What are the responsibilities and job description for the Counsel - Commercial position at Westlake Chemical?
Westlake Chemical offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate. Westlake Chemical is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.
If you are an active Westlake Chemical employee (or an employee of any Westlake Chemical affiliates), please do not apply here. Please go to your Workday homepage and click on the "Careers" worklet and view "Westlake Career Opportunities".
Position Summary:
Serves as a key member of the commercial legal team, supporting the business, manufacturing facilities, logistics and procurement clients.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Reviews, drafts and negotiates complex commercial and real estate contracts and ancillary agreements, including product sales contracts, purchasing contracts, non-disclosure agreements, consulting agreements, master services agreements, and other third-party vendor agreements
- Reviews, drafts and negotiates logistics contracts and ancillary agreements, including transportation contracts (primarily truck, barge and rail) and warehouse agreements.
- Builds and maintains strong partnerships with the business, manufacturing, logistics and purchasing organizations and company management and provides counsel on commercial matters, legal rights and obligations under contracts, customer disputes and related laws and regulations to ensure legal and business needs are aligned
- Analyzes risks and strategic opportunities from a legal perspective for the business and purchasing organizations with a view toward creating long term solutions
- Reviews advertising and marketing materials to ensure compliance with legal requirements and company policies
- Develops and provides training to company personnel on substantive legal topics including commercial and antitrust matters
- Improves standard form agreements and legal processes, as necessary
- Manages outside counsel as necessary in a budget-minded manner
Experience:
- Juris Doctor degree and licensed, as a member in good standing, to practice law in Texas, or otherwise eligible to practice as an in-house corporate attorney
- Strong academic credentials from a top-rated accredited law school
- Minimum of 6 years of experience, preferably with major law firm and in-house corporate experience, handling a variety of complex commercial matters with a focus on commercial transactions, distribution law, antitrust law and general business law
- Strong writing and verbal skills
- Strong business acumen with an ability to balance legal and business requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. The statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by employees assigned to this classification.
Westlake Chemical is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.
If you are an active Westlake Chemical employee (or an employee of any Westlake Chemical affiliates), please do not apply here. Please go to your Workday homepage and click on the "Careers" worklet and view "Westlake Career Opportunities".