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Salary: $138,819.20 - $183,913.60 Annually
Location : Austin, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 25-10235
Department: County Attorney
Opening Date: 09/22/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
Job Summary
The Travis County Attorney's Office provides legal representation to Central Health under Texas Health & Safety Code Section 281.056 (b-1). This position is a Director level position of the Travis County Attorney's Office and serves as the Chief Legal Counsel and principal legal advisor for Central Health providing expert guidance on legal, regulatory, and risk management matters to ensure compliance with applicable laws and the highest standards of legal and ethical responsibility.
This position is an Assistant County Attorney reporting directly to the Executive County Attorney and is designated to work as Chief Legal Counsel and within the executive leadership team of Central Health working onsite of Central Health. This position provides legal counsel to the CEO, Board of Directors, and executive leadership on a wide range of issues, including corporate governance, healthcare laws and regulations, compliance, employment law, patient privacy, contracts, litigation, and risk management. This role requires deep expertise in healthcare law and regulatory frameworks, as well as an understanding of the complexities of operating a mission-driven, public health system that serves diverse communities while ensuring proper stewardship of public funds.
This position ensures efficient and effective legal support across all organizational functions. They collaborate closely with compliance, strategy, finance, human resources, and clinical leadership to develop and implement policies that align with ethical and legal standards while supporting the organization's commitment to patient-centered care.
The salary range for this position is $136,751.32 - $181,195.50 annually, with an additional supplement commensurate with experience and the market for a Chief Legal Counsel role with similar Texas Hospital Districts.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage and direct the divisions' professional and support personnel, equipment, facilities and finances. Evaluates personnel and services of the division. Allocates division resources and plans for the future services and budgetary needs of the division.
• Develop, implement, and oversee the organization's legal strategy to protect and advance Central Health's interests and meet the needs of the organization across a broad scope of legal services and areas of expertise.
• Provide proactive legal counsel to the CEO, executive leadership, and the Board of Directors on a variety of matters.
• Advise the Board of Managers and executive leadership on organizational governance best practices.
• Advise the Board of Managers on key legal trends, emerging risks, and regulatory developments that may impact business operations.
• Ensure the organization adheres to applicable governance regulations and fiduciary responsibilities.
• Support the preparation of legal documentation for organizational records regulations, and fiduciary responsibilities.
• Establish and oversee organization-wide policies to promote legal awareness and risk mitigation.
• Oversee the legal department's contributions to the negotiation, drafting, and execution of a broad range of contracts in close collaboration with organizational leaders and contract owners.
• Ensure that contracts align with company policies, mitigate risks, and optimize financial and operational outcomes.
• Manage Central Health's relationship with external counsel, ensuring effective communication, collaboration, and strategic alignment. This includes optimizing the use of external legal resources by setting clear expectations, leveraging specialized expertise, and ensuring cost-effective service delivery. Serve as a key liaison between internal stakeholders and external counsel and ensure legal matters are handled efficiently while maximizing the organization's internal knowledge and resources.
• Lead and mentor Central Health legal department team members, providing strategic direction and professional development opportunities.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements
Education and Experience:
J.D./LL.B. from an accredited law school AND fifteen (15) years licensed attorney work experience, including five (5) years of mid-to senior level supervisory management experience.
Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:
Licensed to practice law in the State of Texas.
Knowledge of:

• Strong expertise in corporate law, healthcare law, policy and regulations, and general regulatory compliance.
• Management and supervisory principles, practices and techniques.
• Jurisprudence, criminal and civil law and procedures, including constitutional and statutory law.
• Federal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines pertaining to area of assignment.
• Methods and practices of pleading cases and of effective techniques for presentation of cases in court or to effectively present facts and precedents orally and in writing in law related matters.
• Policies, practices, procedures and legal terminology related to court system.
• Accounting, purchasing and budgetary theory, principles and practices.
• Investigative techniques.
• Computer equipment to include word processing, spreadsheets, databases and a variety of software packages.
• Business English, spelling and arithmetic, letter writing, grammar and punctuation, and report preparation.
• May be required to develop knowledge of and adhere to federal and state laws requiring the confidential handling of certain health information.

Skill in:

• Supervising others, allocating resources and evaluating programs.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• High-level analysis and appraising facts, policies, procedures and legal precedents in public health care.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentations.

Ability to:

• Motivate, train, supervise and develop attorneys and support staff.
• Analyze and appraise facts, procedures, and legal precedents affecting complex court cases in area of specialty.
• Conduct legal research and analysis, both manually and electronically.
• Present facts, precedents and arguments orally and in writing and apply negotiation skills.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Work independently and efficiently.
• Manage time well, perform multiple tasks and organize diverse activities.
• Work well under pressure and exercise tact in trying situations.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with departmental clientele, representatives of outside agencies, other County employees and officials, and the general public.

Work Environment & Other Information
This position has scheduled evening public meetings. Physical requirements include the ability to lift/carry up to 25 pounds occasionally, visual acuity, speech and hearing, hand and eye coordination and manual dexterity necessary to operate a computer and office equipment. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, repetitive motion, reaching, climbing stairs, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing, pulling, balancing, client/customer contact, squatting to perform the essential functions.
Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.
Work Hours: 8 am -5 pm, Monday-Friday. May work some holidays, some nights, some weekends
Location: 5800 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78752
Department: County Attorney
Criminal, Driving, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.
This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.
Benefits
Employment at Travis County comes with a full array of benefits. We offer comprehensive health insurance, a no-cost, on-site Health and Wellness clinic, longevity pay, paid vacations, sick time and personal holidays, not to mention an industry competitive salary structure and a friendly, stable work environment.
FY2026 Travis County Benefit Guide
In this valuable you will find benefit summaries, eligibility requirements, costs, contact numbers and addresses as well as other general information on the benefits available to Travis County Employees and Retirees.
Credit Union
Employees may join the Travis County Credit Union which offers low-interest loans, savings plans through payroll deduction, safe deposit boxes and other benefits.
Deferred Compensation
Employees may enroll in a tax- free sheltered investment plan through payroll deduction.
Direct Deposit
Employees may sign up for direct bank deposit.
Employee Assistance Program
Travis County provides a confidential counseling and referral service free of charge to county employees and their family.
Employee Organizations
Membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Union is available through payroll deduction.
Employee Health & Wellness Clinic
Employees may access the clinic for a variety of wellness program and health care services with no co-pay, no deductible and no co-insurance costs.
Holidays
An average of eleven paid holidays are designated by the Travis County Commissioners Court at the beginning of each fiscal year.
Insurance
Employees may select from four plans: an Exclusive Physician Organization (EPO), Choice Plus Preferred Physician Organization (PPO), Consumer Choice or a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA). All four options include a Pharmacy Plan. Travis County's current policy is to pay 100% of the employee's health insurance premium for the Consumer Choice and HDHP. Employees will pay a premium for both the EPO and PPO. Other insurance benefits include $50,000 Basic Life and AD&D paid by the County.
The following benefits are employee paid:

• Dental
• Vision
• Supplemental Life, AD&D
• Dependent Life
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Long Term Care

New employees are covered on the first day of the month following 28 calendar days of employment.
Longevity
Longevity pay is paid for each year completed after three years of continuous service. Peace Officers in a law enforcement activity, whose job requires state peace officer certification, receive pay after one year of certification.
On the regular payday on or after the employee's fourth and subsequent adjusted service dates, he or she receives a single payment for the previous year.
Parking
A limited number of assigned parking spaces are available to employees in the Courthouse Complex.
Personal Holidays
Regular, full-time employees are eligible for up to three paid personal holidays each calendar year. Part-time employees shall be granted personal holidays on a prorated basis. New employees earn personal holidays for the calendar year in which he/she begins employment, based on the month in which employment begins:
January - March
3 personal holidays
April - June
2 personal holidays
July - September
1 personal holiday
October - December
None
New employees are eligible to take personal holidays after 90 days of employment.
Retirement
Travis County is a member of the Texas County & District Retirement System with mandatory participation by certain classes of employees. Seven percent (7%) of the gross salary is deducted each pay period. An employee is fully vested after eight years of service. Benefits are prorated for part-time employees.
Sick Leave
Regular employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours per month with unlimited accrual during employment. Part-time employees earn sick leave on a pro-rated basis.
Parental Leave
Each Full-time Paid Parental Leave Eligible (PPL) Employee is entitled to a total of 320 hours of Paid Parental Leave in a 12 month period. Paid Parental Leave for Part-time PPL Eligible Employees is prorated based on the number of hours that they are regularly scheduled to work.
Tuition Refund
Certain classes of full-time employees may receive reimbursement for fees associated with pre-approved, job related course work completed satisfactorily.
Vacation
Based on years of county service, regular, full-time employees earn vacation time at the following rates:
0 to 5 years
4.0 hours per pay period
6 to 10 years
4.5 hours per pay period
11 to 15 years
5.0 hours per pay period
16 to 20 years
5.5 hours per pay period
21 plus years
6.0 hours per pay period
Part-time employees earn vacation leave on a pro-rated basis.
Workers' Compensation
The county provides all employees workers' compensation coverage with benefits in accordance with state statute, if the employee sustains an injury out of, or in the course of work.
01
Have you earned a J.D. or LL.B. from an accredited law school?

• Yes
• No

02
Have you accumulated a minimum of fifteen (15) years of experience practicing law as a licensed attorney?