Corporate Counsel

Adamas Energy LLC is seeking a Senior Corporate Counsel to provide strategic legal support across litigation, dispute resolution, claims management, and risk mitigation for our oil and gas operations.

This role partners closely with teams across operations, land, regulatory, commercial, accounting, environmental, health & safety, and executive leadership to manage legal risk and deliver practical business-focused solutions. The ideal candidate is a collaborative legal advisor who can navigate complex disputes while supporting operational and commercial objectives.

This position is based in our Dallas corporate office with a flexible hybrid schedule.

• Advise on litigation, claims, subpoenas, investigations, pre-suit disputes, and other legal matters.
• Assess legal and business risk and develop practical resolution strategies.
• Manage outside counsel, including litigation strategy, budgets, discovery, reporting, and settlements.
• Coordinate investigations, document collection, discovery responses, witness preparation, and litigation holds.
• Support disputes involving commercial matters, operational incidents, personal injury, property damage, landowner and royalty issues, environmental claims, and regulatory matters.
• Draft and negotiate settlement agreements, demand letters, releases, and other legal documents.
• Advise management on dispute avoidance, risk reduction, and operational impacts.
• Support insurance, indemnity, incident response, and claims management matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including NDAs, MSAs, vendor contracts, consulting agreements, purchase orders, work orders, and amendments.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.
• Licensed to practice law in Texas or eligible to obtain authorization.
• Minimum 3+ years of litigation, dispute resolution, claims, or related legal experience in a law firm and/or corporate legal department.
• Experience managing litigation and claims, including coordination with business teams, insurers, and outside counsel.
• Strong understanding of discovery, subpoenas, litigation holds, investigations, settlement strategy, and outside counsel management.

• Experience with oil & gas, energy, commercial, environmental, regulatory, employment, landowner, royalty, or operational disputes.
• Strong research, writing, negotiation, and analytical skills.
• Practical, business-oriented approach with sound judgment and risk management capabilities.
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependent children
• 75% employer-paid coverage for spouses
• 401(k) match up to 7% of annual base salary
• Company-paid Life, AD&D, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Health Advocate services
• Hybrid schedule (currently work from home Mondays and Fridays)
• Paid vacation and 10 paid holidays
• Casual dress environment
• Complimentary on-site fitness facilities
• Wellness program with employee incentives

• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Subject to pre-employment background screening and Company Drug & Alcohol Program requirements.
• This position is subject to a non-compete agreement
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Adamas is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to the principles of being an equal opportunity employer and to providing our employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.