Our client is seeking a junior associate for a Houston opportunity involving complex energy and infrastructure transactions. Work with sponsors, developers, investors, and financial institutions across major deal types, with room to develop your drafting, negotiation, and client-service skills. The position is open across U.S. offices.
The Work
- Advise sponsors, developers, investors, and financial institutions on corporate and commercial aspects of complex energy and infrastructure transactions.
- Support mergers and acquisitions, contributing to transaction analysis, document preparation, negotiation, and execution.
- Work on project development and project finance matters, helping move transactions from initial structuring through closing.
- Assist with joint ventures and strategic investments, including preparing and negotiating agreements and related transaction documents.
- Conduct legal research and develop written analysis that supports transaction preparation, strategy, and compliance with applicable legal requirements.
- Participate in client calls, meetings, and negotiations; provide timely updates and help address client questions and concerns.
- Collaborate with lawyers and business professionals on transaction strategy, with responsibilities calibrated to experience.
- Gain exposure to renewable energy, energy-transition, tax-credit, and cross-border matters where relevant to the team's work.
What You Bring
- One to three years of corporate, energy, or infrastructure transactional experience.
- Experience with mergers and acquisitions, project development, project finance, and joint venture transactions.
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills, with the ability to produce clear, accurate legal documents and correspondence.
- Familiarity with tax equity financings, transferable tax credits, structured financings, or complex investment arrangements is a plus.
- Experience with renewable energy, energy transition, tax-credit transactions, or cross-border matters is preferred.
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and admission to practice in the jurisdiction of application.
- Excellent academic credentials from a nationally recognized law school.
- Strong communication, research, analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with sound professional judgment and attention to detail.
Why Consider It
This role offers hands-on involvement in a broad range of complex energy and infrastructure transactions, including acquisitions, project development, finance, joint ventures, and strategic investments.
Associates work alongside multiple client types and participate in client interactions and negotiations, with responsibility matched to experience.
The stated annual hiring range is $225,000–$260,000, depending on geographic market and qualifications.
Compensation & Benefits
The firm describes ongoing professional development, a hybrid arrangement with regular in-office presence and some work-from-home flexibility, medical, dental, and vision insurance, and a 401(k).
Confidentiality
This is a confidential opportunity. Contact Advocates Legal Recruiting to discuss the role and receive additional details about the client and team. All inquiries will be handled confidentially.