Counsel - Commercial and Regulatory

Buckeye is the premier infrastructure and logistics provider for the world’s energy needs, both today and tomorrow. Since 1886, we have successfully navigated transitions in the way energy has been distributed to continually meet the needs of an evolving market and industry environment. Our people are a critical element to the success and longevity of our operational history and our future as we seek to thrive through the energy transition.

We own and operate a diversified global network of integrated assets providing midstream logistic solutions, primarily consisting of the transportation, storage, processing, and marketing of liquid petroleum products. We are committed to safely and responsibly providing world-class service to meet the continually evolving energy needs of our customers and the communities we serve. As part of this commitment to our customers, we are continually diversifying our platform and service offerings to enable less carbon intensive energy solutions and undertaking decarbonization efforts on our operations.

Buckeye is currently seeking a Counsel – Commercial & Regulatory with law firm and/or comparable experience in a corporate legal position to join our team.

Role Summary:

The Counsel – Commercial & Regulatory role is responsible for assisting the Legal Department in providing legal services to Buckeye and its affiliates. While the role will provide legal advice and guidance to multiple internal client groups, its initial focus will be on supporting commercial contracting groups including, but not limited to, pipelines and terminals commercial development and operations, supply chain and procurement, information technology, and human resources, as well as assisting with a broad array of regulatory compliance matters. 

Responsibilities & Essential Functions include:

• Legal Advice: Provide legal advice and guidance to clients on a wide range of legal issues, including, but not limited to, commercial contracts, procurement and supply chain contracts, IT contracts, employment matters, finance matters, real estate transactions, dispute resolution, and corporate governance.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Legal Policies and Goals. Participate in administering company legal policies, goals and objectives.
• Legal Issue Resolution. Identify and analyze legal issues, draft key documents, present clear recommendations and assure legal compliance.
• Drafting and Reviewing Legal Documents: Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, leases, and other legal documents.
• Risk Assessment and Management: Identify potential legal risks and liabilities and develop strategies to mitigate or manage those risks effectively.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationships with clients, colleagues, other attorneys, experts, and stakeholders to facilitate effective communication and collaboration in legal matters.
• Other duties, as assigned.

Position Requirements:

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• 2-5 years relevant experience with a law firm (preferably in energy-related practice) and/or comparable experience in a relevant, corporate legal position.
• Travel Requirements: up to 25%

Certificates & Licenses:

• Must be licensed to practice law.

Other Skills, Attributes and Abilities:

• Excellent analytical and legal drafting skills, the capability to handle numerous assignments simultaneously, and the ability to establish excellent working relationships with employees throughout the organization. 
• The ability to appropriately and discretely handle confidential information. 
• The ability to bring practical judgment to bear in connection with legal problems that confront the organization.
• The ability to effectively communicate with others.

Essential Functions:

• This position requires the ability to safely and successfully perform essential job functions consistent with ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and or/quantitative productivity standards.
• This role requires the ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards.
• This position requires compliance with all personnel policies.

Safety and Physical Requirements:

• The person in this position needs to occasionally move inside the office to access file cabinets, office equipment, etc.

About You:

To be successful in the Buckeye culture, our employees must possess a demonstrated commitment to environmental responsibility and regulatory compliance. Excellent communication, both written and verbal, as well as strong organizational skills are paramount. You must work independently and be able to exercise tact, discretion, and professionalism when dealing with internal and external customers, and when handling sensitive and confidential information.

Buckeye wants to create and reward an organizational focus that stimulates the creative and entrepreneurial actions of its employees that result in innovative ways of reducing costs, generating revenues, improving productivity, or improving processes.

People First Culture:

From managing over 5,000 miles of pipeline to commercializing clean energy projects, our people collaborate to provide world-class service and meet the changing energy needs of our customers. Our employee-first culture means that we invest in our employees and equip them to be fully contributing members of high performing teams. We are focused on collaboration, inclusion, empowerment, accountability, and professional development. We want the best in you to bring out the best in us. 

Join us as we work together to build a business that is responsive to the needs of the future while continuing to serve the energy needs of communities today.