Diamondback Energy Inc

Senior Counsel - Marketing

Diamondback Energy Inc$130K — $180K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials
  • Active admission to a state bar, with ability to practice in-house in Texas
  • Seven (7+) years of legal experience; prior in-house experience preferred
  • Strong background in marketing and midstream oil & gas legal work, including drafting and negotiating complex agreements
  • Experience advising on term and spot contracts and providing commercial legal guidance to oil & gas clients
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
  • Strong business acumen and ability to support infrastructure development and operations-related legal matters
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong analytical capabilities and attention to detail

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal support to the Marketing team on marketing and midstream operations
  • Draft, review, and negotiate agreements related to the purchase, sale, and exchange of crude oil, natural gas, and condensate
  • Support a wide range of commercial agreements, including gas gathering, processing, and purchase agreements
  • Advise business units on transactional and commercial matters across marketing, midstream, and operations
  • Provide legal guidance on midstream joint ventures, royalty matters, and oil and gas M&A transactions
  • Deliver timely, practical legal counsel while balancing business objectives and risk

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance is available for this position.
Full Job Description

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The Senior Counsel will provide legal support to the Company’s Marketing and Midstream teams. This role will focus on a wide range of commercial agreements, including gas gathering, processing, and purchase agreements, as well as crude oil, condensate, transportation, and related midstream contracts. In addition to day-to-day legal support, this position will advise on broader commercial and transactional matters, including potential midstream joint ventures, royalty payment issues, and oil and gas M&A transactions involving marketing arrangements and midstream assets. Title and level will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Job Responsibilities:

Including but not limited to

  • Provide legal support to the Marketing team on marketing and midstream operations
  • Draft, review, and negotiate agreements related to the purchase, sale, and exchange of crude oil, natural gas, and condensate
  • Support a wide range of commercial agreements, including:
    • Gas gathering, processing, and purchase agreements
    • Crude oil and condensate purchase agreements
    • Transportation and buy/sell agreements
    • Construction, dedication, and connection agreements
    • Gas lift agreements and spot contracts
  • Advise business units on transactional and commercial matters across marketing, midstream, and operations
  • Provide legal guidance on midstream joint ventures, royalty matters, and oil and gas M&A transactions
  • Deliver timely, practical legal counsel while balancing business objectives and risk

Required Qualifications:

  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school with strong academic credentials
  • Active admission to a state bar, with ability to practice in-house in Texas
  • Seven (7+)  years of legal experience; prior in-house experience preferred
  • Strong background in marketing and midstream oil & gas legal work, including drafting and negotiating complex agreements
  • Experience advising on term and spot contracts and providing commercial legal guidance to oil & gas clients
  • Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
  • Strong business acumen and ability to support infrastructure development and operations-related legal matters
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with strong analytical capabilities and attention to detail

Relocation:
Relocation assistance is available for this position.

Work Authorization:
Diamondback Energy does not currently sponsor employment visas for this position.

About Diamondback Energy Inc

Diamondback Energy is an independent oil and natural gas company headquartered in Midland, TX. Diamondback’s growth strategy is focused on the acquisition, development, exploration and exploitation of unconventional, long-life, onshore oil and natural gas reserves in the major oil producing Permian Basin in West Texas. The Company’s operations are directed primarily at the large acreage areas of the Clearfork, Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Cline, Strawn and Atoka formations, collectively known as the Wolfberry Trend.

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Learn more about Diamondback Energy Inc
Size
870 employees
Market Cap
$23.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$4.5 billion
Founded
2007
5 Year Trend
+66.8%
Revenue
$2.8 billion
NASDAQ

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