Title:  Associate Attorney

Job Purpose

Assisting the General Counsel in managing the College’s legal risk in labor & employment matters and in other areas relevant to a health sciences university, including real estate, education, clinical, intellectual property, finance, corporate, and others.

Job Duties

• Providing legal assistance in drafting and negotiating legal documents of all types.
• Drafting, negotiating, reviewing, analyzing, and interpreting customer, vendor, and partner contracts.
• Managing outside counsel in litigation matters and coordinating internal requirements in connection with litigation. 
• Studying and interpreting laws, court decisions, ordinances, and other legal authorities, as needed, to deliver the foregoing services. 
• Rendering legal advice to the General Counsel, other members of the college’s leadership/management group.

Minimum Qualifications

• Juris Doctor degree (JD) from an accredited law school.
• Five years of experience in a risk management office handling claims/litigation and five years of corporate or law firm experience as a licensed attorney.
• Current licensure to practice law in the State of Texas.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in labor & employment matters, including employment disputes and general contractual matters (experience with employment contracts, confidentiality agreements, and non-disclosure agreements; experience with higher education matters).

Other

• Strong and persuasive communication skills.
• Ability to effectively work as productive member of cross-functional teams.
• Comfortable and confident providing risk-based guidance in fluid environment.
• Organized/multi-tasker/attentive to details.
• Able to maintain high volume, high quality workflow, even in peak periods.
• Able to manage multiple client relationships.
• Creative problem-solver substantively and with respect to work processes.
• Self-starter with initiative and works well with minimal supervision.
• Personally driven to deliver superior work product and results and exhibits highest ethical standards.