M&A & Energy Transactional Associate Attorney | 3–5 Years | Houston

Responsibilities

• Advising on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, private equity investments, platform acquisitions, add-on transactions, and other business combinations.
• Working on acquisitions and dispositions of energy assets, project development matters, and other strategic transactions involving the energy industry.
• Drafting and negotiating purchase agreements, ancillary documents, closing materials, and other key transactional instruments.
• Cooking due diligence and working closely with lawyers across complementary practice areas.

Requirements

• Significant experience with M&A and other sophisticated corporate transactions.
• Previous experience working in a law firm, ideally within a sophisticated national or large-law-firm environment.
• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating core transaction documents.
• Strong writing, analytical, and commercial judgment.
• Excellent interpersonal and oral communication skills.
• The ability to work directly with both legal and business teams.
• Private equity experience is highly attractive.
• Experience involving power, renewable energy, oil and gas, or other energy transactions is beneficial but not required.
• An interest in using modern legal technology to improve transaction execution and efficiency.

Qualifications

• A JD.
• Admission to the relevant state bar, or eligibility for admission.