[Hiring] Counsel - Commodities @EQT Corporation

Role Description

The Counsel – Commodities role will play a key part in supporting EQT’s natural gas marketing and commercial business. This attorney will be responsible for:

• Drafting and negotiating commercial agreements critical to EQT’s commodities activities.
• Advising on transactions and providing day-to-day legal counsel to business units engaged in the marketing, transportation, storage, and supply of natural gas.
• Assisting with transactions related to acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures.
• Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel of Commodities and Midstream.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate physical natural gas supply agreements, including NAESB-based gas purchase and sale agreements, and asset management agreements.
• Draft and negotiate natural gas transportation, gathering, processing, and storage agreements.
• Support gas supply arrangements for LNG, power generation, and data center projects.
• Advise on FERC regulatory matters related to EQT’s Commodities business.
• Provide legal support for acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures, including due diligence and assistance with integration activities.
• Provide day-to-day counsel to commercial teams, developing practical strategies that align legal considerations with business objectives while managing risk.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal experience, with a strong focus on the energy industry, particularly in commercial and gas marketing.
• Experience drafting and negotiating agreements within the gas marketing and midstream sectors.
• Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and licensed to practice law in the United States.
• Strong analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proven ability to exercise sound judgment and deliver practical, solution-oriented legal advice.
• Travel up to 10% of the time.

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Prior experience working at a law firm and/or in-house legal department within the energy industry.
• Familiarity with leveraging technology and legal operations tools to manage and prioritize workload efficiently.
• Knowledge of regulatory considerations applicable to the natural gas marketing and midstream sectors.
• Remote work is being considered for this role excluding the following states: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Tennessee unless willing to relocate.
• Selected incumbent will be placed into the position that best suits their abilities and experience level.

Company Description

EQT Corporation and its subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer -- Disabilities/Veterans.