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Marathon Petroleum Corporation · 13 hours ago

Counsel

San Antonio, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$138K/yr - $198K/yr

3+ years exp

Marathon Petroleum Corporation is committed to fostering a collaborative team environment and is seeking a Counsel to join their Law Business Operations group. This role focuses on providing legal advice and guidance for Marathon’s midstream assets, particularly in drafting and negotiating commercial agreements related to gas gathering and processing, and transportation of crude and refined products.

EnergyNatural ResourcesOil and Gas

Responsibilities

Provide Effective Legal Services. Generate qualitatively superior legal analysis, work product, and advice. Provide legal advice and services that are relevant, practical, and meaningful to business units. Become an integral partner to the Company’s business units, understanding business strategies and commercial objectives

Contract Drafting and Support. Support the Company’s business units in defining and executing practical contracting strategies aimed at supporting commercial objectives. Work creatively and proactively with legal colleagues and the Company’s business units to identify opportunities for commercially advantageous risk allocation in contracts. Support resolutions of commercial contract disputes in-house without the use of outside counsel

Legal Counseling and Training. Identify and implement proactive approaches to counseling business units on a variety of legal topics, including contract language interpretation, negotiation strategies, risk allocation, and statutory and regulatory obligations and compliance. Be an active and creative participant in the Law Organization’s formal legal training program

Qualification

JD degreeLicense to practice lawContract negotiationMidstream energy experienceLegal counselingTeaching abilityDesire to learnProblem-solvingTime managementTeam collaborationEffective communicationNegotiating skills

Required

JD degree from an accredited US law school

Current license to practice law in applicable states in which company has operations

Minimum of 3-years of relevant experience

Ability to identify complex problems and effectively partner with clients to develop, evaluate, and implement solutions

Ability to juggle multiple matters and effectively prioritize work to ensure completion in a timely and efficient manner

Strong people skills and a collaborative, team-oriented attitude. Ability to maintain positive and effective relationships with other members of Law Operations as well as management and staff of the Company and external parties

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience

Ability to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems

Ability to provide commercial, business-minded solutions to complex legal problems

Solid baseline of negotiating skills with outside parties

Ability to teach others complex subject matters

Desire to learn and open to feedback

Preferred

Experience in the midstream or downstream energy industry

Experience as in-house or transactional counsel

Legal experience in one or more of the following: FERC, Pipeline transportation services agreements; terminal services agreements; storage agreements; dedication agreements; connection agreements; pipeline tariffs; easement and surface use agreements; bills of sale; lease agreement, Agreements for goods or services (Supply Chain)