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Counsel - Senior Counsel, HSE Law- 212683

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Location
Houston, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Doctorate

Job overview

The attorney will advise on complex environmental and health and safety matters, including regulatory compliance, permitting, enforcement, transactions, and liability. The role serves in a global HSE law group and supports investigations, audits, policy developments, and operational requirements across core HSE laws. The ideal candidate has experience across multiple environmental and safety domains, including air, water, waste, remediation, sustainability, explosives, and radiation.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Environmental LawHealth and Safety LawRegulatory ComplianceEnvironmental PermittingSustainabilityAdvocacyNegotiationTeam CollaborationIndependent WorkDeadline ManagementInterpersonal SkillsBusiness Judgment

Qualifications

Juris Doctor5+ Years Legal Experience

Full job description

Counsel - Senior Counsel, HSE Law- 212683

Date: Nov 4, 2026

Location:

Houston, TX, US, 77032

We are looking for the right people — people who want to innovate, achieve, grow, and lead. We attract and retain the best talent by investing in our employees and empowering them to develop themselves and their careers. Experience the challenges, rewards and opportunity of working for one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the global energy industry.

The attorney in this role will advise on a wide range of complex environmental and health and safety matters, including regulatory compliance, permitting, enforcement, transactional, and liability issues. The ideal candidate will have experience across multiple domains, such as air, water, waste, remediation, sustainability, safety, explosives, and radiation.

Job Duties

  • Serve as attorney in global HSE law group

  • Oversee a global docket of environmental and health and safety regulatory, administrative, and enforcement matters

  • Support internal HSE investigations/audits and manage outside counsel

  • Advise on pertinent environmental policy, regulatory, sustainability, and legislative developments

  • Provide strategic legal counsel on environmental components of complex commercial and real estate transactions

  • Provide counseling on operational HSE requirements under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, CERCLA, TSCA, EU & UK REACH, OSH Act, and other core HSE laws on a global basis

  • Provide counsel to ensure compliance with regulatory obligations under Superfund and state counterparts

  • Execute complex legal, technical, and regulatory strategies across an array of environmental projects

  • Research emerging new laws/regulations and proposed changes to existing regulations, assessing their impact on the business

Qualifications

  • Juris Doctor (JD) required for U.S. positions

  • Sophisticated environmental and health and safety experience with administrative proceedings and enforcement matters; strong advocacy and negotiation skills; thorough working knowledge of regulatory compliance, sustainability, environmental permitting, and health and safety issues

  • Minimum of 5 years of relevant legal experience for Counsel position

  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and independently while managing competing deadlines

  • Exceptional interpersonal skills; proactive team player with strong business judgment

Candidates having qualifications that exceed the minimum job requirements will receive consideration for higher level roles given (1) their experience, (2) additional job requirements, and/or (3) business needs. Depending on education, experience, and skill level, a variety of job opportunities might be available, including Senior Counsel.

World Class Benefits

At Halliburton, we're committed to providing you and your family with a comprehensive and affordable benefits package - which means we offer support for your physical, emotional, financial and parental needs, both now and in the future. When you join our team, you'll have access to a wide range of resources designed to help you thrive at work and at home. By clickinghere, you can review a summary of the benefits available once you join.

Halliburton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, citizenship, marital status, sex/gender, sexual preference/ orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, national origin, or any other status protected by law or regulation.

Location

3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway E., Houston, Texas, 77032, United States

Job Details

Requisition Number:212683

Experience Level:Experienced Hire

Job Family:Support Services

Product Service Line:Legal

Full Time / Part Time:Full Time

Additional Locations for this position:

Compensation Information

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,724 open Legal Counsel jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Texas median$160–245K/yr67 salary ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 147 open Legal Counsel jobs in Texas and 2,724 across the US. 11% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Legal Counsel postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,420 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a doctorate or professional degree; 1,967 of the 2,724 open Legal Counsel jobs (72%) ask for a doctorate or professional degree.

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