Associate Attorney needed for Houston office

2-10 yrs required

Full-time

No

A law firm in Houston is seeking an experienced Associate Attorney with 3+ years of expertise in advising on complex real estate transactions and representing clients in energy transactions. The ideal candidate should have a Juris Doctor, LLM, or equivalent and be admitted to practice law in the state of Texas.

Duties:

• Advise on complex real estate transactions and draft key transaction documents, including joint venture agreements.
• Draft refinery-related items, such as supply and offtake arrangements, term loan facility agreements, marketing and consulting agreements, and transportation and storage arrangements.
• Work on structured wholesale and retail power and gas transactions, including transportation agreements, exchange agreements, and storage agreements.
• Review complex commercial and energy transaction documents, including supply and offtake agreements, power purchase agreements, and facility agreements.
• Advise and manage complex cross-border energy-related transactions, including global mergers of natural gas entities and acquisitions in the EMEA region.
• Review and prepare comments on draft forms of agreements for construction, equipment supply, service and maintenance, including corporate acquisitions and loans in the renewable energy and related sectors.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience representing clients in energy transactions on the acquisition of oil and gas facilities.
• Admission to practice law in the state of Texas.
• Juris Doctor, LLM, or equivalent.

Skills:

• Expertise in complex real estate transactions.
• Drafting and negotiating various transaction documents.
• In-depth knowledge of structured power and gas transactions.
• Familiarity with cross-border energy-related transactions.
• Reviewing and preparing comments on draft agreements.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills.

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