Sr. Counsel - Houston, TX

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Primary Purpose
Advises on complex legal issues and develops practical solutions that balance risk management with strategic business priorities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide legal support in all aspects of project finance transactions, including structuring, negotiating, and closing debt and equity financing for large scale LNG and energy infrastructure projects.
• Oversee mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic investments, from initial due diligence through integration and post-closing governance.
• Manages, coordinates, implements and monitors legal services to the Business Unit to facilitate and achieve Business Unit objectives, including working closely with internal and external counsel, along with the senior managers to ensure efficient execution of complex, time sensitive transactions.
• Develop and implement best practices, templates, and transaction playbooks to enhance efficiency, risk mitigation, and governance in project finance and M&A activities.
• Creates innovative legal solutions to facilitate business growth while managing compliance and risk exposure.
• Leads the provision of legal advice on aspects of strategic initiatives while driving cross-functional alignment.
• Resolves disputes with regulatory agencies, ensuring compliance while minimizing financial penalties and reputational damage.
• Develops contract templates and negotiation strategies for standard and high-risk business agreements.
• Oversees and develops legal strategies and coordinates with external counsel to resolve disputes.
• Advises on employment law, intellectual property, data protection, and general corporate matters.
• Implements a structured system for legal documentation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education

• Requires a Juris Doctor (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree and active membership in the bar of the state in which the position is based.

Experience

• Typically requires 8 years of related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Legal Drafting - Prepares written legal documents, including a motion, a letter, a brief, a memo, or a contract.
• Contract Management - Streamlining the creation, execution, storage or renewal of contracts, with a focus on compliance, often via software or other automated means.
• Legal Research - The process of identifying and retrieving information necessary to support legal decision-making.
• Legal Advisory - Providing an opinion regarding the substance or procedure of the law in relation to a particular factual situation.
• Regulatory Compliance - Ensuring an organization's adherence to laws, regulations, guidelines and specifications relevant to its business processes.
• Litigation Management - The act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law.
• Corporate Governance - Corporate governance is the collection of mechanisms, processes and relations used by various parties to control and to operate a corporation.
• Legal Due Diligence - Conducting an assessment of legal risks associated with a business transaction, such as a merger or acquisition. It involves reviewing relevant documents, contracts, and agreements to identify any potential liabilities, obligations, or issues that could impact the outcome of the transaction.
• Documentation and Records Management - Creating, distributing, using, maintaining and disposition of recorded information maintained as evidence of business activities and transactions.
• Commercial Negotiation - The planning, reviewing, analysis and other activities that a buyer and seller conduct to reach an agreement.

HYBRID: Work a combination of onsite and remote days each week, typically 4 days per week onsite.

Legal

Full-time

Note: The Company strives to ensure that employees are paid equitably and competitively. Starting salaries may vary based on factors such as relevant experience, qualifications, and education.

Sempra Infrastructure offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond base salary. This position is eligible for an annual performance-based incentive (bonus) as well as merit-based recognition. Company benefits include health and welfare (medical, dental, vision), employer contributions to retirement benefits, life insurance, paid time off, as well as other company offerings such as tuition reimbursement, paid parental leave, and employee assistance programs.

Houston Center of Excellence-TXHS

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The actual pay rate will depend on the person's qualifications and experience.

$173,500.00 - $305,500.00 / year

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