Part-Time Attorney (Independent Contractor - Remote)

A. Purpose: Taking Care of Texas One Town at a Time. Most Texans live in cities. Cities exist to provide for the public’s health, safety and welfare. These local democracies provide structure and order for communities so people can live, work, and play together. We are legal advisors and advocates for cities. We empower cities.

B. Location: Work will predominantly be performed remotely and at individual client locations located throughout the State of Texas (but primarily Lubbock County and Panhandle).

C. Essential Functions: This position is intended to provide flexible, part-time support to the firm and its governmental clients on an as-needed basis.
• Counseling local government staff, volunteers, and elected officials.
• Drafting ordinances, resolutions, policies, and procedures.
• Negotiating, writing and reviewing contracts, leases, easements and deeds.
• Researching matters of state and federal law, including statutes, administrative regulations, and case law, and preparing legal memoranda.
• Advocating clients’ interests before administrative and judicial bodies.
• Prosecuting in municipal courts & advising clients during city council and board meetings.

D. Areas of Emphasis: The associate will practice in the overall general field of law and in the specific field of Municipal Law which include following areas of law: budget & fiscal management; economic development; elections & voting rights; ethics & professionalism; land use & development; law enforcement & municipal court; legislative consulting & advocacy; open meetings & open records; personnel & employment matters; procurement & construction projects; real estate transactions; utilities & telecommunications; water, wastewater & the environment.