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| Company: | Travis County, TX | ||
| Job Title: | JDHuntr - Attorney VI - General Counsel (Apply by:8.13.2026) |
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| Job Category: | General Counsel / Compliance [ View All General Counsel Jobs ] | ||
| Job Reference: | 88518 | ||
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| As General Counsel for a county juvenile probation department, this position provides legal advice to the Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, Juvenile Board, managers, Juvenile Probation Officers and line staff to ensure they operate within applicable local, state, and federal regulations and guidelines, and to protect the Department from potential risk/liability. Routinely interpret county rules, state/national standards, state/federal laws, and regulations. Render legal opinions on complex topics in memo, email, and brief form. Assist with drafting policies and procedures, contracts, and proposed legislation, as needed. Respond to oral/written inquiries from Department staff as well as judges, prosecutors, attorneys, state agency officials, legislative staff, law enforcement, school administrators, and other juvenile justice professionals. Serve as the Department's Public Information Officer and interact with the news media and general public. Provide legal and legislative trainings, as needed. Manage and oversee the Court Administration Division, the Accreditation and Compliance Unit, and supervise two staff attorneys. Oversee internal investigations mandated by state/federal law. During years when the state legislature is in session, assume legislative related duties and responsibilities. Participate on the department's management and leadership teams, and attend stakeholder meetings, as needed. Attorney VI - General Counsel 26-10789 Location: Austin, TX Job Type: Full time Duties and Responsibilities: Performs legal research. Searches resources and studies legal records and documents to obtain information applicable to case or issue under consideration. Drafts briefs, motions, orders, subpoenas, contracts and other legal documents, as well as correspondence and reports. Takes depositions and responds to discovery requests. Oversees the creation and issuance of legal documents, including subpoenas, motions, orders, writs, warrants, contracts, official policies and other related documents. Represents the State at docket calls. Prepares cases for trial. Collects, organizes and prepares evidence, information and other legal materials. Performs other job-related duties as assigned. Minimum Requirements Education and Experience: J.D./LL.B. from an accredited law school AND eight (8) years licensed attorney work experience. Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements: Licensed to practice law in the State of Texas. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of: Jurisprudence, criminal and civil law and procedures, including constitutional and statutory law. Federal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines. Methods and practices of pleading cases and of effective techniques for presentation of cases in court or to effectively present facts and precedents verbally and in writing in law related matters. Policies, practices, procedures and legal terminology related to court system. Computer equipment to include word processing, spreadsheets, databases and a variety of software packages. Business letter writing, grammar and punctuation, and report preparation. May be required to develop knowledge of and adhere to federal and state laws requiring the confidential handling of certain health information. Skill in: Problem-solving and decision-making. Analyzing and appraising facts, policies, procedures and legal precedents in area of specialty. Both verbal and written communication, including presentations. Ability to: Conduct legal research and analysis, both manually and electronically. Present facts, precedents and arguments verbally and in writing and apply negotiation skills. Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. Work independently. Manage time well and perform multiple tasks, and organize diverse activities. Work well under pressure and exercise tact in trying situations. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental clientele, representatives of outside agencies, other County employees and officials, and the general public. Attorney VI - General Counsel Travis County 88518 |
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| Company: | Travis County | ||
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| Employment type: | Full Time | ||
| Salary: | Unspecified | ||
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| Degree: | JD | ||
| Experience (year): | Unspecified | ||
| Job Location: | Austin, TX USA | ||
| Zip/Postal Code: | 73301 | ||
| Post Date: | 08/05/2026 | ||
| More Details: | Click here to read more about this job. | ||
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