CAPPS
Comptroller - Contracts Attorney (Attorney IV-V)
CAPPS, Austin, TX
Job Description
Applications must be filed at
https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/304/jobdetail.ftl?job=00046347
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. Personal development opportunities are strongly encouraged through available workshops, teambuilding exercises, and on the job training. We offer flexible scheduling that helps employees maintain a healthy work-life balance.
If you are seeking 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!
General description
Join the Operations & Support Legal Services team as a Contracts Attorney! Work involves organizing and planning legal activities, coordinating the preparation of legal documents, providing legal advice regarding contract, grant, and procurement law issues, interpreting, and applying laws and regulations, preparing, and reviewing documents related to procurement, grants, and other contracting matters, and rendering legal advice and counsel. The candidate may oversee or work on some of the largest, most complex, or highest-profile legal matters or projects, and may resolve substantive and procedural issues. Apply today and help the Comptroller's office keep the Texas economy strong.
This position may be eligible for a flexible/hybrid work schedule if certain conditions are met; working arrangements may change at any time as business necessitates.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
• Graduation from an accredited law school with a LL.B or J.D. degree.
• Four (Attorney IV) to seven (Attorney V) years full-time experience as a practicing attorney.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in government procurement, financial services contracts, information technology contracts, commercial transactions, drafting contracts, or negotiating contracts is preferred. Experience with federal and state grants, including knowledge of federal and state laws, rules, regulations, guidance, and cost principles related to grants and grant administration, is also preferred.
Licenses / Certifications
Must possess an active license in good standing to practice law in the State of Texas or able to immediately activate license through Texas State Bar upon request.
In this role you will:
Knowledge of:
• applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and policies
• administrative law and legal issues affecting a Texas state agency, particularly those related to contracts, procurements, grants, and related issues
• legal principles and practices
Skill in:
• providing written and verbal advice on complex legal matters, including those related to state solicitations and contracts
• interpreting and applying laws and regulations in complex matters
• using a personal computer in a Windows environment and with Microsoft software and mainframe functions
• using online legal research (Lexis or Westlaw)
Ability to:
• solicit, evaluate, negotiate, draft and administer contracts and related documents
• coordinate dispute resolution administrative hearings and contract related litigation
• present legal issues, findings, and recommendations in a clear and concise manner to agency management, personnel and other individuals
• coordinate the work of others
• learn quickly and apply knowledge appropriately under variable and dynamic circumstances
• consistently update professional knowledge and skills through independent research, continuing legal education and other professional training
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
Click on the occupational category for the position.
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.
Applications must be filed at
https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/304/jobdetail.ftl?job=00046347
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. Personal development opportunities are strongly encouraged through available workshops, teambuilding exercises, and on the job training. We offer flexible scheduling that helps employees maintain a healthy work-life balance.
If you are seeking 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!
General description
Join the Operations & Support Legal Services team as a Contracts Attorney! Work involves organizing and planning legal activities, coordinating the preparation of legal documents, providing legal advice regarding contract, grant, and procurement law issues, interpreting, and applying laws and regulations, preparing, and reviewing documents related to procurement, grants, and other contracting matters, and rendering legal advice and counsel. The candidate may oversee or work on some of the largest, most complex, or highest-profile legal matters or projects, and may resolve substantive and procedural issues. Apply today and help the Comptroller's office keep the Texas economy strong.
This position may be eligible for a flexible/hybrid work schedule if certain conditions are met; working arrangements may change at any time as business necessitates.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
• Graduation from an accredited law school with a LL.B or J.D. degree.
• Four (Attorney IV) to seven (Attorney V) years full-time experience as a practicing attorney.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience in government procurement, financial services contracts, information technology contracts, commercial transactions, drafting contracts, or negotiating contracts is preferred. Experience with federal and state grants, including knowledge of federal and state laws, rules, regulations, guidance, and cost principles related to grants and grant administration, is also preferred.
Licenses / Certifications
Must possess an active license in good standing to practice law in the State of Texas or able to immediately activate license through Texas State Bar upon request.
In this role you will:
Knowledge of:
• applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and policies
• administrative law and legal issues affecting a Texas state agency, particularly those related to contracts, procurements, grants, and related issues
• legal principles and practices
Skill in:
• providing written and verbal advice on complex legal matters, including those related to state solicitations and contracts
• interpreting and applying laws and regulations in complex matters
• using a personal computer in a Windows environment and with Microsoft software and mainframe functions
• using online legal research (Lexis or Westlaw)
Ability to:
• solicit, evaluate, negotiate, draft and administer contracts and related documents
• coordinate dispute resolution administrative hearings and contract related litigation
• present legal issues, findings, and recommendations in a clear and concise manner to agency management, personnel and other individuals
• coordinate the work of others
• learn quickly and apply knowledge appropriately under variable and dynamic circumstances
• consistently update professional knowledge and skills through independent research, continuing legal education and other professional training
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
Click on the occupational category for the position.
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.