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Salary: $73,000.00 - $112,860.00 Annually
Location : 1700 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, TX
Job Type: Full Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 26-10822
Department: Community Legal Services
Opening Date: 08/12/2026
Closing Date: 8/26/2026 11:59 PM Central
Job Summary
The Travis County Child Representation Office provides high-quality legal representation to children and youth involved in the Travis County child welfare system. Attorneys will build professional and trusting relationships with clients, collaborate with a wide variety of other professionals and community members, and advocate for the clients' needs both in and out of the courtroom.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS:
This is the first-third in a series of seven attorney-related job classifications within the Attorneys job family. This classification handles cases and matters that are moderately complex and may result in moderate consequences with supervision.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Meet with child-clients and provide legal counsel in a developmentally appropriate manner.
• Attend court hearings on behalf of clients and advocate for their position.
• Review all relevant records and case-related information.
• Communicate regularly with clients, and case contacts such as foster parents, kinship resources, DFPS case workers, service providers, and school personnel.
• Attend case planning meetings.
• Participate in out-of-court advocacy with service providers, schools, placements, and DFPS.
• Draft briefs, motions, orders, subpoenas, and other legal documents, as well as correspondence and reports.
• Respond to discovery requests.
• Prepare cases for trial: collect, organize and prepare evidence, information and other legal materials.
• Represent clients at bench and jury trials: conduct direct and cross examination of witnesses, admit evidence, and make opening and closing statements.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements
Education and Experience:
J.D./LL.B. from an accredited law school AND one to three (1-3) years of licensed attorney work experience.
Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:
Licensed to practice law in the State of Texas.
Valid Texas driver's license
Preferred Qualifications:

• Hearing and trial experience consistent with years of practice.
• Experience with the child welfare civil legal system.
• Ability to fluently speak and write in Spanish preferred but not required.

Training and mentorship:
New attorneys will have a training and mentorship period before being assigned full caseload.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of:

• The Texas Family Code, The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure and other Federal, State, Local and County applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines that apply to the work of the Travis County Child Representation Office.
• Methods and practices of pleading cases.
• Techniques to effectively present facts and precedents both verbally and in writing.
• Legal writing and citation standards.
• Policies, practices, procedures, and legal terminology related to the Travis County court system.
• Policies, practices, and procedures of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

Skill in:

• Problem-solving and decision-making.
• Analyzing and appraising facts, policies, procedures and legal precedents.
• Verbal and written communication.
• Explaining legal terminology and concepts to children of a variety of ages and development levels.

Ability to:

• Exercise sound judgment.
• Conduct legal research and analysis.
• Present facts, precedents, and arguments in a compelling manner.
• Apply negotiation skills.
• Work as part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team.
• Work compassionately and respectfully with clients, relative caregivers, and foster parents.
• Manage time well and meet deadlines.
• Work effectively and courteously under high-pressure circumstances.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with clients, representatives of outside agencies, other County employees and officials, and the general public.
• Travel to various areas in Austin and surrounding counties in Texas as required to visit and represent clients.

Work Environment & Other Information
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.
Traveling in personal and/or department vehicles to various areas in Austin and surrounding counties.
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: The Travis County Child Representation Office acknowledges that the duties and responsibilities of attorney at litem for a child do not conform to an 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. schedule. Staff attorneys are expected to prioritize activities that are required by Texas Family Code and the TCCR Practice Manual and may use flextime and remote work to facilitate that prioritization. In-office work is expected on Wednesdays for staff and attorney meetings.
Department: Community Legal Services
Location: 1700 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78701
Criminal Background Check Required.
For updates or questions on this position, contact: Sebastian Buantello at
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.