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Targa Resources

<div><div>POSITION SUMMARY:</div><div>
The candidate will join the Legal Team and will interact with and provide legal advice to various groups across the Company, with a primary focus on supporting Targa&rsquo;s power business and assisting on regulatory matters (state and federal). This position will also partner with other attorneys across the Targa Team on various regulatory matters (such as pipeline regulatory matters) and will manage other projects within the Legal Team.</div><div>
JOB FUNCTIONS AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:</div><ul><li><div>
Counsel business on compliance with PUCT, ERCOT, and related regulations and requirements.</div></li><li><div>
Assist with the negotiation and drafting of commercial agreements involving electricity.</div></li><li><div>
As needed, assist with FERC and state (e.g., Railroad Commission of Texas) compliance matters for gas and liquids pipelines.</div></li><li><div>
As needed, assist with advocacy on power and other regulatory matters.</div></li><li><div>
Represent company in administrative proceedings.</div></li><li><div>
Prepare and submit regulatory filings.</div></li><li><div>
Counsel business clients regarding the regulatory impacts of proposed projects and commercial agreements.</div></li><li><div>
Work as a team with business clients and other attorneys to anticipate and respond to regulatory changes in order to achieve business objectives.</div></li><li><div>
Other duties as assigned.</div></li></ul>
<div><div>MINIMUM ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:</div><ul><li><div>
Juris Doctorate, licensed to practice law in Texas (or can become immediately eligible to be admitted to the State Bar of Texas).</div></li><li><div>
6 &ndash; 10 years of legal experience, with substantial law firm experience preferred.</div></li><li><div>
Strong academic background.</div></li><li><div>
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, legal analysis, drafting, and negotiation.</div></li><li><div>
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic legal environment and respond quickly to commercial demands.</div></li><li><div>
Commercial, pragmatic, and flexible approach, and ability to quickly grasp complex commercial arrangements.</div></li><li><div>
Experience with providing, or willingness to provide, legal advice to senior level business leaders.</div></li><li><div>
Ability to develop and sustain relationships with clients at all levels.</div></li><li><div>
Proven track record as a team player.</div></li><li><div>
Team attitude that no job is too big or too small.</div></li><li><div>
Thrives in an environment where you need to roll-up your sleeves and own outcomes.</div></li><li><div>
Ability to strike sensible and practical balance between legal risks and the need to do business.</div></li><li><div>
Adept at working in a fast-paced, high activity environment with smart and creative people.</div></li><li><div>
Strong ability to influence, provide point of view and to listen.</div></li><li><div>
Ability to handle ambiguity, juggle many matters at once, and quickly shift from one situation or task to another.</div></li><li><div>
Solution oriented.</div></li><li><div>
Talent for thinking outside of the box in confronting new issues and pursuing novel approaches to old problems.</div></li><li><div>
Regular and reliable attendance.</div></li></ul><div></div><div><br>
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:</div><ul><li><div>
Broad administrative law experience including knowledge of ERCOT, PUCT, and FERC regulations (including FERC regulations applicable to gas and liquids pipelines).</div></li><li><div>
Experience negotiating and drafting various power agreements potentially including power supply agreements, infrastructure development, private use networks and behind-the-meter electric supply arrangements, and utility interconnection and extension agreements.</div></li><li><div>
Experience with FERC and state (e.g., Railroad Commission of Texas) tariffs and FERC regulatory compliance matters for gas and liquids pipelines.</div></li><li><div>
Experience with providing regulatory advice in connection with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, including due diligence activities.</div></li></ul><div></div><div><br>
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:</div><div>
Targa Resources provides equal employment opportunities based on merit, experience, and other work-related criteria and without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, age, pregnancy, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. We also strive to provide reasonable accommodation to employees&rsquo; beliefs and practices that do not conflict with Targa&rsquo;s policies and applicable law. We value the unique contributions that every employee brings to their role with Targa.</div></div></div><div></div>

Senior Corporate Counsel / Associate General Counsel

BWC Terminals

<div><div>Headquartered in Houston, Texas, BWC Terminals is a premier provider of bulk liquid storage and logistics services to refiners, manufacturers, and distributors of bulk liquids in North America. The Company consists of 22 sites with over twenty million barrels of storage capacity. The BWC Terminals facilities are equipped to store a wide range of petroleum, chemical, renewables, and agricultural products. Additional information about BWC Terminals is available at <div>www.bwcterminals.com</div>.</div><div></div><div>
JOB OVERVIEW</div><div>
Senior Legal Counsel provides legal support, advice, and other legal assistance as directed by the General Counsel (GC). This position may also provide counsel to management within the company and coordinate with outside legal counsel. This position is also responsible for supporting the company&rsquo;s North America compliance functions.</div><div></div><div>
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES</div><div>
Essential duties include:</div><ul><li><div>
Corporate governance, including maintenance of corporate books, records, and registrations for the BWC family of companies in North America, incorporation and dissolution of companies as directed by GC.</div></li><li><div>
Support corporate transactions such as joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures as directed by the GC.</div></li><li><div>
Support corporate finance activities, including Credit Agreement amendments and compliance.</div></li><li><div>
Draft, negotiate, and review a variety of commercial contracts with customers and suppliers, non-disclosure agreements, Master Service Agreements, and other agreements for the company&rsquo;s operations in North America.</div></li><li><div>
Support corporate compliance efforts for North America, including tracking and conducting employee training, screenings of third parties, investigating compliance allegations, and conducting annual compliance reviews.</div></li><li><div>
Assist with litigation management, risk management, and other general legal matters.</div></li><li><div>
Identifying and researching areas of legal and contractual risk and preparing a course of action and recommendations to minimize risk.</div></li><li><div>
Providing litigation management and support for the company&rsquo;s North America operations, including negotiating contractual and legal disputes on behalf of the company; and</div></li><li><div>
Supporting all of the company&rsquo;s North America compliance functions and efforts.</div></li><li><div>
Review and negotiate commercial contracts.</div></li><li><div>
Address and resolve general legal matters.</div></li><li><div>
Liaise with outside legal counsel when necessary.</div></li><li><div>
Review and approve legal invoices in conjunction with the GC.</div></li><li><div>
Address and resolve compliance allegations; and</div></li><li><div>
Resolve issues regarding corporate records and registrations.</div></li></ul><div></div><div>
QUALIFICATIONS</div><div>
To perform the duties of this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below outline the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies required for this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</div><div></div><div>
To succeed in this role, candidates should demonstrate the following:</div><ul><li><div>
JD from an accredited U.S. law school and bar membership in good standing in any state (Texas preferred).</div></li><li><div>
Minimum 4-9 years of experience with corporate and/or contractual law in a well-regarded law firm and/or in-house legal department</div></li><li><div>
Prior exposure/experience with M&amp;A, joint ventures, and/or corporate finance (preferred).</div></li><li><div>
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</div></li><li><div>
Highly proficient with all Microsoft Office products and Adobe</div></li><li><div>
English fluency required</div></li><li><div>
Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able to work in a team setting.</div></li><li><div>
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.</div></li><li><div>
Ability to simultaneously handle multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and exercise good judgment.</div></li><li><div>
Critical thinking and judgment: core understanding of the law, ability to analyze and reason, strategic and creative thinking, problem solving.</div></li><li><div>
Service orientation with clients: building strong rapport with internal clients, and the ability to demonstrate value to internal clients.</div></li><li><div>
Working with others: effective teamwork, planning, and organization of work.</div></li><li><div>
Communication: listening, persuasive speaking, writing, and negotiation.</div></li><li><div>
Leadership: self-awareness, relationship building, team building and inclusion, performance management, and</div></li><li><div>
Career commitment: commitment to professional development and improvement.</div></li><li><div>
May require domestic travel to other business locations.</div></li></ul><div></div><div>
WORKING CONDITIONS / PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS</div><div>
The working conditions and environment, as well as the physical requirements and activities listed below, are representative of those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of the job successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</div><div></div><div>
Working Conditions and Environment: While performing the duties of this position, the individual generally has good working conditions. The employee is often exposed to moderate noise from office equipment and co-workers.</div><div></div><div>
Physical Requirements/Activities: The position requires regular physical activity, including standing, walking, sitting, reaching, carrying, and handling objects. Candidates must be able to use their hands and fingers for tasks such as typing and operating office equipment. Effective verbal communication and active listening are essential, as the role involves frequent interaction with others. This position involves sitting for approximately 90% of the workday. Occasionally, employees are required to kneel, bend, push, pull, lift, or twist. Occasionally, employees are required to lift or exert up to 10 pounds of force. Intermittently, the employee is required to lift or exert up to 25 pounds of force. Specific vision ability required is close vision of 20 inches or less.</div><div></div><div>
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement</div><div></div><div>
BWC Terminals provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.<br>
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.</div></div>

Sr. Legal Counsel

MODEC, Inc.

<div><p>SOFEC serves the offshore energy industry, offering mooring and fluid transfer systems for floating oil and gas production and storage facilities across the world. SOFEC provides turnkey turret, spread mooring, tower yoke, and marine terminal systems. SOFEC&rsquo;s ultimate parent company is a publicly traded Japanese entity, MODEC, Inc.</p>
<p>
We are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to support in risk assessment of legal issues and development of strategies to manage identified risks within proposals, established subcontracts and contracts, and overall business operations of SOFEC.</p>
<p>
Position will report to the General Counsel of MODEC International, Inc. (&ldquo;MII&rdquo;), SOFEC&rsquo;s parent company.</p>
<p><b>
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES</b><b>:</b></p>
<ul><li>Draft, review and negotiate, formulate creative contractual solutions on a win-win basis aligned with client&rsquo;s and SOFEC&rsquo;s requirements/norms for a wide range of international commercial contracts, including, but not limited to, client contracts/subcontracts/consortium/joint venture terms and conditions to ensure conformance with applicable laws and identify deviations from accepted SOFEC risk policy, generally accepted industry practice or any unusual business or significant legal risk.
</li></ul><ul><li>Must be able to work closely with key stakeholders to identify and mitigate risk in areas such as tax (including PE risk), tariffs, currency risk, sanctions, IP protection, guarantees, compliance, etc.</li><li>
Provides practical legal guidance with an appreciation for the various concerns of team members, including technical, commercial, business development, project execution and risk management.</li><li>
Judges the merits of disputes, works with the appropriate outside counsel as requested, and senior/executive managers, including MII&rsquo;s General Counsel, to define a strategic defense and agreed settlements of disputes where warranted.</li><li>
Works with the SOFEC Commercial Director and Contracts Manager to review, update and approve SOFEC&rsquo;s standard pro forma terms and conditions for contracts/subcontracts/purchase orders, and provides input, as necessary, to SOFEC risk and contract procedures and strategies.</li><li>
Obtains input, as necessary, with respect to SOFEC&rsquo;s overall legal function, including, but not limited to, reporting requirements, SOFEC&rsquo;s standard pro forma terms and conditions, compliance issues and other matters as may be requested by MII&rsquo;s General Counsel.</li><li>
Develops, oversees, manages and provides necessary legal support to the SOFEC Contracts Manager and Contracts Administrator.</li><li>
Plans and leads all necessary legal and contracts training within SOFEC.</li><li>
Some international travel and frequent on-line meetings that fall outside normal working hours will be required.</li></ul>
<p><b>
QUALIFICATIONS &amp; EXPERIENCE</b><b>:</b></p>
<ul><li>
U.S. law degree and, at a minimum, must be licensed to practice in good standing in Texas, U.S.A.</li><li>
A minimum of ten (10) years&rsquo; experience in various legal/contract positions of increasing difficulty, including, but not limited to, a broad-based general corporate background and/or law firm experience. Legal and contracts background in the international upstream energy business sector is required.
</li><li>Well versed/experienced in contracts governed by the laws of England and Wales.</li><li>
Well versed/experienced on intellectual property matters.</li><li>
Must possess excellent communication skills (written and verbal) in English.
</li><li>Exposure to technical operations in the offshore energy business is a plus.</li><li>
Must demonstrate the ability to handle multiple tasks and changing priorities in a fast-paced global environment.</li></ul>
<p>
MODEC International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.</p></div>

Senior Legal Counsel

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

<b>Overview:</b><br>
The Houston, TX office of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is actively seeking an associate attorney to join its Corporate Practice.
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The ideal candidate will be admitted to practice in Texas and have at least four (4) to seven (7) years of experience representing clients in connection with corporate and real estate business transactions, including mergers & acquisitions.
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Lewis Brisbois’ Corporate Practice advises large, mid-size and small companies and investors in a wide range of corporate and business transactions including, but not limited to: choice of business entity and entity formation, corporate governance, corporate finance, federal and state securities, regulations, stock option and deferred compensation plans, commercial law and finance, secured transactions, equipment leasing, international business law matters, and handling mergers & acquisitions and other company reorganizations.
<br><br>
The successful candidate will have excellent analytical, legal research and writing skills, as well as strong communication skills.
<br><br>
We offer competitive compensation and in addition, Lewis Brisbois offers a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401k with employer match.
<br><br>
<b>Qualifications:</b><br>
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Corporate Associate Attorney

Hunton Andrews Kurth

<div><p>The Global Technology, Outsourcing and Privacy Group seeks an experienced attorney in a part-time position to help grow an innovative team serving corporate in-house legal departments. The attorney will work directly with sophisticated clients on client-focused service teams and will manage his or her own matters under the supervision of a managing attorney. Responsibilities include analyzing, drafting, and negotiating master services agreements, marketing agreements, statements of work, non-disclosure agreements, supply agreements, license agreements, SaaS agreements, general terms and conditions, and a variety of other commercial contracts.</p>
<p>
The successful candidate will be team-oriented with a strong focus on client service. Strong communication and time management skills are required. Four or more years of commercial contracting, procurement, or information technology experience is preferred. The attorney will have access to firm resources, including continuing legal education.</p>
<p>
The position has an annual billable hour expectation of less than 1,000 hours, but no minimum hours are guaranteed. The attorney will be paid on an hourly basis for billable hours worked and recorded at a rate determined by experience. This position is not partnership-track or benefits-eligible. The position offers flexible hours but schedule will be subject to client needs. The attorney will telecommute from a home office in the District of Columbia or any U.S. state, other than California, in which the firm maintains an office, and the attorney must be licensed in that jurisdiction. EEO / drug-free workplace / E-Verify participant /Veteran / Disability.</p>
<p><b>
Job</b> <b>#003830</b> (If you wish to submit an application, this number will be necessary for your online submission.)</p><br>
<p></p>
<p>
If you have questions about this position or the application process, please contact Diane Larmon, Lawyer Recruiting Manager.</p>
<p>
If you require accommodation or assistance to complete the online application process, please contact Jocelyn Sommers, Lawyer Recruiting Administrator, +1 804 788 8204, and 951 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. When you contact Jocelyn Sommers, please identify the type of accommodation or assistance you are requesting. We will assist you promptly.</p>
<p><b>
Open to Search Firm Submissions: </b>No</p>
<p><b>
Contact Information</b><br>
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP<br>
600 Travis Street<br>
Suite 4200<br>
Houston, TX 77002-2929</p></div>

Houston – Commercial Contracting Project Lawyer

<b>Overview:</b><br>
The Houston, TX office of Lewis Brisbois, a full-service AmLaw 100 firm, is actively seeking an attorney to join its Labor & Employment Practice.
<br><br>
The ideal candidate will be admitted to practice in Texas and have at least three (3) to four (4) years of experience in employment law matters. Prior employment litigation experience is required (preferably on the management side), and employment counseling or in-house employment law experience is preferred. This is an excellent opportunity for attorneys who are proactive and passionate about assuming a high-level role providing legal service within a sophisticated practice and who are seeking to assume a significant role in all aspects of labor and employment law. This role requires extensive contact with clients, governmental agencies and opposing counsel.
<br><br>
Lewis Brisbois' Labor & Employment Practice represents clients from coast to coast in all phases and types of employment litigation, counseling, and training. Our team of employment professionals is spread throughout our locations across the United States and provides clients with sound counsel in dozens of jurisdictions. Our size and geographic coverage allow us to provide our clients with consistent representation throughout the nation.
<br><br>
Qualified candidates will be comfortable drafting and responding to discovery and initial pleadings, drafting, and arguing motions, as well as taking and defending depositions. Candidates must have strong writing and analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. The successful candidate will be a self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
<br><br>
Although we would prefer that you have some experience in employment law, we are also interested in working with developing talented attorneys who come to us with excellent skills in any litigation arena. If you have substantive litigation experience, a demonstrated interest in labor and employment law, and are looking for an opportunity in a growing, collaborative firm, we invite you to apply.
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We offer competitive compensation and in addition, Lewis Brisbois offers a range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401k with employer match.
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<b>Qualifications:</b><br>
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#LI-SA1

Labor & Employment Associate Attorney

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company

The Reynolds and Reynolds Company is looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Legal Assistant – Employment/Compliance to join our team. If you have a passion for supporting legal operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and making a positive impact across the organization, we'd love to meet you!
<br><br>
Why Join Us?
<br>At Reynolds and Reynolds, you’ll be a vital partner to our Employment Counsel -helping to maintain the accuracy of legal documentation, stay current on changing employment regulations, and strengthen compliance processes that support our employees and leadership. Here, your work will help shape and protect the company’s integrity and culture.
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<b>What You'll Do:</b><br>
<ul>
<li>Review and revise disciplinary documents (including written warnings, performance improvement plans, and termination memos) to ensure they meet both legal requirements and company standards.</li>
<li>Monitor, summarize, and share updates on the latest laws and regulations that affect our employment practices.</li>
<li>Keep legal documents, policies, and compliance materials audit-ready and accessible.</li>
<li>Create and update user-friendly templates, workflows, and step-by-step guides for our leaders.</li>
<li>Reinforce training content and guide leaders through ADA accommodation procedures, ensuring an inclusive workplace.</li>
<li>Participate in special projects such as updating our PIQ program and revising the Associate Handbook.</li>
<li>Work cross-functionally with various departments to ensure seamless compliance and timely documentation.</li>
</ul>


Legal Assistant – Employment/Compliance

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