Job Description

Are you ready for a unique opportunity to grow as an Attorney with an environmental state agency?

Join TCEQ's strategic and dynamic Litigation team! We bring passion and drive to carry out our mission of protecting our state's public health and natural resources.

TELEWORK

Minimum 2 in-office days/week, in OLS located in Building A in Agency Headquarters in Austin.

YOUR FUTURE TEAM

TCEQ's Office of Legal Services manages legal services for the agency in environmental law, enforcement litigation, bankruptcy, and general agency operations. The office gives legal counsel and support to the executive director, the agency programs, and along with the general counsel and the public interest counsel the commissioners.

This position is for placement into an enforcement section in the agency's Litigation Division. See details about what we do.

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING...

Enforcement attorneys in the Litigation Division represent the Executive Director and principally TCEQ's Office of Compliance and Enforcement (OCE). In this role, you would develop administrative enforcement litigation, helping to ensure regulated entities return to compliance. You would use your skills and experience to:

• Represent the Executive Director at contested case hearings, agency agenda meetings, alternative dispute resolution proceedings and/or other agency proceedings;

• Negotiate agreements and orders;

• Assist OCE and occasionally the Office of the Attorney General in preparing cases for contested hearings or court trials;

• Advise agency staff on legal matters usually related to investigations and enforcement, and on related agency projects; and

• Conduct legal research and prepare legal opinions and briefs for longer term projects or matters involving novel legal issues.



Qualifications:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Admission to the State Bar of Texas plus three years of full-time experience in the practice of law, or employment in a responsible position involving legal work as a primary duty, or one year six months in the practice of environmental law or employment involving environmental legal issues.

Career Ladder Progression

• One year and six months of full-time experience as an Attorney I for the TCEQ.

TRANSCRIPTS / COLLEGE HOURS or COURSE WORK

See instructions on how to attach documents. A copy of your official college transcript or evaluation of foreign credentials in CAPPS is required if needed to meet the qualifications listed above.

Do you think you are good fit for our team?

We would love to talk to you!

BENEFITS

• Optional 401(k) and 457 plans

• Insurance: Health, Vision, Dental, and optional FSA

• Paid day(s) off from work on national holidays and holidays that the state observes

• Professional development opportunities

• Longevity pay based on your number of years working for the state

• Wellness Program and Activities

• Onsite Nurse Practitioner

CURRENT TCEQ EMPLOYEES

This position is also available as a lateral transfer opportunity (LTO) to TCEQ employees within the Attorney II,III,IIIB state classification. The selected candidate must meet the minimum qualifications of the corresponding job in the Attorney II,III,IIIB series.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

TCEQ will conduct a criminal history records search, driving history (if required for the job) on candidates offered employment.

In compliance with ADA, if you need any special accommodations during the employment process, please contact HRSS for assistance at (512) 239-0102.

MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) CODES

MOS codes can be found at https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions/.

Please click the hyperlink under 'Occupational Category' for the respective Class Title.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is an Equal Opportunity Employer.