Legal Counsel Mergers & Acquisitions

Weatherford • Houston, TX

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Weatherford is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) to join the Team in Houston, Texas. Reporting to the Assistant General Counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions, the Legal Counsel will support Weatherford's global acquisition, divestiture, strategic investment, and integration activities. The role will work directly with the Company’s lead M&A Attorney to help manage transactions from initial evaluation through post-closing integration. The successful candidate will assist with due diligence, transaction execution, regulatory coordination, post-closing integration, corporate governance matters, and project management across multiple jurisdictions. This position provides the opportunity to gain hands-on experience across all phases of domestic and international transactions while working closely with senior business leaders, external counsel, and cross-functional stakeholders.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited U.S. law school.
• Licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (preferably Texas).
• Approximately 2-4 years of corporate, M&A, securities, or commercial legal experience.
• Strong drafting and project management skills.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams and competing priorities.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management capabilities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience at a major law firm or sophisticated in-house legal department.
• Exposure to mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and commercial transactions.
• Experience supporting cross-border matters.
• Energy / oilfield services industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Support acquisitions, divestitures, minority investments, and other strategic transactions.
• Coordinate legal due diligence activities and assist in managing data rooms and diligence requests.
• Review, draft, and negotiate NDAs, letters of intent, purchase agreements, disclosure schedules, ancillary transaction documents, and closing deliverables.
• Coordinate with external counsel on transaction execution and regulatory requirements.
• Assist in preparing transaction summaries, risk assessments, and materials for executive leadership.
• Support merger control, antitrust, FDI, and other regulatory filing processes.
• Coordinate with external counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
• Track regulatory approvals, closing conditions, and critical transaction milestones.
• Help maintain transaction trackers and manage legal workstreams through signing and closing.
• Support legal integration activities following acquisitions and strategic investments.
• Assist with implementation of integration plans across legal, compliance, HR, finance, tax, treasury, and operational functions.
• Assist with formation and governance of joint ventures and strategic partnerships.
• Support drafting and negotiation of shareholder agreements, LLC agreements, governance documents, and related arrangements.
• Assist in monitoring governance obligations, reserved matters, reporting requirements, and funding commitments.

Benefits

• Weatherford is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree