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About the Texas Lottery
Our Mission Statement: The Texas Lottery is committed to generating revenue for the State of Texas through the responsible management and sale of entertaining lottery products. The Texas Lottery will incorporate the highest standard of security, integrity, and responsible gaming principles, set and achieve challenging goals, provide quality customer service and utilize a team approach.
Texas Lottery is a great place to work!
Our headquarters is located on the new Texas Capital Mall in the George H.W. Bush Building directly across from the Bob Bullock Museum and across from the University of Texas. We have multiple field offices across the state. We provide free parking for all our employees.
We offer competitive compensation, including merit increases for outstanding performance; longevity payments after two years; opportunities for hybrid work from home for qualifying positions; generous paid leave; health insurance; dental and vision insurance; numerous state and federal holidays; tuition assistance; state employee discounts; 401(k) and 457 and a cash balance pension for employees entering state service after September 1, 2022.
The salary includes the 6% legislative salary increase for this classification effective 9/1/2025.
Effective 9/1/2025 the Texas Lottery and this position will be transitioning to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Job Summary:
Performs highly advanced (senior-level) legal transactional work to support the agencys business and regulatory activities. Work involves directing and planning legal activities; overseeing the preparation of legal documents; interpreting laws and regulations; and rendering legal advice and counsel. This position has the lead responsibility for advising agency staff on procurement and contracts matters. Plans, directs, reviews, and/or assigns the work of others. Works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment. This position reports to the General Counsel.
Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited law school with a Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree is required.
Currently licensed to practice law in the State of Texas and in good standing is required.
Five years experience as an attorney in a governmental agency is required; may substitute comparable private experience practicing before administrative agencies on a year-for year basis.
Experience in contract and government procurement law is required.
Experience with personal computers, including word processing, legislative, and legal programs is required.
Experience in legal research, writing, and analysis and preparing sound opinions is required; candidates selected for interviews may be required to provide writing samples.
Experience in analyzing and solving legal problems; interpreting law and regulations; dealing effectively and tactfully with others and addressing an audience is required.
Willingness to travel up to 10% as required.
Willingness to work irregular hours, evenings, weekends, and/or holidays as required.
Experience in Texas administrative law is preferred.
Experience with the Texas Public Information Act is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of legal principles, practices, and proceedings; and of laws, regulations, and rules relating to the agency.
Knowledge of contract and government procurement law.
Skill in accessing and obtaining information from computerized legislative and legal databases.
Skill in legal research, writing, and analysis.
Ability to plan and/or assign the work of others.
Ability to conduct hearings; to prepare opinions and briefs; to prepare cases for trial; to conduct research; to summarize findings; to interpret and apply laws; and to use legal reference materials.
Ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to deal effectively and tactfully with others.
Ability to effectively address an audience.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Commission management, other Commission employees, vendors, other government officials, and the public.
Ability to develop, interpret, and apply Lottery Commission laws, policies, procedures, and regulations.
Ability to exercise good judgment in appraising situations and making sound decisions.
Ability to work in a high-pressure environment and meet time sensitive deadlines.
Physical and Mental Requirements:
Must be able to sit or stand for extended periods of time, work under deadlines, and operate standard office equipment and computer software.
Essential Job Functions:
Principal job function is to perform legal transactional work to support the agencys business and regulatory activities.
Advises agency staff on procurement and contracts matters.
Directs, organizes, and coordinates legal and administrative functions.
Formulates, coordinates, and establishes policies and procedures.
Advises staff and the public on legal matters and the interpretation and application of laws and regulations.
Prepares and oversees the preparation of legal opinions and briefs, contracts, proposals, and reports.
Prepares drafts of agency administrative rules, conducts public rulemaking hearings, receives public comment, and prepares rules for adoption by the Commission.
Prepares appeals of decisions and orders.
Reviews or conducts administrative, regulatory, evidentiary, and enforcement hearings and prepares related documents.
Reviews drafts of laws, rules, and regulations affecting agency operations and bills or amendments for legislative consideration.
Provides litigation support and makes appearances before the State Office of Administrative Hearings, as needed.
Assists in resolving substantive and procedural issues.
Plans, directs, reviews, and/or assigns the work of others.
Performs related work as assigned.
The Texas Lottery is an Equal Opportunity Employer
APPLICATION PROCESS
Applications must be completed online through CAPPS Recruit by 11:59 p.m. on the posting's closing date. When a job opening is posted Open Until Filled, it is best to apply as quickly as possible, as the posting may close or be placed on hold at any time with or without prior notification.
All applicants must submit a thoroughly completed on-line application through CAPPS Recruit, answering all applicable questions, whether starred with an asterisk or not. Applications must contain complete job histories, which includes job title, dates of employment, name of employer, supervisor's name and phone number and a description of duties performed. If this information is not submitted, your application may be rejected because it is incomplete. Resumes do not take the place of this required information.
Instructions for completing the on-line State of Texas Application for Employment can be found here:
https://www.texaslottery.com/export/sites/lottery/AboutUs/EmploymentOpportunities/howtoapply.html
Please be aware that additional information or documents will not be accepted for purposes of determining eligibility after the closing date.
Applications will NOT be accepted via mail, hand delivery, fax or e
