For oil & gas exploration and production companies worldwide, Superior Energy Services is an oilfield products and services company with global reach, financial stability and mature safety and core values platforms. Through its portfolio of premier rental and well servicing brands, Superior provides customers with robust inventory, expedient delivery, engineered solutions and expert consultative service — all delivered with enterprise-wide Shared Core Values for safe, sustainable operations and corporate citizenship. We are an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate against any job applicant because of race, religion, national origin, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

Superior is currently seeking a Company Secretary and Corporate Counsel to join our team in Houston, TX (On-Site).

Under the direction of the Deputy General Counsel, Superior Energy Services, Inc. (“Superior”) is seeking a talented attorney to serve as a Company Secretary and Corporate Counsel for the company. Superior is a global oilfield products and services company currently unlisted but filing periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act due to its meeting the applicable size thresholds.

The Company Secretary and Corporate Counsel will serve as the primary attorney in support of the administrative operations of the board of directors and senior management, ensuring compliance, transparency and business integrity, maintaining corporate records and supporting the company’s adherence to its governing framework in accordance with all statutory and corporate regulations.

The selected candidate will be skilled in federal securities law and state corporate law and have had exposure to managing outside counsel in non-domestic jurisdictions in company secretarial and legal entity management work, including treasury support for cash management within the broader international legal structure.

The role will require collaboration with the Deputy General Counsel and the finance and investor relations teams on drafting the company’s SEC filings, AGM & proxy, Board and Committee meeting materials, minutes and resolutions, and will include matters relating to Delaware Law compliance, public disclosures, securities exchange rules (and monitoring changes to the same), company stock plans / executive compensation, compliance with the company’s insider trading policy, banking and corporate transactions, responding to shareholder information requests and general corporate governance and regulatory issues.

This is a full-time office position based at our Downtown offices in Houston, Texas.

This position requires exceptional integrity, good organization and communication skills and the ability to keep an objective perspective whilst employing critical thinking skills to implement practical and generally acceptable solutions within the framework of the law. It also requires the ability to collaborate across functions on corporate, equity compensation and finance matters and to engage efficiently with external counsel as appropriate.

 

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school. A minimum of 5 years law experience, preferably corporate, including at least 2 years securities law and public company experience. A combination of law firm and in-house experience strongly preferred. A license in good standing to practice law in a U.S. jurisdiction with the ability to obtain a law license or limited in-house counsel license. Excellent written and oral communication skills. A positive attitude, high energy, desire to grow with the business and help maximize opportunities. Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage several simultaneous projects under deadline pressure. Experience maintaining public company reporting processes and procedures. Precision and careful attention to detail. Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive information.

A strong sense of ownership and dedication to personal excellence and improvement.

Excellent Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, Matching 401(k)