Houston company seeks a 2+ year energy trading lawyer to join an outstanding legal team. The company offers excellent benefits, an attractive compensation package, and significant internal growth opportunities.
Responsibilities include:
- Negotiating energy commodity contracts including power, natural gas, coal, emissions and fuel oil, including but not limited to EEI, ISDA, NAESB, PPAs, RFPs, confirmations, origination transactions, complex energy transactions and other agreements necessary to support the generation unit.
- Providing support to other departmental attorneys, as well as contract attorneys, and will provide opinions and guidance to the commercial group.
Requirements:
- 2-7 years experience in a corporate legal department and/or law firm with a heavy emphasis on drafting and negotiating contracts
- General understanding of the laws and regulations applicable to energy trading markets
- Experience in a merchant energy company or energy trading company, or experience in energy, corporate and/or commercial transactions is ideal.
- Working knowledge of financial, market and credit risk issues and extensive experience with all relevant documentation is also ideal.
