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Specific Responsibilities

The Legal Counsel – Litigation position for Apache Corporation will be a member of Apache’s legal counsel at the company’s Houston, Texas office reporting to the Head of Litigation.

This role will serve as lead counsel in assigned commercial litigation, handle all phases of assigned litigation across multiple jurisdictions domestically and internationally, provide legal advice to the business units on a wide-variety of topics, lead or assist in internal investigations, and provide legal support with respect to special projects. The role will also be asked to assist in operational legal matters as required.

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:

• Qualified candidates must have a juris doctor degree from a top law school
• Must have at least five years of litigation experience as either an in-house attorney with an oil and gas company or with a nationally recognized law firm
• Must be a member in good standing of the Texas State Bar (or a jurisdiction with reciprocity for admission in Texas)
• Must be capable of handling a large docket across multiple jurisdictions as lead counsel
• Must communicate well orally and in writing
• Must have strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Must be willing and able to travel domestically and internationally, as necessary (substantial travel is not expected)

Competencies

The successful candidate should demonstrate and exhibit the following core competencies:

• Communication: Writes, speaks, and presents information effectively and persuasively across communication setting;
• Results: Pursues work with energy, drive, and results orientation to positively impact Apache's business success;
• Collaboration: Works in partnership with others and encourages different perspectives, while building and maintaining trust; and
• Culture: Willingness and ability to align one's behavior with the needs, priorities, and goals of Apache.

Company Overview

Our primary product is energy, and where there is affordable, abundant energy, people are given greater opportunities to elevate their families to higher standards of living. We are committed to providing oil and natural gas in more innovative and sustainable ways to help meet the world's energy needs.

Apache Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of APA Corporation (NASDAQ: APA). Apache and other affiliated subsidiaries have operations in the United States, Egypt and the United Kingdom's North Sea and exploration opportunities offshore Suriname and elsewhere.

For additional information about APA Corporation, please visit: www.apacorp.com.

Apache Statement on Hiring

To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to base all employment-related decisions and actions exclusively on employment-related criteria. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to provide broad dissemination of job opportunities, as consistent with the nature of the positions. To provide genuine equal opportunity to all people, it is the policy of Apache Corporation and its subsidiaries to review its employment-related policies and actions on a regular basis to ensure that their application is consistent with their intent.

Equal Employment Opportunity