Closing Date: 11th August, 2026
Description:
Job Summary:The CenterPoint Energy legal department is looking for a corporate attorney with 2 to 5 years of experience with a background with broad corporate background in mergers, acquisitions, financing and strategic transactions.
Essential Functions:
Primarily provide legal advice on and support for:
- Strategic corporate and mergers and acquisitions matters and transactions
- Public and private debt and equity offerings, commercial paper, credit agreements, letters of credit and other corporate treasury matters
- Hedging and derivatives matters
- Also provide legal advice on and support for securities laws and public company disclosure matters related to the above, including supporting the review of Exchange Act filings
- Demonstrating an ability to collaborate across functional groups in the company outside of the legal department and in particular the company's Treasury and Strategic Transactions groups
- Influencing and providing timely and effective legal and business advice and support at all organizational levels on complex transactions
- Participating in mandatory emergency operations plan procedures
Education Description
Bachelor's degree and a J.D. (Doctor of Jurisprudence) degree required from an accredited law school.
Experience:
- 2–5 years of corporate experience at a large law firm and/or as in-house counsel. Must be eligible to practice in at least one state in the United States, preferably Texas.
- Experience with matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, securities, finance and credit agreements, capital markets, strategic transactions.
Experience Continued
- Experience with financial reporting, corporate governance and complex commercial transactions is a plus.
- Experience in energy and utilities, including electric generation, transmission and distribution, and natural gas distribution is a plus.
We Want You to Know:
Being a part of the CenterPoint Energy team is more than a career alone. It's an opportunity to make a positive impact. You will be an integral part of enabling everyday life and the pursuit of possibilities for the customers we serve and the communities we share. The vital services we provide are at the core of making our world work, and by sharing your energy with us, we'll create a better tomorrow together.
