What are the responsibilities and job description for the Attorney OR Sr. Attorney position at The University of Texas System?
FLSA Status
Exempt
Earliest Start Date
Immediately
Salary
Salary commensurate with experience
Hours per Week
40 hours weekly
Hiring Department
University Lands
Required Application Materials
A resume is required to apply. Candidates under final consideration will also be required to submit professional references, college degree information, and employment history to an online third-party vendor.
Please note, position will be filled as Attorney or Senior Attorney depending on qualifications and
experience.
About Us
For more than 140 years, The University of Texas System has improved the lives of Texans — and people all over the world — through education, health care, and research. The System consists of nine academic institutions, four health institutions, and The University of Texas System Administration. The institutions of the UT System employ more than 160,000 faculty, health care professionals, researchers, support staff, and student workers.
The UT System Administration is primarily based in Austin, Texas. It supports the missions of the System’s thirteen institutions by providing financial, legal, planning, purchasing, government relations, communications, development, and other central services. Serving a growing state, the UT System Administration strives to provide a welcoming, supportive work environment that embraces different perspectives - not only because it enables the organization to be stronger, creative, and thoughtful, but because it is the right thing to do. To that end, UT System Administration embraces state laws on military and former foster children employment preferences.
Purpose of Position
The role will support the entire University Lands organization in a wide variety of legal matters, including land operations, minerals, leasing, royalties, surface, emerging energy, regulatory, state purchasing, environmental, sustainability, and renewables.
Essential Functions
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
The standard retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. However, the incumbent of this position may elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. Participation in either TRS or ORP is mandatory.
A background check will be conducted on applicants under final consideration. The background check may include any or all of the following: criminal history check, prior employment verification, education verification, professional references check, and motor vehicle records check. Background checks are conducted by third-party vendors. Upon request from the third-party vendor, candidates under final consideration must provide the required information for the background checks to be completed.
EO/AA Statement
The University of Texas System Administration is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees in all terms and conditions of employment. U. T. System will provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state laws.
For information on accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact the Office of Talent and Innovation at oti@utsystem.edu .
Exempt
Earliest Start Date
Immediately
Salary
Salary commensurate with experience
Hours per Week
40 hours weekly
Hiring Department
University Lands
Required Application Materials
A resume is required to apply. Candidates under final consideration will also be required to submit professional references, college degree information, and employment history to an online third-party vendor.
Please note, position will be filled as Attorney or Senior Attorney depending on qualifications and
experience.
About Us
For more than 140 years, The University of Texas System has improved the lives of Texans — and people all over the world — through education, health care, and research. The System consists of nine academic institutions, four health institutions, and The University of Texas System Administration. The institutions of the UT System employ more than 160,000 faculty, health care professionals, researchers, support staff, and student workers.
The UT System Administration is primarily based in Austin, Texas. It supports the missions of the System’s thirteen institutions by providing financial, legal, planning, purchasing, government relations, communications, development, and other central services. Serving a growing state, the UT System Administration strives to provide a welcoming, supportive work environment that embraces different perspectives - not only because it enables the organization to be stronger, creative, and thoughtful, but because it is the right thing to do. To that end, UT System Administration embraces state laws on military and former foster children employment preferences.
Purpose of Position
The role will support the entire University Lands organization in a wide variety of legal matters, including land operations, minerals, leasing, royalties, surface, emerging energy, regulatory, state purchasing, environmental, sustainability, and renewables.
Essential Functions
- Understanding and knowledge of the oil and gas industry and land management practices and ability to use knowledge to provide legal support on a broad range of activities, such as mineral leasing, surface leasing, royalties, renewable and emerging energy, oil and gas production, ranching, environmental, and sustainability.
- Provide legal advice and analysis on a wide range of agreements and transactions, including oil and gas agreements, emerging energy agreements, continuous development agreements, royalty disputes, state purchasing agreements, and surface operations agreements.
- Perform legal research and investigation and report findings and conclusions.
- Independent responsibility in dealing with internal UT System, government relations, commercial counterparties, operators, and many other parties, both internal and external.
- Responsible for managing legal projects and matters independently, with oversight from the VP, Legal.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Ability to prioritize and balance a large number of matters.
- Must have excellent speaking and writing skills as well as exceptional executive, analytical, and communication abilities.
- High degree of professionalism.
- Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external parties.
- Ability to work with various stakeholders, both internal and external to the organization.
- Ability to manage and adhere to deadlines, with strong attention to detail, higher level thinking skills, strong professional judgment and interpersonal skills, and a positive and enthusiastic disposition.
- Attorney - Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and a license to practice law in Texas. Three (3) years of experience at a law firm or combination of experience at a law firm and in-house at an energy company or land management company.
- Senior Attorney - Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school and a license to practice law in Texas. Eight (8) years of experience at a law firm or combination of experience at a law firm and in-house at an energy company or land management company.
- Prior land experience
- Experience in government procurement agreements
- Three years or more drafting contracts and complex agreements
- Board Certification in Oil, Gas and Mineral law
- Prior government and/or in-house experience
- May work around standard office conditions
- Requires occasional evening or weekend hours
The standard retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. However, the incumbent of this position may elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. Participation in either TRS or ORP is mandatory.
A background check will be conducted on applicants under final consideration. The background check may include any or all of the following: criminal history check, prior employment verification, education verification, professional references check, and motor vehicle records check. Background checks are conducted by third-party vendors. Upon request from the third-party vendor, candidates under final consideration must provide the required information for the background checks to be completed.
EO/AA Statement
The University of Texas System Administration is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants and employees in all terms and conditions of employment. U. T. System will provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state laws.
For information on accommodations for individuals with disabilities, please contact the Office of Talent and Innovation at oti@utsystem.edu .