The Senior Counsel / Senior Attorney - Corporate Strategic Development is responsible for providing legal advice, opinions and support to help work towards our goals in addition to initiating and supervising project case management to ensure their timely and efficient completion. 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.
Day in the Life :
In your work on our Corporate Strategic Development Legal team, you will support and work with other internal Legal colleagues and Williams team members to complete our Corporate Strategic Development business strategy, including business transactions and other strategic initiatives. Your role will include :
- Supporting our legal and Corporate Strategic Development teams regarding business transactions and other strategic initiatives, negotiating various deal documentation, and providing legal advice and support to relevant internal parties
- Managing transactions to ensure their timely and efficient completion of results
- Mitigating risk and ensuring compliance with business agreements and federal, state, local and industry specific laws and regulations
Responsibilities / Expectations :
Identifies and assesses legal issues and risks for assigned area(s) of responsibility; recommends and initiates appropriate courses of actionResponds to our internal business partners' requests for information, advice, transactions, negotiations and other legal related tasks and activitiesResearches legislative history and legal issues to ensure up-to-date knowledge and interpretation of laws, regulations, case precedents, court and regulatory ordersNegotiates contract terms, settlements, mediation and agreements; conducts all post-closing or settlement requirementsRetains and handles outside counsel in alignment with defined legal strategiesMonitors compliance with federal, state, and local laws and industry regulations; identifies potential ethical issues and advises appropriate parties for resolutionOther duties as assignedEducation / Years of Experience :
Required : Juris Doctorate from ABA accredited law school and a minimum of four (4) years’ relevant legal expertise or experience in the energy industry; 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 compliancePreferred : Juris Doctorate from ABA accredited law school and a minimum of six (6) years’ relevant legal expertise or experience in the energy industryShift / Work Hours / Travel Requirements :
Willing to travel up to 20%Other Requirements :
Demonstrates excellent organizational / interpersonal skills and safety as the utmost priorityNeeds proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office and PC skillsExhibits strong written and verbal communication skillsExperience in legal research and analysisDemonstrates objective and detailed analytical and problem solving skillsDemonstrates ability to work independently with minimal directionKnowledge of substantive lawKnowledge of corporate matters, including entity formations, governance, and maintenanceExperience with pre-transaction agreements, including negotiating and drafting confidentiality agreements, term sheets, letters of intent, and similar customary agreementsExperience conducting legal and corporate due diligence, as well as supporting a broader due diligence processExperience with transaction documentation, including negotiating and reviewing customary mergers and acquisitions documentationExperience preparing disclosures for both federal securities filings with the SEC and Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification filings with the FTC / DOJExperience researching legal questions and issues arising in the context of business transactions and general corporate mattersDemonstrates action orientation to drive time-sensitive and sophisticated business transactionsMust be collaborative and team-oriented while also possessing the ability to work independently with minimal directionPreferred : Minimum ten (10) years’ corporate and transactional experience, with emphasis on in-house or law firm experience supporting energy clients, including work with public companiesAbout Tulsa :
Our corporate headquarters is located in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, the 2nd largest city in Oklahoma and the 47th most populous in the U.S.
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Why Choose Williams?
We are committed to providing our employees with competitive compensation and benefits as part of your Total Rewards package to help protect your current and future physical, emotional, and financial health. We generally offer health benefit programs to our employees and their families that are competitive and flexible enough to meet your needs, and retirement benefits to allow you to invest now for financial security when you retire . With rich learning and development programming and a high internal mobility rate, you are not just applying to a job with Williams; you are embarking on an exciting career!
Competitive compensationAnnual incentive programHybrid work model - one work from home day each week for most office-based rolesFlexible work schedule for most field-based roles401(k) with company matching contribution and a fixed annual company contributionComprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefitsGenerous company-paid life insurance and disability benefitsA consumer-driven health plan option with the potential for a generous company contribution to a Health Savings AccountHealthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending AccountsPaid time off, including floating and company holidaysWellness Program with annual rewardsEmployee stock purchase planRobust employee learning and developmentHigh internal mobility (we promote from within)Parental leave (we provide up to 6 weeks for each parent)Fertility coverage and adoption benefitsDomestic partner benefitsEducational reimbursementNon-profit donation matching contributions and time off to volunteerEmployee resource groupsEmployee assistance programsTechnology to make our work more productive and collaborativeRegular employee engagement surveys and feedback processes
