Houston Corporate Transactions and Advisory Attorney

The Role

Clifford Chances Houston office is seeking a talented junior associate to join its Corporate Transactions & Advisory team. The successful candidate will work closely with leading practitioners across the Houston office on a broad range of domestic and cross-border corporate transactions and strategic commercial matters including mergers acquisitions divestitures joint ventures and strategic investments with an emphasis on the energy infrastructure and industrial sectors.

The ideal candidate will have at least two years of recent law firm experience and a strong foundation in corporate transactions. Successful candidates will be capable of managing significant transaction workstreams assisting with transaction documents and management of due diligence coordinating multidisciplinary teams and providing practical commercially focused advice to clients. The role offers meaningful responsibility and opportunities to work on some of the most innovative and strategically significant transactions in the market.

Candidates should possess excellent analytical drafting communication and project management skills together with sound business judgment and the ability to thrive in a collaborative fast-paced environment.

Qualifications :

Your Experience

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing with the Texas Bar or eligibility to waive into the Texas Bar.
• At least two years of law firm experience focused on corporate transactions.
• Significant experience advising on mergers acquisitions divestitures joint ventures strategic investments corporate restructurings or complex commercial transactions.
• Ability to independently manage transaction workstreams while effectively coordinating with colleagues across multiple practice areas and jurisdictions.
• Strong commercial awareness and an interest in the energy infrastructure and industrial sectors.
• Excellent legal research analytical drafting negotiation and communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and an ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
• Demonstrated initiative sound judgment intellectual curiosity and a practical client-focused approach.
• Experience representing private equity sponsors portfolio companies multinational corporations energy companies or infrastructure investors is preferred.
• Experience working on cross-border transactions and collaborating with international teams is a plus.

Applications must include a resume and law school transcript.

Clifford Chance US LLP offers a comprehensive benefits and compensation package. The salary range for this position is $225000-$260000. Actual salary will be commensurate with the candidates qualifications and relevant experience.

Additional Information :

Equal opportunities

At Clifford Chance we forge an inclusive culture where all perspectives are recognized and valued. Its a culture where everyone has equal access to opportunities to thrive and succeed irrespective of background. We are guided by our values-based Code which sets high standards of conduct and has a principle focused on being inclusive.

We are an equal opportunity employer and provide consideration to all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. We comply with the law and regulations in every location where we operate and across all aspects of employment from recruitment and selection to development progression and day-to-day working life.  

Find out more about our inclusive culture here

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time