Associate (Corporate and Securities)

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a proactive and highly motivated associate with 2-4 years of corporate experience to join their Houston, Texas office. This role offers client-facing opportunities, mentorship, and business development exposure, with collaboration across the firm.

Duties

• Collaborate in a dynamic, team-oriented environment with corporate lawyers in Texas and cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrate adaptability and a strong commitment to meeting deadlines while producing high-quality work.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues and clients on sophisticated corporate transactions.
• Show initiative and leadership, with a desire to take on increasing responsibility and contribute to thought leadership.

Requirements

• 2-4 years of corporate experience, ideally including experience at an Am Law 100 firm.
• Excellent academic credentials.
• Strong analytical, research, and legal writing skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Thorough understanding of professional ethics and conduct standards applicable to legal practice.
• Admission to the Texas bar, or eligibility for admission.

Education

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited law school.

Certifications

• Admission to the Texas bar, or eligibility for admission.

Skills

• Strong analytical, research, and legal writing skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication abilities.

Benefits

• Client-facing opportunities.
• Mentorship and training.
• Business development exposure.

This Vault Law 100 and one of the Top 25 Best Law Firm in Southern California boasts attorneys who are highly regarded with forward-thinking approaches, enthusiasm for collaborating across disciplines, and their unsurpassed commercial awareness. The firm has an ?emerging issues? program, which allows the firm to pioneer new and novel areas of the law. Associates have the opportunity to work on ground-breaking, high-profile matters for some of the world?s most innovative companies on a day-to-day basis. The firm has had its hand in the growth of global commerce and industry, allowing its associates to obtain truly substantive experience. The firm also require its attorneys to complete a minimum of 25 pro bono hours. Compensation at this firm is competitive with peer firms in the region.