Assistant General Counsel, Real Estate

FLSA Status Exempt Earliest Start Date Immediately Salary Salary commensurate with experience Hours per Week 40 hours weekly Hiring Department General Counsel Required Application Materials A resume and letter of interest is required to apply. Candidates under final consideration will also be required to submit professional references, college degree information, and employment history to an online third-party vendor. About Us For more than 140 years, The University of Texas System has improved the lives of Texans — and people all over the world — through education, health care, and research. The System consists of nine academic institutions, five health institutions, and The University of Texas System Administration. The institutions of the UT System employ more than 116,000 faculty, health care professionals, researchers, support staff, and student workers.  The UT System Administration is primarily based in Austin, Texas. It supports the missions of the System’s fourteen institutions by providing financial, legal, planning, purchasing, government relations, communications, development, and other central services. Serving a growing state, the UT System Administration strives to provide a welcoming, supportive work environment that embraces different perspectives - not only because it enables the organization to be stronger, creative, and thoughtful, but because it is the right thing to do. To that end, UT System Administration embraces state laws on and employment preferences. Purpose of Position In the Office of General Counsel, or OGC, our clients include the 14 institutions within the UT System, plus UT System’s central administrative office, known as System Administration. OGC assists our clients in solving problems that affect their diverse educational, health, research, and business missions. Formally, we are a full-service legal department composed of 32 attorneys in three practice groups: Business Law, General Law, and Health Law. The Business Law section is comprised of lawyers with specialties in tax, construction, contracting, procurement, technology, real estate, corporate, gifts and estates, and intellectual property. **OVERVIEW OF POSITION**The selected candidate will report to the Assistant Vice Chancellor & Managing Counsel for Business Law and provide legal advice, counsel, and representation on real estate matters. The attorney’s work will primarily focus on real estate matters but may range into other areas critical to the business operations of The University of Texas System institutions.Though experienced in real estate, the ideal candidate will be eager and willing to collaborate and problem solve with clients and legal colleagues in a variety of contexts. Essential Functions Structure real estate business transactions given legal constraints.Provide legal advice and counsel.Conduct legal research and prepare written legal advice and opinions.Negotiate and prepare legal documents for real estate transactions.Propose, draft, interpret, and apply relevant UT System policies for successful execution of real estate business transactions.Review and interpret proposed state and federal legislation.Collaborate in a team-oriented approach to delivering legal services.Review proposed transactions, licenses, contracts, and other agreements to assure compliance with federal and Texas law and applicable UT System Regents’ Rules and UT System policies.Communicate effectively with clients and OGC leadership, attorneys, and staff.Perform other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Proven ability to navigate a wide range of complex legal issues effectively.Translate legal concepts to, and develop solutions with, a variety of clients, including administrators, other professionals, and other relevant stakeholders. Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to set own priorities to coordinate multiple assignments with fluctuating and time-sensitive deadlines.Demonstrated ability to collaborate with senior executives from within and outside the organization, and the ability to think strategically and serve as a business partner.Ability to effectively perform work of a sensitive and confidential nature that requires access to information, use of sound judgment, strict discretion, and maintain strict confidentiality of privileged information.Ability to analyze and interpret issues and prepare legal opinions.Work independently and collaboratively, in person and remotely. Embody and support OGC’s Service Principles. Required Qualifications Graduation from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. Licensure to practice law in Texas, or full licensure in Texas within 12 months of hire. At least five years’ experience as a licensed, practicing attorney, with a particular background in commercial real estate. Preferred Qualifications At least seven years’ experience as a licensed, practicing attorney. Experience in an in-house legal department (public, private or nonprofit) and/or law firm. Working Conditions May work around standard office conditions.Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.Uses standard office equipment10% Travel