Counsel, Law​/Legal

Counsel – Marathon Petroleum Corporation

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. At MPC, we’re committed to being a great place to work – one that welcomes new ideas, encourages diverse perspectives, develops our people, and fosters a collaborative team environment.

• Provide effective legal services. Generate qualitatively superior legal analysis, work product, and advice. Provide legal advice and services relevant, practical, and meaningful to business units. Become an integral partner to the Company’s business units, understanding business strategies and commercial objectives.
• Contract drafting and support. Support the Company’s business units in defining and executing practical contracting strategies aimed at supporting commercial objectives. Work creatively and proactively with legal colleagues and the Company’s business units to identify opportunities for commercially advantageous risk allocation in contracts. Support resolutions of commercial contract disputes in-house without the use of outside counsel.
• Legal counseling and training. Identify and implement proactive approaches to counseling business units on a variety of legal topics, including contract language interpretation, negotiation strategies, risk allocation, and statutory and regulatory obligations and compliance. Be an active and creative participant in the Law Organization’s formal legal training program.

• JD degree from an accredited US law school
• Current license to practice law in applicable states in which company has operations
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience
• Experience in the midstream or downstream energy industry preferred.
• Experience as in-house or transactional counsel is preferred.
• Legal experience in one or more of the following is preferred but not required:
• FERC
• Pipeline transportation services agreements; terminal services agreements; storage agreements; dedication agreements; connection agreements; pipeline tariffs; easement and surface use agreements; bills of sale; lease agreement
• Agreements for goods or services (Supply Chain)

• Ability to identify complex problems and effectively partner with clients to develop, evaluate, and implement solutions
• Ability to juggle multiple matters and effectively prioritize work to ensure completion in a timely and efficient manner
• Strong people skills and a collaborative, team-oriented attitude. Ability to maintain positive and effective relationships with other members of Law Operations as well as management and staff of the Company and external parties
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience
• Ability to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems
• Ability to provide commercial, business-minded solutions to complex legal problems
• Solid baseline of negotiating skills with outside parties
• Ability to teach others complex subject matters
• Desire to learn and open to feedback.
• This position belongs to a job progression with increasing responsibility, competency and skill level. Final position title and pay grade will be based on the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications.
• Salary Range: $137,900 - $198,300

San Antonio, Texas

19100 Ridgewood Pkwy

• Job Requisition :
• Pay Min/Max: $ - $ salary
• Grade: 13 - 14
• Additional locations:
  Denver, Colorado;
  Findlay, Ohio;
  Houston, Texas
• Employment Type:
  
  Full-time
• Seniority level:
  Not Applicable
• Job Function:
  Legal
• Industries:
  Oil and Gas
• Employee Group:
  Full time
• Employee Subgroup:
  Regular

Marathon Petroleum Company LP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, reproductive health decision-making, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition or AIDS/HIV status, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, military, veteran status,…