Junior In-House Counsel, Energy & Commodities

Mitsui & Co. Energy Marketing and Services (USA), Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Mitsui & Co. Energy Marketing and Services (USA), Inc. (MEMS) seeks an Associate Legal Counsel to act as an in-house attorney supporting MEMS Legal in commodity trading and commercial operations.

The role is developmental with a strong legal operations component, reporting to the senior MEMS Legal Manager. The position emphasizes contract review, research, issue spotting, regulatory and compliance support, and document management.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited U.S. law school.
• 1–3 years of relevant legal experience; strong academic background acceptable.
• Knowledge of corporate, contract, commercial or energy-related law.
• Experience with contract management systems preferred.
• Experience in energy/commodities is highly desired.
• Licensed to practice in Texas or eligible for Texas admission.

Responsibilities

• Assist senior MEMS legal personnel with support to commodity trading and commercial teams.
• Draft, review, and revise commercial commodity agreements and related documents.
• Conduct legal research and prepare summaries, issue lists, risk assessments.
• Identify risk issues in commercial agreements and support regulatory/compliance activities.
• Support contract administration, document management, and legal operations workflows.
• Provide parity in administration and paralegal-type tasks as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Contract drafting

Legal research

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Tools

Contract management systems

Job description

Mitsui & Co. Energy Marketing and Services (USA), Inc. (MEMS) seeks an Associate Legal Counsel to act as an in-house attorney supporting MEMS Legal in commodity trading and commercial operations.

The role is developmental with a strong legal operations component, reporting to the senior MEMS Legal Manager. The position emphasizes contract review, research, issue spotting, regulatory and compliance support, and document management.