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Western Midstream lists this Counsel, Litigation opportunity in town center, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
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Our core assets provide services for customers in the Delaware Basin in West Texas and New Mexico, and the DJ Basin in northeastern Colorado, and the Powder River Basin in Northeast Wyoming. Additional assets and investments are located in South Texas, Utah, and Southwest Wyoming.
We’re engaged in the business of gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting natural gas; gathering, stabilizing and transporting condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs) and crude oil; and gathering, transporting, recycling, treating and disposing of produced water for our customers. In our capacity as a natural gas processor, we also buy and sell natural gas, NGLs, and condensate on our behalf and our customers under certain gas processing contracts.
Western Midstream (WES) is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, WES.
Job Summary:
The Counsel, Litigation position provides legal support across the Company's litigation matters, including commercial, tort, and employment controversies. This attorney will manage disputes and investigations, work with outside counsel, advise Human Resources and business leaders, and help mitigate legal risk through practical counseling and proactive initiatives.The ideal candidate is a hands-on, proactive lawyer who can think strategically while also managing day-to-day legal work. The attorney must be comfortable operating in a fast-paced business environment and partnering with all levels of personnel across the organization.
Litigation Management
Manage commercial, contract, personal injury, property damage, and employment-related litigation
Develop litigation strategy in partnership with business stakeholders and outside counsel
Direct and manage outside counsel to ensure effective and efficient representationacross discovery, motion practice, mediation, arbitration, and trial
Evaluate claims, defenses, settlement opportunities, andlitigationrisk
Manage litigation budgets and outside counsel expenditures
Discovery and Case Factfinding
Lead factual investigations relating to litigation, employment matters, and government inquiries
Manage fact finding through witness interviews and document preservation, collection, and review, including managing legal holds and e-discovery processes
Assistwith responses to subpoenas, civil investigative demands, and regulatory requests
Employment & Human Resources Support
AdviseHR and management regardingemployee discipline and performance management; wage-and-hour compliance; leave and accommodation issues; workplace policies and employee relations matters; workforce reorganizations
Review and advise on employment agreements, restrictive covenant agreements, separation agreements, and related employment documents
Assistin developing andmaintainingemployment policies, handbooks, and workplace procedures
Manage employment litigation and administrative proceedings, including matters before the EEOC and state agencies
Business Support
Collaborate with business teams toidentifyand mitigate legal risks
Assistin resolving disputes before formal litigation arises
Support contract interpretation, enforcement, anddispute-resolutionefforts
Financial & Strategic Responsibilities
Identifyrecurring litigation and employment risks and recommend preventative measures
Develop and implement best practices for dispute management, investigations, and employment compliance
Monitor emerging legal developments affecting the energy and midstream industries
Qualifications:
J.D. from an accredited law school
Active license to practice law in Texas
4+ years of relevant litigation experience
Meaningful experience in complex commercial litigation and tort litigation including active speaking roles in proceedings such as hearings and depositions. Labor and employment experience preferred but not required
Experience with handling multiple matters simultaneously
Strong legal writing, analytical, investigative, and advocacy skills
Intellectual curiosity and ownership mentality, comfortable with accountability and taking initiative to address matters even if not squarely within immediate area of responsibility
Ability to analyze issues, make decisions, and provide deliverables amid imperfect information. Sound judgment and analytical thinking, including the ability to “see around corners” and anticipate consequences, even in unfamiliar areas of law and business operations
Comfort with deadlines and complexity, with attention to detail
Ability to work independently without waiting for direction, with ability to manage competing priorities
Strong interpersonal andclient-serviceskills
Excellent written and oral communication abilities
Collaborative, team-oriented approach
Willingness to perform both strategic and hands-on legal work
Relocation:
This position is not eligible for relocation.
Travel Requirements:
Travel will be required up to 10%.
Work Schedule:
This position follows a hybrid schedule working in office Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and working remote Wednesday and Friday. Monday-Thursday are 9 hours and Fridays are 4 hours.
Western Midstream does not offer sponsorship of employment-based nonimmigrant visa petitions for this role.
Western Midstream is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in recruiting, hiring, developing, compensating and promoting applicants and employees. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employee's and applicant's disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.
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