TCEQ - Attorney I - II

Overview

Join to apply for the TCEQ - Attorney I - II role at Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

You may view the full posting in the CAPPS Career Section. You may apply to the job directly through the CAPPS Career Section.

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

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

Your Future Team

This position is a member of our Office of Public Interest Counsel (OPIC). OPIC works on the Commissioners' side of the agency and provides independent recommendations to the Commissioners as they establish overall agency direction and policy and make final determinations on contested permitting and enforcement matters. See details about what we do.

What Youll 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 provide 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

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Required Education and Experience

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.

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