Attorney OR Sr. Attorney

About the role

The UT System Administration is seeking an attorney or senior attorney to provide legal support on a broad range of activities related to the oil and gas industry and land management practices.

Responsibilities

• Understand and provide legal support on activities such as mineral leasing, surface leasing, royalties, renewable and emerging energy, oil and gas production, ranching, environmental, and sustainability.
• Provide legal advice and analysis on a wide range of agreements and transactions, including oil and gas agreements, emerging energy agreements, continuous development agreements, royalty disputes, state purchasing agreements, and surface operations agreements.
• Perform legal research and investigation and report findings and conclusions.
• Deal with internal UT System, government relations, commercial counterparties, operators, and many other parties, both internal and external.
• Manage legal projects and matters independently, with oversight from the VP, Legal.

Requirements

• Attorney: Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and a license to practice law in Texas. Eight (8) years of experience at a law firm or combination of experience at a law firm and in-house at an energy company or land management company.
• Senior Attorney: Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and a license to practice law in Texas. Eight (8) years of experience at a law firm or combination of experience at a law firm and in-house at an energy company or land management company.

Qualifications

• Experience in government procurement agreements.
• Three (3) years or more drafting contracts and complex agreements.
• Board Certification in Oil, Gas and Mineral law.
• Prior government and/or in-house experience.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to prioritize and balance a large number of matters.
• Excellent speaking and writing skills as well as exceptional executive, analytical, and communication abilities.
• A high degree of professionalism.
• Effective communication with internal and external parties.
• Ability to work with various stakeholders, both internal and external to the organization.
• Strong attention to detail, higher level thinking skills, strong professional judgment and interpersonal skills, and a positive and enthusiastic disposition.

Complexity Level and Autonomy

Complexity level and autonomy in work differ for Attorney vs. Senior Attorney.

Behavioral Competencies

• Ability to prioritize and balance a large number of matters.
• Excellent speaking and writing skills as well as exceptional executive, analytical, and communication abilities.
• A high degree of professionalism.
• Effective communication with internal and external parties.
• Ability to work with various stakeholders, both internal and external to the organization.
• Strong attention to detail, higher level thinking skills, strong professional judgment and interpersonal skills, and a positive and enthusiastic disposition.

Working Conditions

Requires occasional evening or weekend hours.

Additional Information

The University of Texas System Administration is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees in all terms and conditions of employment. U. T. System will provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state laws.