Description:
Position Summary:The Program Attorney is a judicial branch educator who plays an important part in conveying legal information and in creating and delivering dynamic and effective education programs for judges and court personnel.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Collaborating in the development, management, and implementation of assigned in-person and online educational programs for judges, prosecutors, and court support personnel;
- Making presentations, serving as a panelist, and moderating at TMCEC programs;
- Analyzing data to evaluate, plan, and improve programming and content;
- Conducting needs assessments to ensure curriculum designs serve specific target populations;
- Facilitating curriculum development and implementation of curriculum;
- Identifying and proposing potential topics for presentations;
- Developing and organizing agendas and instructional content;
- Recruiting, preparing, developing, and managing faculty;
- Assisting faculty with development of course materials, presentations, and instruction;
- Drafting correspondence and other materials for assigned programs, including seminar and course descriptions, learning objectives, speaker biographies, and applications for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) and Board of Legal Specialization (BLS);
- Attending and monitoring seminars;
- Answering legal questions from judges, prosecutors, and court support personnel and providing technical support;
- Monitoring legislative actions, court decisions, judicial disciplinary actions, attorney general opinions, and other periodicals to evaluate the educational needs of municipal judges;
- Researching and writing on legal topics;
- Drafting and updating publications for use by judges and court personnel;
- Editing of TMCEC print and online materials;
- Writing and producing instructional media;
- Representing TMCEC at conferences, planning meetings, task forces, forums, affiliate organizations, and associations; and
- Performing other duties as assigned by the Executive Director.
Candidate Qualifications:
- 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 (e.g., judges, court personnel, co-workers);
- 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; and
- 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; and
- Experience as a staff attorney, criminal law practitioner, government lawyer, and/or a work history reflecting a commitment to public service.
