CAREERS

Davis, Gerald & Cremer combines top talent and teamwork to create Legal Energy.  DGC performs top-tier and sophisticated work, with the efficiency and collegiality of a small boutique law firm. Lawyers at DGC work on high-stakes matters, and our work regularly shapes the oil and gas industry. We seek lawyers who will work hard for each other and for the benefit of our clients. 

Davis, Gerald & Cremer is a full-service, energy-focused law firm, with offices in Midland and Austin, Texas.  DGC counsels industry-leading clients and provides superior legal work and services, including:

  • Trying complex as well as novel issues before trial courts and in arbitration, and litigating those issues at the appellate courts;
  • Assisting oil and gas operators with all facets of Texas regulatory law, including representation in contested case hearings before the Railroad Commission of Texas;
  • Interpreting increasingly complicated oil and gas title, determining resulting ownership positions, and resolving concerns regarding similar issues that arise in the ownership and operation of oil and gas leases; and
  • Negotiating and closing transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures; farmout, operating, development and other energy agreements; along with day-to-day and corporate matters.

DGC is the only Chambers-ranked law firm in Texas that is west of San Antonio. U.S. News and World Report ranks DGC as a Tier 1 Regional Law Firm, and Best Lawyers ranks DGC as a Tier 1 law firm in eight categories, including “Bet-the-Company Litigation,” commercial litigation, natural gas resources law, and oil-and-gas law.

We are a results-driven law firm, inspired by the industry that helps define us.

LAW STUDENTS

DGC is an excellent place for new and aspiring lawyers, offering:

  • Substantive, hands-on experience early in your career
  • Opportunity to provide meaningful legal work and services on complex and novel legal issues
  • Close work with partners in a collaborative process to learn and grow your legal skills
  • Training, mentorship, and continuing education opportunities
  • Compensation packages that meet or exceed those of other top Texas firms, including salary, merit bonuses, benefits, and retirement plan contributions
  • DGC cares deeply for its clients, its colleagues, and its communities.  We encourage our lawyers to seek meaningful roles of service in our communities, including through pro bono work and leadership positions in local organizations.

DGC hires academically successful and driven first- and second-year law students for our summer associate program, which currently occurs in the Midland office.  Summer associates are provided real opportunities to perform work, interact with clients, and learn from DGC lawyers.  Summer associate compensation is a flat weekly salary that matches the current base salary of our first-year associates.    

We hope you will consider this unique opportunity to start your career.  If you are interested in applying, please send your resume, cover letter, and transcript to recruiting@dgclaw.com.  We accept application materials from rising 2Ls any time after June 1 of the summer before your second year and accept application materials from 1Ls beginning on December 1 of your first year.  We are an equal opportunity employer.

OPEN LATERAL POSITIONS

Davis, Gerald & Cremer is hiring for the following lateral associate positions.

Lateral Litigation Associate

Davis, Gerald & Cremer is hiring an associate to join our trial and appellate practice in Midland, Texas, the hub and heart of the country’s oil and gas industry.  The group focuses on commercial litigation, specializing in the energy sector.  DGC routinely prepares for and tries complex and novel issues and then litigates them through the appellate process. 

The ideal candidate graduated law school between 2019 and 2022, is admitted to practice in Texas, has a strong academic record, and has experience in a complex, pretrial litigation practice (including discovery, legal research, and motions practice).

Lateral Oil and Gas Title Associate

Davis, Gerald & Cremer is hiring an associate to join our oil and gas title practice in Midland, Texas, the hub and heart of the country’s oil and gas industry.  The group focuses on rendering title opinions of all types, due diligence for large-scale assets, along with accompanying curative and other document preparation, for lands in both Texas and New Mexico.  

The ideal candidate graduated law school between 2018 and 2020, is admitted to practice in Texas and New Mexico, has a strong academic record, and has substantial experience in oil and gas title work.

Associates work closely with partners and other associates in a collaborative process to learn and grow their legal skills.  DGC has a sophisticated client base, and all attorneys share a common goal of providing excellent work and services to clients.  DGC also promotes the whole lawyer and encourages lawyers to seek meaningful roles of service in our community, including through pro bono work and leadership positions in local organizations.

If you are a dedicated and motivated attorney and enjoy working collaboratively on complex and important issues to the benefit of our clients, we encourage you to apply.  Please send your resume, cover letter, and transcript to recruiting@dgclaw.com.  

We are an equal opportunity employer. Compensation competitive with other top Texas firms, including salary, benefits, merit bonuses, and 401k matching.  Relocation expenses and signing bonuses may be available for the right DGC candidate.

Austin Office

515 Congress Ave., Suite 1510

Midland Office

400 W. Illinois Avenue, 400 W. Illinois Avenue, Suite 1400