Description:
Job Summary: A Carbon-First Company That Invests in Industrially seeks an Associate General Counsel to support the General Counsel and the company's broader legal, business development and growth objectives. This is a unique opportunity to join a growth company that is working to reinvent two industries and lead a paradigm shift in the way land and forests in particular are managed.The
Associate General Counsel would also act as a trusted legal advisor to
A Carbon-First Company That Invests in Industrially senior leadership team, the board and investors. For the
right candidate, the position can provide the opportunity to grow into
strategic and commercial leadership roles within the company.
A
successful candidate will have top academic and practice credentials.
Success at A Carbon-First Company That Invests in Industrially will require a high degree of energy, creativity,
intellectual curiosity and interpersonal skills as well as the ability
to independently lead complex projects and transactions from inception
to closing.
The ideal candidate will be
comfortable spending most of their time in the Houston office but will
also enjoy opportunities to put on work boots and visit the woods.
Requirements:
- J.D. from a top 25 law school.
- 4-8 years of transactional experience practicing at an Am Law 50 corporate law firm.
- Either private equity/M&A/capital markets experience or asset and land transactional experience.
- Active bar license in the state in which you currently reside.
Preferred Requirements:
- Experience with carbon, environmental markets and/or nature-based climate solutions.
- Experience with forestry, CCUS, renewables and/or energy transition.
- MBA or master's in forestry or environmental science.
