Attorneys in the energy sector in Texas certainly understand the meaning of “black gold” considering data shows seven of the top 10 highest-paid legal department leaders in the state come from the energy sector, according to ALM Intelligence’s General Counsel Compensation data.

“It’s an internally competitive sector for talent. There is always a push to be paying as competitively as other similarly sized and prominent energy companies,” Stacy Humphries, president of Pye Legal Services in Houston, said.