Senior Legal Counsel

Texas, United States of America

Job Family Group:

Legal Jobs

Worker Type:

Regular

Posting Start Date:

April 13, 2026

Business Unit:

Legal

Experience Level:

Experienced Professionals

Job Description:

What’s the role 

 

Shell Energy is the Group’s offer to market where we support wholesale, B2B and B2C customers with their current and future energy and decarbonization needs. The business provides solutions across a portfolio of gas and power, including renewables, and a range of environmental products and energy management solutions.    

 

This role will be part of a team that is accountable for providing support to Shell Energy in the Americas, across B2B, B2C and wholesale trading. 

 

 

Accountabilities: 

 

• Act as lead lawyer for material Shell Energy projects 

• Provide legal support to B2B retail electricity and energy solutions activities, including demand response and environmental projects as well as power generation projects in support of the Shell Energy business, including support to tenders, renewable power and other development projects and corporate deal structures, and to provide ongoing support to joint ventures and portfolio companies as needed. 

• Support renewable energy credit (REC) and carbon offset transactions. 

• Assist with M&A activity, litigation support, and management of outside counsel as required 

• Provide strategic legal advice to management on complex energy trading transactions 

• Support dispute resolution and litigation matters impacting the business 

• Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and transactions related to energy and environmental products markets 

• Mentor and guide junior legal staff and support staff, with the expectation that team members will work across the various scopes of work that support the Shell Energy business objectives 

• Maintain awareness of impactful legal and regulatory developments affecting the energy industry and implement necessary compliance measures 

• Collaborate with business and functional teams to ensure that legal risks are identified, appropriate alternative structures and strategies are considered, and documents are appropriately drafted to reflect commercial decisions, at all times consistent with professional standards, legal obligations, the Shell General Business Principles and the Shell Control Framework 

 

What you bring  

 

• Must have legal authorization to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer 

• Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor and fifteen (15) or more years of relevant legal experience with a retail electricity supplier (required) 

• Ten (10) or more years of sophisticated commercial and transactional legal experience in retail electricity (required) 

• Strong understanding of the main legal areas relevant to activities across the Shell Energy business 

• Broad experience in dealing with complex and unique contracts and demonstrated ability to think creatively in developing compliant and unique legal solutions to support the business drivers 

• Good commercial mindset and the ability to handle multiple clients in an environment which demands a quick and thoughtful le