Assistant General Counsel (General Counsel III)
Job #: 2025-32
- TWC Job #: 16827031
- Opening Date: 2/19/2025
- Travel Required: 5%
- Monthly Salary: $10,000 - $10,500
- Position Location: Austin, Texas
- Group Step: B30
- Class: 3523
- Status: Open
Assistant General Counsel – Austin, Texas
The Office of the Governor is looking for an Assistant General Counsel (General Counsel III) to work in the General Counsel (GCD).
Who We Are
The Office of the Governor works to build a healthier, safer, freer, and more prosperous future for all Texans. We are located primarily within the Texas State Capitol Complex in Austin.
What You’ll Earn
The salary is $10,000.00 - $10,500.00 a month ($120,000.00 - $126,000.00 a year).
Benefits include medical insurance, sick leave, and vacation leave. Also, State of Texas employees are eligible for a defined retirement plan. Learn more: https://www.ers.texas.gov/Active-Employees/Health-Benefits.
What You’ll Do
This is a job that performs advanced and/or managerial (senior-level) legal work for the OOG. Work involves providing well-researched legal services for the Governor and his staff on a wide range of legal issues, including drafting and negotiating contracts, procurement documents, and grant agreements; preparing other legal documents; interpreting laws, regulations, and rules; and briefing the General Counsel and Governor on executions and other issues. Reviews bills for legal issues during the legislative session.
- Provides legal advice to the OOG on a wide range of legal matters, as assigned.
- Directs and plans legal activities for the OOG.
- Prepares legal documents, including contracts, procurements, grant agreements, and legal memoranda.
- Provides legal advice relating to the management of OOG programs, including any issues involving legal risks.
- Reviews and advises on the interpretation, application, and enforcement of laws, rules, and regulations affecting OOG operations and administration.
- Provides input on the development of OOG programs and the establishment of relevant procedures.
- Provides legal advice to the OOG on policy decision-making and identifies appropriate legal solutions.
- Assists OOG staff, including General Counsel, in legal matters that arise with respect to other state agencies.
- Coordinates with other state agencies regarding legal matters affecting those agencies or the OOG.
- Communicates effectively with members of the Texas Legislature, advocacy groups, local governmental entities and law enforcement, constituents, and others as authorized on behalf of the OOG.
- Monitors, reviews, and analyzes legislation in advance of, and during, the legislative session.
- Assists OOG’s General Counsel Division with management of litigation involving the agency.
- Reviews legal documents and conducts legal research as needed.
- Attends various meetings on behalf of the agency.
How You’ll Qualify
- Graduation from an accredited law school with a Juris Doctor (JD) degree and current member of the bar in good standing; and
- Licensed to practice law in the State of Texas for four (4) years; or licensed in another state for four (4) years and able to secure licensure in Texas as soon as practicable.
Note: Experience and education may be substituted for one another on a year-for-year basis.
You’re a Great Fit with
- Prior experience drafting and negotiating contracts or grant agreements.
- Prior experience working on state agency procurements.
- Prior experience working in and around the Texas Legislature.
Other Things to Know and When You Should Apply
It’s a great job for a professional who likes to perform legal work. Apply now by submitting a state of Texas application. Applications are reviewed daily.
Veterans
Veterans, Reservists, or members of the Guard can compare this position to Military Occupations (MOS) at the Texas State Auditor's Office.
How to Apply
Applications are received only through Work In Texas. The OOG requires all sections of the state application to be completed. Omission of data on the state application is grounds for disqualification of the application. Requests for accommodation should be made to the Human Resources office as early as possible in the application/employment process.
Equal Opportunity Employer
The Office of the Governor is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 requires all new employees to present proof of eligibility to work in the United States within three (3) days of being hired. The Office of the Governor participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Male candidates between 18 and 25 years of age are required to show proof of Selective Service registration (or exemption) prior to an offer of employment being extended. Such proof is not required to be filed with an application but must be provided upon request by the Human Resources office. For additional information pertaining to Selective Service registration, you may visit www.sss.gov. View a copy of the Agency's Equal Employment Opportunity Utilization Report.
Notice to Applicants Who May Require Reasonable Accommodation in the Interview Process
Applicants with disabilities who may need to discuss special accommodations during the interview process should email the OOG’s Reasonable Accommodation Program Manager or call 512-463-8315 in the Human Resources Department. If reasonably possible, please call at least 48 hours in advance to afford our representative and the hiring division sufficient time to properly review and coordinate your request.
Contact Human Resources
(512) 463-5873