Program Attorney and Deputy Counsel

1 day ago

Austin, Texas, United States Texas Municipal Courts Education Center Full time
Job Description

**About the Role**

The Texas Municipal Courts Education Center (TMCEC) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Program Attorney and Deputy Counsel to join our team. As a key member of our education department, you will play a vital role in conveying legal information and creating dynamic education programs for judges and court personnel.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with our team to develop, manage, and implement in-person and online educational programs for judges, prosecutors, and court support personnel.
  • Make presentations, serve as a panelist, and moderate at TMCEC programs.
  • Analyze data to evaluate, plan, and improve programming and content.
  • Conduct needs assessments to ensure curriculum designs serve specific target populations.
  • Facilitate curriculum development and implementation.
  • Identify and propose potential topics for presentations.
  • Develop and organize agendas and instructional content.
  • Recruit, prepare, develop, and manage faculty.
  • Assist faculty with development of course materials, presentations, and instruction.
  • Draft correspondence and other materials for assigned programs.
  • Attend and monitor seminars.
  • Answer legal questions from judges, prosecutors, and court support personnel.
  • Monitor legislative actions, court decisions, judicial disciplinary actions, attorney general opinions, and other periodicals.
  • Research and write on legal topics.
  • Draft and update publications for use by judges and court personnel.
  • Edit TMCEC print and online materials.
  • Write and produce instructional media.
  • Represent TMCEC at conferences, planning meetings, task forces, forums, affiliate organizations, and associations.

Requirements

  • Strong attention to detail and organizational and problem-solving skills.
  • Proven work ethic.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines with limited supervision.
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse individuals.
  • Ability to use a computer in a networked system for email, correspondence, and reports.
  • Proficiency in using Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), information technology, and office equipment.
  • In-state travel required.
  • Licensed Attorney in the State of Texas.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in teaching, instructional technology, adult education, technical writing, event planning, project management.
  • A fundamental understanding of procedural and substantive criminal law and the operations of Texas criminal courts.
  • Experience as a staff attorney, criminal law practitioner, government lawyer, and/or a work history reflecting a commitment to public service.

About TMCEC

The Texas Municipal Courts Education Center (TMCEC) was formed in 1984 by the Texas Municipal Courts Association (TMCA) to provide extensive, professional continuing education and training programs for municipal judges and court personnel. TMCEC is primarily financed by a grant from the Court of Criminal Appeals out of funds appropriated by the Legislature to the Judicial and Court Personnel Training Fund.

In 2006, TMCEC was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation exclusively for charitable, literary, and educational purposes of providing: (1) judicial education, technical assistance, and the necessary resource material to assist municipal judges, court support personnel, and city attorneys in obtaining and maintaining professional competence in the fair and impartial administration of criminal justice; and (2) information to the public about the Texas judicial system and laws relating to public safety and quality of life in Texas communities.

Sponsoring more than 50 events and providing professional and law-related education to more than 5,000 people annually, TMCEC is one of the largest organizations of its kind in the United States of America. TMCEC offers mandatory and continuing education for municipal judges and municipal court personnel, including prosecutors, and conducts training in various locations throughout the state and online. TMCEC has an outstanding cadre of faculty members that consists of judges, attorneys, and other professionals from throughout the nation. TMCEC takes pride in the quality and content of its conferences, publications, resources, and general work product. The organization has earned the praise of judges, attorneys, policy makers, and court professionals both nationally and throughout the Lone Star State.

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