Corporate Transactional Associate

Founded in 2011 Daniels & Tredennick PLLC has built its reputation on partners who came from large national law firms and General Counsel seats at public companies and private equity-backed businesses.

Based between the Galleria and Memorial areas of Houston the Firm is best known for a nationally recognized Litigation Section. It continues to build a Business Section to match - handling mergers and acquisitions venture capital private equity corporate governance entity formation and general business matters for public private and family office addition to lateral hiring the Firms summer clerk program is strong and every offer extended in 2026 was accepted.

That pedigree shows up in how the Firm operates: the discipline of large-firm training paired with the judgment of people who have advised from the clients chair. The Firm is small enough that this is a daily reality not a marketing line.

The Litigation and Business Sections work closely together sharing clients and referring matters back and forth as a matter of course.

The Firm is seeking a Business Associate - with 24 years of relevant experience - to support and help grow its Business Section. The ideal candidate has a solid transactional foundation and wants real client exposure early not just document review from the back office.

That candidate should have experience with mergers and acquisitions private placements of securities entity formation and structuring (corporations LLCs partnerships and joint ventures) general contract negotiation and corporate governance. Additional or niche specialties are welcome.

This is a chance to build real transactional experience early working directly with partners who have run legal departments and led deals from the client side of the table inside a firm that is aiming to more than double in size over the next two to three years.

Excellent legal skill is the baseline. What matters just as much is how someone works. The Firm is looking for a lawyer who brings:

• A builders mindset. Wants to grow into the practice not just log hours - resourceful curious and comfortable figuring things out without a script.
• Developing business judgment. Works toward understanding a clients business and industry well enough to ask the right questions not just execute instructions.
• Client focus. Cares about the clients actual objective more than the billable hour and gives every matter real attention regardless of size.
• Collaborative by nature. Works well across practice groups inside the Firm and builds relationships across industries and networks outside it.
• Technology fluency. Comfortable adopting new tools and curious about how technology can make client service more efficient.
• Direct and candid with colleagues staff and clients with no ambiguity about where things stand.
• Confident enough to share credit ask for help and put the client and the team ahead of ego.
• Unwavering ethics. Holds a high standard for themselves and others including when it is inconvenient.
• A strong work ethic. Dependable extremely responsive and willing to put in the time this stage of a career takes.
• Someone colleagues and clients alike enjoy being around.

Legal Practice

• Provide legal support and guidance on a variety of business transactions including mergers and acquisitions private placements joint ventures and strategic alliances.
• Draft review and negotiate a wide range of complex commercial agreements including letters of intent asset purchase agreements stock purchase agreements LLC and partnership agreements shareholder agreements NDAs and other commercial contracts.
• Conduct due diligence investigations and risk assessments for business transactions spotting issues early and proposing solutions that address them directly.
• Advise on corporate governance matters including board meetings corporate policies regulatory compliance and corporate filings.
• Keep up with relevant laws regulations and industry trends affecting clients businesses and flag issues before they become problems.

Collaboration & Business Development

• Work closely with the Firms Litigation Section on shared matters and referrals so clients get one coherent team instead of two disconnected ones.
• Build relationships with clients and colleagues that turn into future business.
• Take part in the Business Sections growth as it expands.

• Niche practice areas will be considered such as: oil and gas experience onshore and/or offshore; labor employment and ERISA experience; and/or commercial real estate experience.

• Experience advising clients across a range of industries including energy manufacturing medical and technology start-ups and private equity investors and sponsors.
• A real interest in business development even at this stage of a career.

Candidates should hold a Juris Doctor degree from an accredited law school with a strong academic record and maintain an active license to practice law in Texas in good standing. The role requires 24 years of experience practicing business/transactional law in a large to midsize law firm environment with a focus on complex commercial transactions. The role also calls for a solid grasp of corporate governance principles and best practices; excellent drafting negotiation and communication skills; the ability to work well independently and as part of a team prioritize tasks and manage multiple projects at once; sharp analytical and critical thinking skills with real attention to detail; and a demonstrated ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and clients.

The Firm runs on merit: good ideas and hard work get noticed regardless of who they come from. Attorneys are given real latitude to build their practice and shape the Firms direction and are supported by partners who have a direct stake in each others success.

That pedigree sets the internal tone too: partners hold the practice to a large-firm standard while running it without large-firm bureaucracy.

• Salary: $160000 to $180000 based on relevant experience.
• Discretionary bonus.
• Medical insurance premium covered for the employee at 100%.
• 401(k) match.
• Life insurance.
• Ancillary benefits available.
• Free on-site parking.
• A real path to advancement as the Business Section continues to grow.

Qualified candidates should submit a resume and brief cover note to with the subject line Business Associate. All inquiries will be held in strict confidence.

Required Experience:

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