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Highly skilled and experienced Upstream and Downstream Attorneys - join our dynamic team!

Introduction Epiq Counsel is an innovative legal services talent provider that offers meaningful work and flexibility to sophisticated and credentialed lawyers and legal professionals. Our lawyers work on a wide variety of matters for Fortune 500 clients, such as complex licensing agreements, intellectual property, employment counseling, compliance policy creation, and M&A transactions. Epiq works hard to provide our diverse legal talent with challenging work for sophisticated clients that does not require sacrificing flexibility or control.

Epiq Counsel takes the time and attention to understand each lawyer’s practice areas, experience, and preferences to ensure they are presented with compelling engagement opportunities with leading law departments across the globe. __

By joining the Epiq Counsel Waitlist, you will be considered for future Oil & Gas Upstream/Downstream engagements aligned with your expertise and preferences. Leverage our network to bridge the gap between your skills and organizations in need of top-tier legal services. Take the next step in your legal career and join a vibrant community of Epiq legal professionals!

We are actively seeking Oil & Gas Upstream/Downstream attorneys located anywhere in the United States with the following experience:

Upstream Attorneys Legal Support for Exploration and Production

• Advise on legal issues related to the exploration and production of oil and gas.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, including joint operating agreements, farm-out agreements, and production sharing agreements.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, including environmental, health, and safety standards.

Regulatory Compliance

• Monitor and interpret relevant federal, state, and local regulations.
• Advise on regulatory compliance and represent the company in dealings with regulatory agencies.
• Assist in obtaining necessary permits and licenses for exploration and production activities.
• Identify potential legal risks and provide proactive solutions to mitigate them.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

• Manage litigation and dispute resolution processes related to upstream activities.
• Collaborate with external counsel as necessary.

Downstream Attorney: Legal Support for Refining, Distribution, and Sales

• Provide legal advice on issues related to the refining, distribution, and sale of oil and gas products.
• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, including supply agreements, transportation agreements, and sales contracts.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations, including environmental, health, and safety standards.

Regulatory Compliance

• Monitor and interpret relevant federal, state, and local regulations.
• Advise on regulatory compliance and represent the company in dealings with regulatory agencies.
• Assist in obtaining necessary permits and licenses for refining and distribution activities.

Litigation and Dispute Resolution

• Manage litigation and dispute resolution processes related to downstream activities.
• Collaborate with external counsel as necessary.

Risk Management

• Identify potential legal risks and provide proactive solutions to mitigate them.
• Conduct due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and other business transactions.

Attorney Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years experience providing legal support and guidance on matters related to our upstream (exploration and production) and/or downstream (refining, distribution, and sales) operations within the energy sector.
• JD Degree from an accredited institution.
• Active bar license in good standing in the state in which you currently reside.
• Epiq Counsel partners with industry-leading clients in support of their sophisticated interim talent needs. Must be interested in practicing in an alternative, fixed-term legal services model.

Support our multinational energy, oil, and gas corporate clients:

• Dynamic project work that varies in length and is conducted remotely or on-site depending on client needs.
• Variable hours in a consultancy role; commitment may range from part-time to full-time based on project requirements.
• Professional immersion in diverse corporate cultures and industries.

Benefits

• Predominately remote/hybrid work
• Compensation commensurate with experience and complexity of engagement
• 401(k) with company match
• PTO and paid federal holidays
• Optional medical coverage; HSA Account; Wellness Program
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pre-tax Commuter Benefits (as applicable)
• Access to professional development resources and learning and development programs.

Should your experience meet the role requirements, the Epiq Counsel team will contact you. The Epiq Counsel team strives to respond to all applications; however due to the volume of applicants, we cannot always respond to every application.

It is Epiq’s policy to comply with all applicable equal employment opportunity laws by making all employment decisions without unlawful regard or consideration of any individual’s race, religion, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expressions, transgender status, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, marital status, age, national origin, genetic information, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, veteran or family status or any other basis protected by applicable national, federal, state, provincial or local law. Epiq’s policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on any of these impermissible bases, as well as any bases or grounds protected by applicable law in each jurisdiction. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. Epiq is pleased to provide such assistance and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request. Pursuant to relevant law, where applicable, Epiq will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.