Houston Midlevel Energy Associate

At K&L Gates, we are looking for smart, imaginative and hard-working people with diverse backgrounds, experiences and ideas to join us. Perhaps our search for talented visionaries and your search for important and impactful work lead to the same place.

Overview

We are seeking to hire a 3rd-5th year Associate to join the Energy, Infrastructure and Resources practice in our Houston office. The ideal candidate will have:

• General experience representing investors and developers in wide-range of real property development transactions; drafting and negotiating purchase and sale agreements, leases, easements, development agreements, construction contracts, crossing agreements, mineral interest waivers, etc.
• Knowledge and/or experience with energy projects is ideal; exposure to renewables and conventional energy project development transactions.
• Experience drafting and negotiating commercial, mineral, wind, and solar leases.
• Strong title and survey experience.
• Some background negotiating JV and operating agreements; general corporate related experience.
• Land use and entitlements regulatory experience.
• Cross-border and international experience a plus.

Skills Sought:

• A drafter first and foremost.
• Solid work ethic and personal ownership of work product.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strong business acumen.
• Ability to accurately and efficiently manage high volumes of work.

Any candidate will be given significant transactional responsibilities and will have the opportunity to join a team of attorneys that are ramping up their transactional practice that spans North and South America and involves several firm offices.

Candidates must be self-starters who possess the ability to work independently and as part of a team. We require strong academic credentials, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to providing the highest quality client service. Candidates will work closely with experienced lawyers who will provide active mentoring and opportunities to assume increasing levels of responsibility and client contact.

About the Firm

K&L Gates is a fully integrated global law firm with approximately 2,000 lawyers across five continents. We have experienced dramatic growth in the past decade and now rank among the largest U.S. based law firms in the world. We take pride in constantly striving for innovation, imagination and an entrepreneurial spirit. We come up with big ideas and then roll up our sleeves to get the job done, guiding our clients through their most complex issues in a variety of industry sectors and across multiple regions of the world.

The industry recognition the firm has garnered in the past five years emanates from the foundation of a global community aligned on behalf of our clients. The people at K&L Gates are committed to working together to create a legacy for each other, the firm, our clients, and the communities in which we serve. We thrive in an inclusive and socially conscious environment that embraces diversity and takes a holistic approach to the career evolution of all our professionals.

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Benefits: We offer a dynamic work environment and excellent benefits.

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The Firm is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Firm that employment decisions shall be based on merit, qualifications and competence. Employment practices shall not be influenced or affected by virtue of a person’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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