Job Description

HERE’S WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

** Attorney I**

• Perform responsible professional legal work for the Office of Public Interest Counsel at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).
• Represent the Office of Public Interest Counsel in administrative hearings, public meetings, agency agenda meetings, and at alternative dispute resolution proceedings.
• Advise the Public Interest Counsel on the interpretation of applicable state laws and agency rules.
• Participate in agency rulemaking proposals by conducting reviews and analysis and provides recommendations to the commission. Respond to requests from the public for information on general litigation and case-specific matters.

Attorney II

• Perform responsible professional legal work for the Office of Public Interest Counsel at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
• Represent the OPIC as a party in all phases of complex contested cases throughout the state.
• Develop and deliver presentations or briefs on complex legal and regulatory issues in a variety of forums, including public meetings, contested case hearings, and Commission Agenda meetings.
• Complete related tasks including the analysis of proposed rules and pending legislation, mentoring activities for newer attorneys, and participate in intra-agency workgroups.
• Participate in Alternative Dispute Resolution processes as an informal mediator and/or party.
• Respond to requests from the public for information on general litigation and case-specific matters.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

** Attorney I**

Admission to the State Bar of Texas.

Attorney II

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.

OR

Career Ladder Progression : One year and six months of full-time experience as an Attorney I for the TCEQ.

Employees in this classification series may research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure, including but not limited to a communication infrastructure system, cybersecurity system, electric grid, hazardous waste treatment system, or water treatment facility. See Tex. Business & Commerce Code Section 117.001(2). Accordingly, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a requirement to be hired for and to continue to be employed with TCEQ.

Additional Information

ALL CANDIDATES MUST APPLY ON CAPPS JOB BOARD: https://capps.taleo.net/careersection/582/jobdetail.ftl?job=00051745&tz=GMT-05%3A00&tzname=America%2FChicago