Corporate Counsel

Pye Legal Group; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pye Legal Group in Houston is seeking a Corporate Counsel to join its growing legal team. This hybrid role offers an opportunity for an early-career in-house attorney to work directly with senior legal leadership on innovative commercial transactions and core business operations.

You will draft and negotiate a broad range of agreements, support governance and compliance, and advise on IT and data security while coordinating with outside counsel as needed.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in the U.S.
• 3 to 7 years of experience focused on commercial contracts and transactional matters.
• Experience drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements.
• Strong commercial instincts with excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements supporting development and sale of environmental attributes.
• Provide day-to-day legal support to finance and accounting teams at the intersection of legal, commercial, and financial functions.
• Advise on IT and data security matters, coordinating with outside counsel as appropriate.
• Support corporate governance, global compliance programs, and company policy oversight.
• Assist with strategic transactions across all phases, from NDAs through regulatory review and closing.
• Analyze and support occasional claims and disputes with outside counsel involvement.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Transactional matters

Negotiation

In-house collaboration

Job description

A global climate solutions company with two decades of experience in environmental markets is adding a Corporate Counsel to its legal team in Houston. This role offers an early-career in-house attorney the opportunity to work directly with senior legal leadership on innovative commercial transactions and core business operations in a growing, mission-driven environment.

This is a hybrid role based in Houston, TX.

What You'll Do

• Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements supporting the development and sale of low-carbon fuels, carbon credits, and other environmental attributes


• Provide day-to-day legal support to finance and accounting teams at the intersection of legal, commercial, and financial functions


• Serve as in-house advisor on IT and data security matters, coordinating with outside counsel as appropriate


• Support corporate governance, global compliance programs, and company policy oversight


• Assist with strategic transactions across all phases, from initial NDAs through regulatory review and closing


• Analyze and support occasional claims and disputes with outside counsel involvement

What We're Looking For

• Licensed to practice law in the U.S.


• 3 to 7 years of experience with a focus on commercial contracts and transactional matters


• Demonstrated experience drafting and negotiating a broad range of commercial agreements


• Strong commercial instincts and business acumen with excellent written and verbal communication


• Sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to learn across unfamiliar legal and business areas


• In-house experience a plus; energy or environmental sector background welcome but not required