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CAPPS, Inc.

Comptroller - Part Time Senior Counsel Attorney IV-V (25 hours)

CAPPS, Inc., Austin, Texas, us, 78716


Job Description

Applications must be filed at https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/304/jobdetail.ftl?job=00041968&tz=GMT-05:00

About the Comptroller's Office

Innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to excellence best describes the culture here at the Comptroller's Office. We take pride in the work we do serving as Texas' accountant, tax collector, treasurer, and much more!

Culture

Our agency workforce is as diverse as the people of Texas we serve. We value our employees and take very seriously our collective commitment to public service. We encourage personal development through workshops, teambuilding, and on-the-job training. We offer flexible scheduling that helps employees maintain a healthy work-life balance.

If you want to gain knowledge, build your career, and network among goal-oriented professionals, this is the place for you!

Click here to see an inside look at the Texas Comptroller's office!

About the Role -

This position is open to part-time or full-time hours.

Working in Fiscal and Agency Affairs is not your typical legal government job. If you want to work in an office where no two days are the same, you enjoy the challenge of tackling novel legal questions, and you want to support the agency as it shapes public policy, this is the ideal position for you.

We don't just practice one area of law, we practice many. Our division serves as the agency's in-house counsel and, as you might imagine, our work involves a wide-ranging variety of legal areas - everything from state fiscal law to cybersecurity to federal securities law, plus the random questions that pop up. We support one-of-a-kind programs like the only 529 college savings plans in Texas and the first-in-the nation state-owned bullion depository, and often add new ones like the new broadband development and opioid abatement grant programs.

Because nobody does exactly what we do, we find attorneys with: (1) the research skills necessary to dive in and learn new areas, (2) the years of experience needed to spot issues, and (3) the creativity to find solutions. And, because our team genuinely enjoys working together, we want to hire someone who values our collaborative environment.

Salary Range

Part-Time (25 hours per week)



Attorney IV:

$5,512.50 - $6168.75 per month



Attorney V:

$6,168.75 - $6,562.50 per month

NOTE: Hardworking applicants with great references are eligible to telework up to 2 days per week.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited law school with a J.D. degree or equivalent degree.

• Nine (9) (Attorney IV) to Ten (10) (Attorney V) years of experience practicing as a licensed attorney in a position requiring advanced legal research.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience researching advanced and complex areas of law including federal tax law, federal bankruptcy law, federal securities law, federal banking law, or other complex area of federal law.

• Experience drafting legislation and administrative rules, and advising on open meetings.

• Experience related to the financial services industry or knowledge of finance.

Licenses and Certifications

Must possess an active license in good standing to practice law in the State of Texas.

In this role you will:

Provide clear, concise, timely and accurate legal advice to senior- and executive-level agency staff while establishing and maintaining effective working relationships. Perform legal research, interpret and apply state and federal laws, including, when necessary, review of all applicable statutory context, cases, AG opinions, rules, and legislative history.Draft well-written and well-researched legal memoranda and other complex legal documents. Review and revise agency forms, agency publications, open meetings agenda notices, and other agency documents to ensure accuracy and legal compliance.Draft, in collaboration with agency subject matter experts, well-researched, clear and concise legislation and administrative rules affecting the agency and other statewide issues.Draft clear and concise executive and other taxpayer and citizen correspondence.Contribute to special project research, analysis and reviews. Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned.

Maximize Your Earnings!

At the Comptroller's office, we know potential employees are looking for more than just a paycheck. The agency offers a strong benefits package for you and your family. Insurance, retirement plans, and a flexible work schedule are just the start. See our benefits offering

If you are seeking to gain knowledge, build your career, and network among goal-oriented professionals, this is the place for you!

Important Note to the Candidate:

Salary is contingent upon qualifications. If you are scheduled for an interview and require any reasonable accommodation in our interview process, please inform the hiring representative who calls you to schedule your interview. Whenever possible, please give the hiring representative sufficient time to consider and respond to your request.

MILITARY PREFERENCE

To receive MILITARY PREFERENCE, you are required to provide proof by attaching the necessary documentation to this job application.

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions

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Additional MOS can be found at the State Auditor's Office,

Military Crosswalk Guide.

The Texas Veterans Commission provides helpful employment information. Go to: http://www.texasskillstowork.com, http://www.onetonline.org, https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions/ or www.careeronestop.org for assistance translating your military experience and training courses into civilian job terms, qualifications/requirements and skill sets.

Applications submitted through Work in Texas:

Work In Texas (WIT) applicants must complete supplemental questions to be considered for the position. To complete the supplemental questions please go to CAPPS Recruit to register or login and access your profile.

The Comptroller's Office is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity.

An applicant must be eligible to work in the United States to be hired at the Comptroller's office and must remain eligible, without sponsorship or any assurance of financial or other assistance from this agency, during the term of their employment.