Senior Legal Counsel - Midstream - Houston TX

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Job Title:

Senior Legal Counsel - Midstream - Houston, TX

No. of Positions:

1

Job Description:

Job Description - Senior Legal Counsel Midstream

The Legal Services Downstream US pipeline team comprises a team of dedicated commercial and regulatory lawyers based in Houston. We are looking for a lawyer to join this team in Houston in support of Shell’s US midstream business with a particular focus on supporting the regulatory and transactional needs of Shell’s Downstream business, Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. (SHLX).

The US midstream business is regarded as a key area of growth and cash generation in Shell’s Downstream business. Shell Midstream Partners, L.P. (SHLX), Shell’s midstream master limited partnership, is considered an important platform for this growth. Since its initial public offering in 2014, SHLX has provided top tier distribution growth through acquisitions from its Shell affiliates and its own operations. The Legal Services Downstream US organization provides legal advice, support, and related services to Shell’s US midstream business, which operates Shell’s US pipeline business and the MLP.

We need a senior Legal Counsel to provide first-class, timely and cost-effective legal support to the Downstream pipeline business and to SHLX, often working to tight project deadlines. We also need first-class, practical legal support for SHLX’s capital markets offerings and compliance, and the coordination of this work with the Royal Dutch Shell capital markets team to ensure consistency and the highest quality of advice.

You will need to assist the SHLX general counsel and CSO in managing the governance of SHLX, including working with the SHLX board of directors.

You will need to work with multiple functions in other Shell businesses to capture growth opportunities for SHLX through dropdowns from non-pipeline Shell businesses. This will require cost management and control of the legal aspects of SHLX’s capital markets work and M&A projects, which may involve very significant budgets. If necessary you will need to manage cost-effective external counsel.

As SHLX continues to grow, the role will require the ability to connect across different Shell business lines and to understand the drivers that will contribute towards the execution of the SHLX business strategy.

You will be part of the multi-disciplinary project team, to ensure that legal risks and other issues are identified, explained and understood by the project lead, and addressed within acceptable legal and risk frameworks. We would like you to coach and mentor more junior lawyers and support staff, with special emphasis on developing lawyers experience in the US capital markets practice.

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117962BR

Skillpool:

Legal

Country of Work Location:

United States

Employment Type:

Full Time

Company Description:

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with about 84,000 employees across more than 70 countries. We aim to meet the world’s growing need for more and cleaner energy solutions in ways that are economically, environmentally and socially responsible. We have expertise in exploration, production, refining and marketing of oil and natural gas, and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals. As a global energy company operating in a challenging world, we set high standards of performance and ethical behaviors. We are judged by how we act and how we live up to our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people. Our Business Principles are based on these. They promote trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, as well as pride in what we do and how we conduct business.Building on our core values, we aspire to sustain a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone feels respected and valued, from our employees to our customers and partners. A diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment are vital to our success, leading to greater innovation and better energy solutions.

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Work Location:

Houston - EP Center Americas

Requirements:

We need you to have:

A law degree

Sound experience in providing securities law advice and leading compliance programs from periodic reporting to insider trading

Managing SEC/securities compliance and reporting, including preparation and review of periodic and current reports, analysis of SEC guidance, and exchange regulations – experience in MLP space a plus

Experience in Delaware companies law governance, including working with Board of Directors or other governing bodies

Experience in Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Sound legal experience in M&A law and practice

Membership in Texas State Bar, or ability to become qualified before the bar within one year of hiring date

Strong analytical skills coupled with the ability to communicate complex legal issues and opinions in a way understandable to the non-legal professional

Ability to work effectively across businesses and functions to craft pragmatic, actionable advice, with excellent verbal and written communication skills

Ability to lead large, multi-functional teams as well as contribute as a legal resource on business-led teams

Understand financial information, including the understanding of GAAP financial statements and basics of accounting

Excellent legal drafting skills

Ability to develop and sustain relationships with clients and directors (internal and external) at all levels

Problem-solving and decision-making skills - an ability to find creative solutions to legal and commercial issues, but within acceptable legal and risk frameworks

Sound judgment in sensitive areas and on difficult issues

Experience of being a great team player

City, State (if applicable):

Houston

Company info

Shell .
Website : https://www.shell.com