TDI - Attorney II-III

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.

• Get insurance and administrative law experience with a manageable workload. Solid training and plenty of experienced support to help you ease into learning insurance regulation, drafting rules, and reviewing legislation.
• 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.

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

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Develop your skills with a dynamic team of legal professionals h $293 billion in premiums, Texas is the nation’s second largest insurance market and the fifth largest in the world. The Office of Policy Development Counsel in the General Counsel Division is hiring an attorney to support TDI in areas such as homeowners and auto coverage, insurance rates, and market oversight.

You will be at the forefront of insurance regulation and have the chance to shape policies and regulations that impact the daily lives of Texans.

This position performs moderately complex (journey-level) to highly complex (senior-level) legal work with a supportive and diverse team of professionals. The position collaborates with other departments within the agency to develop and review policies, regulations, and procedures, ensuring they align with legal requirements.

Work includes interpreting laws and regulations, preparing legal documents, collaborating with subject matter experts, and providing legal advice to agency staff on matters involving insurance regulation and administrative law. Work also includes staying up to date on legislative changes that may impact the agency's operations, providing guidance on necessary adjustments. Works under general to moderate supervision with moderate to limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

The General Counsel Division provides training and a positive, collaborative work culture. An ideal candidate will have knowledge of property and casualty insurance law and experience providing legal advice about property and casualty insurance products, excellent legal research and writing skills, the ability to interpret state and federal laws and apply them to 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.

• Advises staff on legal matters, including the interpretation and application of agency regulations and state and federal law.
• Researches state and federal laws and regulations.
• Drafts legal opinions and memoranda on regulatory matters.
• Researches, analyzes, and drafts administrative rules and orders.
• Participates in administrative and regulatory hearings.
• Researches, drafts, and assists in drafting bills and amendments for legislative consideration.
• Assists the Attorney General’s office in preparing cases for litigation.
• Travel is required up to 5% of the time. If travel is over 10%, you must maintain state of Texas driver’s license.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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