SENIOR ASSOCIATE COUNSEL

Executive Service

SENIOR ASSOCIATE COUNSEL

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

Division of General Counsel

Nashville, TN

Salary : Salary Range $9,858 to $15,831 per month.

Closing Date : 11 / 10 / 2025

This position is a hybrid position.

Background Check :

If a background check is required for this position, enter this statement : This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position. Who we are and what we do :

TDMHSAS mission is creating collaborative pathways to resiliency, recovery, and independence for Tennesseans living with mental illness and substance use disorders. Our vision is a state of resiliency, recovery, and independence in which Tennesseans living with mental illness and substance use disorders thrive.

• Our Values : Customer Focused : An unwavering commitment to keep patients and those who serve them at the forefront of every decision.
• Integrity : Honesty and truth in all that we do.
• Inspired Purpose : The call to action in service of a cause greater than oneself.
• Excellence : The highest standards for services, efficiency, and conduct.
• Compassionate and Effective Leadership : The ability to make effective decisions and inspire others through active listening and empathy.
• Solutions and Outcomes-Oriented : The commitment to positive outcomes and meaningful changes in response to the critical needs of the Tennesseans we serve.
• Partnership : Beyond teamwork, collaboration based on mutual success to the benefit of the Tennesseans we are blessed to serve.

Job Overview :

The Senior Associate Counsel position for the Division of General Counsel represents and provides counsel to TDMHSAS and is responsible for assisting with overseeing procurement and grant contracting for the Department. This is a hybrid position which currently requires reporting to the office in Nashville one day per week; in-office requirements are subject to change. The Senior Associate Counsel for the Division of General Counsel will report directly to the Director of Contracts.

Key Responsibilities :

Specific duties include, but are not limited to :

Minimum Qualifications :

Pursuant to the State of Tennessee's Workplace Discrimination and Harassment policy, the State is firmly committed to the principle of fair and equal employment opportunities for its citizens and strives to protect the rights and opportunities of all people to seek, obtain, and hold employment without being subjected to illegal discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It is the State's policy to provide an environment free of discrimination and harassment of an individual because of that person's race, color, national origin, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, religion, creed, disability, veteran's status or any other category protected by state and / or federal civil rights laws.