TDI-Attorney III

Do you have a passion for public state service and enjoy making a difference? The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) is hiring! We regulate the insurance industry, administer the Texas workers’ compensation system, perform the duties of the State Fire Marshal’s Office, and educate and protect consumers. Apply now if you’re looking for a rewarding career in public service. The Texas Department of Insurance is in the Capitol Complex, in the Barbara Jordan Building at 1601 Congress Avenue in Austin, near the Texas Capitol.

Benefits of working at TDI:

· Flexible work schedules.

· Work-life-balance.

· 96 hours of accrued vacation a year.

· 96 hours of accrued sick leave a year.

· 20+ holidays every year.

· Career advancement opportunities.

· Free parking.

· 401(k) and 457 Programs.

· State of Texas retirement plan with a lifetime annuity through the Employee Retirement System of Texas (ERS).

· Free comprehensive medical insurance for full-time employees and 50% off premium costs for dependents (state pays other 50%).

· Optional benefits like dental, vision, life insurance, and many more.

· Qualified employer for the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Things you’ll do in your first year on the job as a TDI attorney:

· Get insurance and transactional law experience with a manageable docket. Solid training and plenty of experienced support help you ease into learning insurance regulation and reviewing complex transactions. Once you’ve gathered the skills needed, you’ll have relevant skills others take a career to develop.

· Develop administrative law skills—a varied practice area with public and private practitioners throughout the state.

· Learn the insurance industry. Every lawyer deals with insurance in their practice and in their daily life.

· Work with a collaborative, team-oriented group of professionals.

Before you apply:

TDI does not sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa.

Learn about our selection process, our military employment preference, licensing, and credential requirements.

Attorney III (Attorney)

Develop your skills with a dynamic team of legal professionals at TDI. With $293 billion in premiums, Texas is home to the nation’s second largest insurance market and the fifth largest in the world. The Office of Financial Counsel in the General Counsel Division is hiring for an attorney skilled in research and advising clients to support TDI in areas such as company licensing, mergers, acquisitions, corporate formation, insolvency, troubled companies, receiverships, company stability, and examinations.

The General Counsel Division provides training and a positive, collaborative work culture. This position performs highly complex (senior-level) legal work for the Office of Financial Counsel, and works under limited supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. An ideal candidate will have excellent legal research, communication, and writing skills, the ability to interpret state and federal laws and apply them to complex business transactions and novel legal problems, and the ability to draft thorough and plain language legal documents. The ideal candidate will show a willingness and ability to take on new challenges and subject matter. The candidate will be detail-oriented and an excellent communicator, with good collaboration skills and judgment in the analysis of legal risks.

This position:

· Provides legal support to staff throughout the agency and interacts with outside counsel on regulatory filings.

· Works with agency staff and industry stakeholders on reviewing documents and filings, including complex transactions, to determine compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.

· Researches and analyzes state and federal statutes, rules, and case law, and provides legal guidance and recommendations to agency staff.

· Drafts and reviews legal opinions, memoranda, orders, bulletins, contracts, briefs, pleadings, and other documents.

· Assists in responding to subpoenas and requests under the Public Information Act.

· Directs, organizes, and coordinates legal and administrative activities.

· Works on and may be lead attorney on team projects involving various agency divisions and outside stakeholders.

· Attends, participates, presents, and leads in both virtual and in- person meetings with agency staff and external stakeholders.

· Briefs executive management and the commissioner on legal issues.

· Plans and presents internal training to staff and attorneys.

· Analyzes and tracks legislation, assists in drafting bills, and works on implementation of the new statutes for the agency.

· Assists the Attorney General’s office in representing the agency and preparing cases for litigation. May assist in the development and preparation of evidence for pleadings.

· May assist in agency rulemaking.

· May assist the enforcement division in researching legal issues and preparing cases for administrative hearings.

· Performs other duties as assigned.