General Counsel

General Counsel

Children's Advocacy Centers™ of Texas, Inc. is seeking a General Counsel to serve as the chief legal officer, responsible for all legal matters affecting the organization.

The General Counsel will provide strategic and practical legal guidance to the CEO, Executive Team and Board of Directors, serving as a trusted thought partner. This role is responsible for identifying emerging legal, regulatory, governance, and business issues affecting CACTX and the greater CAC network, developing practical legal resources and guidance, and establishing a network of qualified, specialized outside law firms to support both CACTX and our member CACs.

Essential Job Functions include:

• Providing timely legal advice to the CEO, Executive Vice President, and Executive Team, balancing risk mitigation with business opportunity, on a range of organizational legal matters including, but not limited to, corporate & nonprofit governance, fiduciary responsibilities, intellectual property and other matters.
• Assessing legal, regulatory, and governance implications of strategic initiatives and organizational priorities, and recommending risk mitigation measures including consultation with outside counsel as appropriate.
• Collaborating with, and serving as a thought partner to, CACTX leaders in external relations, operations, finance, program, and strategic initiatives teams to accomplish CACTX's goals while effectively managing risk.
• Reviewing, drafting, and negotiating contracts, agreements, and partnership arrangements. Developing a contract management framework, including standard templates, workflow review, approval thresholds, and compliance and renewal tracking.
• Reviewing and advising on grant agreements and funder compliance requirements from state and federal sources.
• Supporting compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
• Fostering a culture of ethical behavior and risk awareness and management.

Minimum Educational and Professional Requirements include:

• 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, with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Demonstrated business or financial acumen.
• Demonstrated interest in the mission and work of CACTX.

Preferred experience includes:

• 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 in a service delivery context.
• 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.

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.