Contracts Attorney

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Date:
Jul 14, 2025

Location:

AUSTIN, TX

Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and be part of a team committed to creating a positive impact in the lives of fellow Texans. At HHSC, your contributions matter, and we support you at each stage of your life and work journey. Our comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees, a defined benefit pension plan, generous time off benefits, numerous opportunities for career advancement and more.

Explore more details on the Benefits of Working at HHS webpage.

Functional Title: Contracts Attorney

Job Title: Attorney IV

Agency: Health & Human Services Comm

Department: LSD Contracts Team1 Assoc Dir

Posting Number: 6889

Closing Date: 08/13/2025

Posting Audience: Internal and External

Occupational Category: Legal

Salary Group: TEXAS-B-28

Salary Range: $9,166.67 - $10,072.37

Pay Frequency: Monthly

Shift: Day

Telework:

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Travel:

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Full Time/Part Time: Full time

FLSA Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt

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Location:

Job Location City: AUSTIN

Job Location Address: 4601 W GUADALUPE ST

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The System Contracting department is a department of the Legal Services Division and supports internal clients within the Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) system. The System Contracting Department is hiring a non-litigation Attorney III. The successful candidate will collaborate with HHS system managers, leadership, and procurement professionals on a wide variety of healthcare contracts that impact the daily lives of Texans.

Experience with contract drafting, review and negotiation is preferred, but not required.

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Job Description:

Performs highly complex (senior-level) legal duties with respect to the HHS system's procurements, grants, contracting, and enforcement of contracts to ensure agency and contractor compliance with state and federal laws and regulations regarding contracts. The HHS system includes the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of State Health Services.

Provides legal review, drafting, advice and opinions on contracts, grants, and procurement matters. Represents the HHS system in procurement matters, contract negotiations and disputes, including protests and contract-related claims, as well as other matters as requested by HHS system leadership.

Participates in projects that may include development of policies, rules, procedures and forms, review and implementation of legislative changes.

Essential Job Functions (EJFs):

(50%) Negotiates and provides assistance to program staff and drafts contracts and solicitation documents (including, but not limited to, Requests for Proposals, Requests for Offers, Requests for Qualifications, Requests for Applications, and Invitations for Bids) in accordance with agency’s legal authority and in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations relating to contracts and contract management.

(40%) Advises agency staff on federal and state contract laws and regulations. Reviews and drafts legal instruments and regulations and provides legal advice regarding contracting, procurement, and enforcement. Provides legal assistance on adverse actions involving contracts. Consults with management concerning legal ramifications of possible changes in overall contract practices and procedures. Represents the agency in procurement matters, contract negotiations, and disputes, including protests and contract-related claims, as well as other matters as requested by agency management.

Represents the agency in administrative or contested case hearings.

(10%) Performs additional duties as assigned, including, but not limited to, drafting substantive legal documents, including opinions, briefs, and memoranda that include analysis of agency authority under state and federal law; and both proposed and enacted state and federal legislation.

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