Senior Counsel - Commercial

Freeport-McMoRan is a leading international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. We operate large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold, and molybdenum. The company has a dynamic portfolio of operating, expansion and growth projects in the copper industry. Freeport-McMoRan is one of the world’s largest publicly traded copper producers, the world’s largest producer of molybdenum and a significant gold producer. We have a long and successful history of conducting our business in a safe, highly efficient and socially responsible manner.

 

We have the assets, the talent, the drive and the financial strength to provide attractive and rewarding careers of our employees. We encourage you to take the time to explore the opportunity to advance your career at Freeport-McMoRan.

 

Please note: This position has the possibility to work remotely up to 100% of the time. The position will require occasional travel to the Phoenix corporate offices and/or site locations . This position may be performed anywhere in the U.S. except California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma and South Carolina.  Additional states may be excluded from remote work based on business factors.  Should the positions shift to in-office work in the future, the company will offer relocation benefits at that time should the position meet the established eligibility for these benefits.

Description

 

Provides legal advice and policy guidance, both directly and working with outside counsel, to the company. Independently performs projects, including transactions, investigations and litigation, vital to company operations. Routinely assists in and occasionally handles or supervises specialized, complex matters. Works collaboratively with members of the Legal and Government Relations team in providing advice and counsel to company personnel and developing legal strategy. Provides advice and suggestions to less-experienced attorneys. Provides support to a diverse, global client group, focusing on those specific areas of the law as may be assigned from time to time.

 

• Provide, directly and working with outside counsel, legal advice and policy guidance in areas of the law relating to company’s operating sites with an initial focus on the company’s US sites. 
• Provide, directly and working with outside counsel, legal advice and assistance relating to the company’s commercial arrangements, including joint venture relationships, land and water matters, and intellectual property rights, as well as assistance in evaluating potential acquisition, divesture and other transactions 
• Provide, directly and working with outside counsel, legal advice and assistance relating to health and safety matters, including defense of federal and state regulatory investigations and enforcement actions. 
• Provide Legal Department management and clients with risk analyses, project updates and periodic reports as may be required.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Qualifications

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• JD degree or international equivalent, with exceptional academic credentials and nine years of experience practicing law required.
• Member of a state bar association (admitted to practice) or international equivalent.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Extensive experience with international mining operations.
• Collaborative; strategic thinker.

At Freeport, we are committed to providing an employment package that recognizes excellence, rewards value and impact, and encourages safe production. Benefits and compensation are foundational elements of this package, along with career development opportunities, job progression and a culture supported by our core values, among others. Learn more at: FCX Jobs - Working Here

 

Benefits:

We provide an industry-leading benefits package with some of the lowest cost to employees – offering health, wellness, life insurance, paid time off, retirement savings and more. These benefits are available to you and your dependents starting day one. Our comprehensive benefits program is important to how we support the health and wellness of employees and their families. For further benefits information please click here: Benefits Details

 

Safety / Work Conditions:

Candidates will be required to participate in a post-offer, pre-employment medical examination for the following positions which may have essential job duties that can impact both their own saf