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About the Role
The General Counsel will serve as CACTX’s chief legal officer, responsible for all legal matters affecting the organization and providing strategic and practical legal guidance to the CEO, Executive Team, and Board of Directors. This role identifies emerging legal, regulatory, governance, and business issues affecting CACTX and the greater CAC network, develops practical legal resources, and establishes a network of qualified outside law firms.
Responsibilities
- Provide timely legal advice to the CEO, Executive Vice President, and Executive Team on corporate & nonprofit governance, fiduciary responsibilities, intellectual property, and other organizational legal matters.
- Assess legal, regulatory, and governance implications of strategic initiatives and recommend risk mitigation measures.
- Collaborate with CACTX leaders to accomplish goals while managing risk and driving mission-focused results.
- Review, draft, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and partnership arrangements, developing a contract management framework.
- Review and advise on grant agreements and funder compliance requirements.
- Support compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
- Foster a culture of ethical behavior and risk awareness and management.
- Identify, assess, and develop strategies to mitigate legal and operational risk across CACTX programs and the CAC network.
- Advise on responses to subpoenas, Texas Public Information Act requests, open records obligations, and government inquiries.
- Develop and maintain organizational policies supporting legal compliance and risk mitigation.
- Maintain and communicate risk logs, escalation pathways, and legal status updates.
- Monitor legal, regulatory, and compliance developments affecting local CACs, identifying trends and risks.
- Provide high-level legal issue identification and guidance to local CACs.
- Design and implement a scalable model for delivering legal resources and guidance to local CACs.
- Build and manage a bench of trusted outside counsel with relevant expertise.
- Identify, evaluate, and cultivate relationships with law firms and specialized legal service providers.
- Establish preferred counsel relationships and referral networks for local CACs.
- Negotiate engagement structures, fee arrangements, and service expectations for firms representing CACTX.
- Evaluate outside counsel performance and maintain quality standards.
- Manage legal budgets related to outside counsel engagements for CACTX.
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an ABA-accredited law school.
- Active license and membership, in good standing, with the State Bar of Texas.
- At least 10 years of progressively responsible legal experience.
- Significant experience in nonprofit, corporate, association, regulatory, or in-house legal practice.
- Demonstrated experience advising executive leadership.
- Strong contract drafting, negotiation, governance, and risk management experience.
- Ability to communicate complex legal concepts to non-lawyers effectively.
- Exceptional judgment, diplomacy, and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated business or financial acumen.
- Demonstrated interest in the mission and work of CACTX.
- Experience serving as a General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, or senior in-house attorney.
- Experience managing outside counsel and legal budgets.
- Experience working with distributed networks, coalitions, or statewide organizations.
- Familiarity with governance and operational issues facing nonprofit organizations.
- Familiarity with HIPAA, data privacy laws, or health information compliance.
- Familiarity with legislative advocacy and government affairs activities.
- Exposure to Texas Public Information Act obligations, subpoena response or inter-agency legal coordination.
- Exposure to child welfare, criminal justice, social services, behavioral health, or public health law.
Skills
- Corporate & nonprofit governance
- Fiduciary responsibilities
- Intellectual property
- Risk mitigation
- Contract drafting
- Contract negotiation
- Grant agreement review
- Funder compliance
- Legal compliance
- Ethical behavior
- Risk management
- Subpoena response
- Texas Public Information Act requests
- Open records obligations
- Government inquiries
- Document retention policies
- Records management
- Critical incident response protocols
- Legal issue identification
- Legal guidance
- Outside counsel management
- HIPAA
- Data privacy laws
- Health information compliance
- Legislative advocacy
- Government affairs
- Child welfare law
- Criminal justice law
- Social services law
- Behavioral health law
- Public health law
Location
- Austin TX 78759
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 10+ years of legal experience
- Senior level
Education Level
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree
- Active license with the State Bar of Texas
About the Company
- Since 1995, Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas (CACTX) has led efforts to effectuate change, empower communities, and make the safety of children a top priority in Texas.
- CACTX and our network of children’s advocacy centers (CACs) have helped over one million children and their families impacted by abuse and crime achieve safety, justice, and healing.
- Our dual approach – responding to crimes against children and preventing child sexual abuse – safeguards childhood, building a future in which Texas children can thrive and reach their full potential.
Equal Opportunity
- CACTX is an equal opportunity employer. All applications will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.