Energy Attorney

Lateral Link; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Lateral Link is assisting a prestigious international law firm in Houston in a search for a mid to senior-level Attorney for its Energy Transition Projects Group. The role focuses on drafting and negotiating a full spectrum of energy infrastructure contracts across the energy transition sector, including CCUS, hydrogen, and renewable fuels.

Ideal candidates must have 2+ years of energy transition and infrastructure project experience, be actively licensed to practice law, and hold a law degree

Qualifications

• 2+ years of energy transition and infrastructure project experience.
• Draft and negotiate broad range of infrastructure contracts (offtake, supply, procurement, operating, construction).
• Energy transition focus: CCUS, hydrogen, renewable fuels, etc.
• Active license to practice law; degree from a top law school with excellent credentials.

Responsibilities

• Draft and negotiate energy infrastructure contracts for global projects.
• Provide guidance on energy transition transactions and compliance.

Skills

Energy transition

Infrastructure projects

Contract drafting

Contract negotiation

Education

J.D. from top 25 law school

Job description

Lateral Link is assisting a prestigious international law firm in Houston with an UNPOSTED search for a mid to senior-level Attorney for its Energy Transition Projects Group. This is a unique opportunity to work in a very busy and dynamic office providing guidance on a full spectrum of energy transactional work across the globe.

The ideal candidate must have 2+ years of experience in energy transition and infrastructure project work. The role will include drafting and negotiating a broad range of infrastructure contracts, such as offtake, supply, procurement, and operating agreements, and construction agreements, across the energy transition sector (CCUS, hydrogen, renewable fuels, etc.).

Candidates must have an active license to practice law, and a law degree from a top 25 law school with excellent academic credentials is highly preferred.