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&lt;p&gt;Energy, oil &amp;amp; gas attorneys advise on the development, acquisition, and disposal of oil, gas, energy assets, and mineral rights, as well as eminent domain, environmental regulations, and even maritime law. Read Q&amp;amp;As from attorneys at top-ranked firms on the &lt;a href=&quot;/practice-areas/law/energy-oil-gas&quot;&gt;Vault Law Resource Center for Energy, Oil &amp;amp; Gas&lt;/a&gt; to learn more about the kinds of cases energy attorneys encounter, what a “typical day” is like in this practice, and more. Those attorneys also share recommended classes to take during law school, valuable skills and experiences to gain before graduating law school, and potential career paths for energy, oil &amp;amp; gas attorneys, which we’ve listed out below.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recommended Classes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Corporations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Energy Law&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Energy Regulation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Environmental Law&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Tax&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Transactional Clinic&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Valuable Skills &amp;amp; Experiences&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Basic transactional law skills&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Business basics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understanding of tax concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Experience or understanding of energy, oil, and gas industry&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Career Paths&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Law firm practice&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;In-house at a private equity or venture capital fund focused on the energy sector&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;In-house at an oil &amp;amp; gas company&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more firms with energy, oil &amp;amp; gas practices, check out the &lt;a href=&quot;/practice-areas/law/energy-oil-gas&quot;&gt;Energy, Oil &amp;amp; Gas Resource Center&lt;/a&gt; and Vault’s &lt;a href=&quot;/best-companies-to-work-for/law/best-law-firms-in-each-practice-area/energy-oil-and-gas&quot;&gt;top-ranked firms for energy, oil &amp;amp; gas&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

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