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A bit about us:

Founded two decades ago and based in Houston, we are a nationally recognized energy law firm practicing across all areas of oil and gas law — title examination, energy transactions, corporate and energy finance, regulatory matters, and large corporate transactions — with a growing renewable energy practice. We serve a diverse national and international clientele, from Fortune 500 operators to E&P start-ups, and are regarded as one of the most recognized firms in the oil and gas industry. Many of our attorneys came up as landmen, operator-side professionals, or lawyers at large international firms, so we understand our clients' business from the inside and build solutions around how they actually operate.

Why join us?

  • Base salary range: $120k to $220k + Bonuses
  • Unique compensation model with immediate returns for business you generate — regardless of experience level
  • Profit sharing — eligible day one
  • Employer-covered health insurance
  • 401(k) with firm percentage match
  • Collegial atmosphere and relaxed office attire
  • Full-spectrum oil and gas platform — title, transactions, finance, regulatory, and emerging renewables under one roof

Job Details

You'll render title opinions and run title examination at the center of the firm's transactional energy practice, examining ownership across the mineral, leasehold, and surface estates on private, state, and federal lands, and supporting operators and investors from Fortune 500 companies to E&P start-ups across active and emerging plays.

  • Render original drilling, supplemental, division order, due diligence, and limited-in-scope title opinions covering the oil and gas, leasehold, and surface estates
  • Examine and analyze chains of title across private-owned, state-owned, and federal lands (including BLM and Department of the Interior-administered tracts), interpreting leases, JOAs, farmout agreements, unit declarations, easements, probate records, affidavits, liens, and trust and corporate succession documents
  • Draft title curative requirements and the transactional documents needed to cure defects identified in diligence
  • Perform legal due diligence on multi-million-dollar acquisitions and divestitures, quantifying title defects into monetary amounts to support PSA negotiations
  • Prepare ownership analyses covering lessor royalty, non-participating royalty, overriding royalty, and working interests, and negotiate and document the associated energy transactions

Looking For:

  • Active license and good standing in an oil and gas producing state (Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Wyoming, North Dakota, Montana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, etc.)
  • 2+ years transactional energy experience with a title examination and title opinion focus
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