We are looking for a commercially focused In House Counsel to join a growing legal team supporting a diversified business in the energy and natural resources sector in Houston, Texas. This opportunity is well suited for an early-career attorney who wants broad exposure to commodity transactions, operational matters, and cross-functional legal support. The role offers close collaboration with business and legal leaders while providing room to expand responsibility over time in a fast-moving environment.
Responsibilities:
- Prepare, revise, and negotiate a wide range of business agreements, including trading documents, confidentiality agreements, service contracts, and vendor arrangements.
- Provide legal support for transportation, storage, and logistics matters involving terminals, trucking, rail, pipelines, warehousing, and related commercial services.
- Advise internal stakeholders on contract meaning, performance concerns, claims, disputes, and credit-related issues as they arise.
- Work closely with teams across commercial, operations, finance, risk, accounting, tax, compliance, and business development to deliver practical legal guidance.
- Assess legal and commercial exposure in proposed transactions and recommend workable solutions to reduce risk while supporting business objectives.
- Conduct research on laws and regulations affecting energy, agriculture, commodities, transportation, and infrastructure activities.
- Contribute to the development and upkeep of legal templates, standard clauses, approval workflows, and matter tracking practices.
- Assist with additional legal matters affecting the business, including employment, real estate, corporate, regulatory, and litigation-related issues when needed.
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state.
- At least 1 year of legal experience, with 1–3 years preferred in a relevant practice area.
- Background in or genuine interest in commercial work related to energy, commodities, agriculture, transportation, or logistics.
- Demonstrated ability to draft, review, and negotiate contracts with accuracy and sound judgment.
- Strong analytical, research, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Business-minded approach to legal problem solving and a willingness to learn unfamiliar operational and commercial concepts.
- Ability to work in the Houston, Texas office in alignment with in-office expectations.
