A586 Associate General Counsel
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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The Associate General Counsel performs complex legal work in the Texas Department of Transportation’s General Counsel Division, interpreting and ensuring compliance with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations. The role involves contact with governmental agencies and private entities. The employee establishes work plans and priorities under general supervision, with moderate latitude for initiative and independent judgment.
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Performs complex legal work in the General Counsel Division involving the compliance and interpretation of federal and state laws, rules, and regulations for the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Transportation Commission. Work requires contact with governmental agencies and private entities. Employees at this level establish their own work plan and priorities to meet set objectives. Works under general supervision, with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.Essential Duties: ⢠Drafts departmental rules and regulations for incorporation in the Texas Administrative Code. ⢠Prepares and reviews legal opinions, briefs, decisions, orders, contracts, agreements, attorney's certificates and other legal instruments. ⢠Receives, analyzes and processes requests for public information pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act. ⢠Drafts, negotiates and administers contracts and contract amendments. ⢠Drafts legal positions and confers with general counsel. ⢠Formulates and recommends rules and policies. ⢠Researches legal issues, advises on legal questions and interprets laws, rules and regulations. ⢠Responds to information requests. ⢠Reviews and renders legal advice on a variety of legal issues. ⢠Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
How this job compares
Set against the 2,531 open Legal Counsel jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$150–239K/yr63 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 148 open Legal Counsel jobs in Texas and 2,531 across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Texas
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- Experience
- Legal Counsel postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 8 years (2,206 postings).
- Education
- 1,834 of the 2,531 open Legal Counsel jobs (72%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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