Ma Energy Transactional Associate

M&A & Energy Transactional Associate
Position Type: Full-Time Hybrid
Experience Level: Mid-Level (3-5 Years)
Location: Houston, TX
Position Overview
We are seeking a talented mid-level associate to join our Corporate Transactions Group in Houston. The successful candidate will work closely with senior attorneys whose complementary practices offer broad, high-level deal exposure:

• Public & Private M&A and Energy Transactions: Supporting a practice that spans public and private mergers and acquisitions, energy transactions, and financings across the industrial, oil and gas, power, and renewable energy industries. Matters range from multi-million-dollar deals to transactions valued up to $15 billion, including business acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, project development, and power asset transactions involving nuclear, gas-fired, solar, wind, and other alternative fuel sources.
• Private Equity & Cross-Border M&A: Supporting a practice focused on advising private equity firms, independent sponsors, and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, and other business combinations, as well as general corporate matters across a variety of industries, including significant Canada–U.S. cross-border transactions.

• Assist in the structuring, financing, negotiation, and execution of mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other corporate transactions across a variety of industries.
• Draft and negotiate key transaction documents, including purchase agreements, ancillary closing documents, and related instruments.
• Support private equity and independent sponsor transactions, including leveraged buyouts, platform acquisitions, and add-on investments.
• Advise legal and business teams from deal inception through closing on both domestic and cross-border matters.
• Support energy-related transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions of power assets, joint ventures, and project development matters.
• Conduct due diligence and coordinate with multidisciplinary teams across practice areas.
• Assist with general corporate advisory matters for private company clients.

• Work alongside experienced attorneys with complementary practices spanning M&A, private equity, energy transactions, cross-border deals, and general corporate matters.
• Gain exposure to high-value, complex deals across multiple industries rather than being limited to a single sector.
• Develop versatile skills in both general corporate work and specialized energy transactions.
• Join a collegial, collaborative team committed to meaningful career support, professional development, and mentorship.
• Receive a competitive salary with hours and merit bonus opportunities, comprehensive benefits, and billable hours credit for pro bono work.

• J.D. from an accredited law school with a strong academic record.
• 3–5 years of experience in corporate transactions, preferably in a sophisticated national law firm environment.
• Excellent writing and drafting skills, including demonstrated experience drafting key transaction documents.
• Strong interpersonal and oral communication skills, with the ability to interact with and advise both legal and business teams.
• Experience in the energy industry, including power, renewable energy, and oil and gas, is beneficial but not required.
• Admission to the Texas State Bar (or eligibility for admission).
• Willingness and desire to leverage innovative legal technology platforms (such as generative AI tools) to accelerate research, streamline document drafting, and enhance analytical work.

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Law School Transcript
• Writing Sample