Job Description
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The Senior Counsel will provide legal support to the Company’s Marketing and Midstream teams. This role will focus on a wide range of commercial agreements, including gas gathering, processing, and purchase agreements, as well as crude oil, condensate, transportation, and related midstream contracts. In addition to day-to-day legal support, this position will advise on broader commercial and transactional matters, including potential midstream joint ventures, royalty payment issues, and oil and gas M&A transactions involving marketing arrangements and midstream assets. Title and level will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Job Responsibilities:
Including but not limited to
- Provide legal support to the Marketing team on marketing and midstream operations
- Draft, review, and negotiate agreements related to the purchase, sale, and exchange of crude oil, natural gas, and condensate
- Support a wide range of commercial agreements, including:
- Gas gathering, processing, and purchase agreements
- Crude oil and condensate purchase agreements
- Transportation and buy/sell agreements
- Construction, dedication, and connection agreements
- Gas lift agreements and spot contracts
- Advise business units on transactional and commercial matters across marketing, midstream, and operations
- Provide legal guidance on midstream joint ventures, royalty matters, and oil and gas M&A transactions
- Deliver timely, practical legal counsel while balancing business objectives and risk
Required Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials
- Active admission to a state bar, with ability to practice in-house in Texas
- Seven (7+) years of legal experience; prior in-house experience preferred
- Strong background in marketing and midstream oil & gas legal work, including drafting and negotiating complex agreements
- Experience advising on term and spot contracts and providing commercial legal guidance to oil & gas clients
- Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Strong business acumen and ability to support infrastructure development and operations-related legal matters
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong analytical capabilities and attention to detail
Relocation:
Relocation assistance is available for this position.
Work Authorization:
Diamondback Energy does not currently sponsor employment visas for this position.
Diamondback is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Diamondback provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, color, age, religion, veteran or disability status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other status protected by law. Diamondback participates in E-Verify. Learn more about E-Verify.