Oil & Gas Title Attorney

Senior Oil & Gas Title Attorney

Proxy Legal Staffing & Search Group is partnering with a leading energy company to find an experienced Senior Oil & Gas Title Attorney. This position supports land acquisitions, title analysis, and ownership matters throughout Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

Responsibilities:

• Review title opinions, abstracts, leases, deeds, and oil and gas agreements to determine ownership and identify title risks.
• Develop title curative and mitigation recommendations and coordinate resolutions.
• Support land acquisitions, including drafting and reviewing leases, deeds, amendments, ratifications, and pooling declarations.
• Approve title for payment on lease and fee acquisitions.
• Review heirship documents and calculate Net Revenue Interest (NRI) and Working Interest (WI).
• Support Division Orders with title and ownership information for royalty distribution.
• Draft legal memoranda and collaborate with internal Legal teams and outside counsel on title issues and litigation.
• Conduct due diligence for land transactions and support special projects.
• Maintain confidentiality and uphold professional standards.

Qualifications:

• Juris Doctorate (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Active Pennsylvania or West Virginia Bar membership in good standing.
• 5 + years of oil and gas title experience, including abstracting, title opinion review or drafting, and title curative resolution.
• Strong knowledge of Pennsylvania and West Virginia oil and gas title law and laws of descent and distribution.