Counsel Sr job opportunity at Occidental Petroleum Corporation.



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Occidental Petroleum Corporation Counsel Sr
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loacation Houston, Texas, United States Of America
loacation Houston, Texas....United States Of America

Oxy is an international energy company with assets primarily in the United States, the Middle East and North Africa. We are one of the largest oil and gas producers in the U.S., including a leading producer in the Permian and DJ basins, and offshore Gulf of Mexico. Our midstream and marketing segment provides flow assurance and maximizes the value of our oil and gas. Our chemical subsidiary OxyChem manufactures the building blocks for life-enhancing products. Our Oxy Low Carbon Ventures subsidiary is advancing leading-edge technologies and business solutions that economically grow our business while reducing emissions. We are committed to using our global leadership in carbon management to advance a lower-carbon world. Visit oxy.com for more information. Occidental strives to attract and retain talented employees by investing in their professional development and providing rewarding opportunities for personal growth. Our goal is to meet the highest employer standards by ensuring the health and safety of our employees, protecting the environment and positively impacting our communities where we do business. Essential Job Duties: ·          Serve as primary legal point of contact for one of several domestic onshore oil and gas business units within Oxy. ·          Advise on all aspects of domestic oil and gas operations, including: ·          Contract drafting, negotiation, and interpretation – oil and gas leases (particularly royalty, pooling, continuous development, and retained acreage provisions), production sharing agreements, joint operating agreements, development agreements, farm-in/farm-out agreements, acreage exchange agreements, data trade agreements, surface use agreements, easements, title curative documents, AMIs, and preferential rights to purchase. ·          Handling pre-litigation claims relating to oil and gas operations. ·          Supporting legal due diligence on acquisitions and divestitures. ·          Responsible for providing accurate, concise, highly responsive legal advice in a professional manner to a diverse, cross-functional group of internal clients, including: Land, Regulatory, Compliance, Low Carbon Ventures, Revenue Accounting, and Business Development. ·          Possess and maintain subject matter expertise on essential laws and regulations affecting oil and gas operations, particularly within Texas and New Mexico. ·          Maintain and update standard form contracts and conduct internal training workshops regarding such standard form contracts.   Qualifications: ·          JD with strong academic record. Licensed to practice law and in good standing. ·          Minimum five (5) years of experience in a transactional practice at a top law firm. ·          Demonstrated experience in the oil and gas industry is strongly preferred. ·          Experience handling onshore upstream oil and gas operational legal issues a plus. ·          Demonstrated capability to build knowledge in new areas of law. Ability to independently research and analyze issues and provide clear guidance to internal clients regarding potential legal risk.  ·          Ability to think strategically and to appreciate both the immediate and longer term business impacts of different legal courses of action. ·          Must be able to multi-task and manage competing deadlines. ·          Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. ·          Exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills. ·          Ability to interact with, and inspire confidence in, individuals at all levels of the organization. The ideal candidate will possess a positive, collaborative, collegial attitude and a willingness to work outside of the assigned business unit, often supporting other oil and gas team members in their business units, in an environment of mutual respect and shared commitment to the team’s delivery of outstanding work product and responsiveness to organizational clients.  Recruitment Fraud   It has come to our attention various individuals and/or organizations are contacting people falsely pretending to recruit on behalf of Oxy. Please be aware that these recruiting scams and communications do not originate nor are they associated with our recruitment process. All Oxy job postings and offers will require a completed application through our company website.   Oxy does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruiting process. We will never:   •   Ask you to pay for applications, interviews, meetings, processing, training or for any other fees   •   Use recruiting or placement agencies that charge candidates an advance fee of any kind or   •   Request personal information such as passport and bank account details at an early stage of our recruitment process.   We recommend against responding to unsolicited business propositions or offers from people you don't know. Do not disclose your personal or financial details. If you believe you have been the victim of a recruiting scam, please contact your local police department. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.

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