shift/Work Hours/Travel Requirements:

Willing to travel up to 10%


Other Requirements:

Demonstrates excellent organizational/interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priority
Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office and PC skills
Experience in legal research and analysis
Demonstrated objective and detailed analytical and problem solving abilities
Demonstrated negotiation skills
Preferred: Experience working with energy transactions and contracts.
Preferred: Experience working at a law firm or in-house commercial legal experience in the energy or energy trading sector

, Provides legal advice and recommendations for action to internal executives and management regarding matters of complexity which have or may have a material dollar impact on business activities and operations. Combines knowledge of one or more legal specialties with sound business acumen and knowledge of the business goals and objectives as they relate to the matter at hand. Operates under general direction from law department management. Research legal principles and precedents, consults with outside counsel, drafts and executes legal documents, gathers relevant case related information using multiple sources and methods, and provides direction to other professional, paraprofessional and support staff in developing solutions to problems presented. May be a member of the bar of multiple states.

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