Because a disproportionate number of the landmen working in the energy industry are near retirement age, big energy companies recently began to recruit at law schools. Kassidy Knutson Opitz, a 2005 graduate of the University of Houston Law Center, who took a job as a landman at land broker Griffith Land Services, says it's a good job for quality of life -- the hours are pretty good despite the travel -- and because it's a stepping stone to a position as a title attorney or other real estate-related jobs.
July 24, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A disproportionate number of the landmen working in the energy industry today are near retirement age, a demographic that’s providing a wealth of opportunity for newly minted lawyers.
A number of big energy companies recently began to recruit at Texas law schools to fill landman jobs, which involve title searches and contract negotiations.
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