The Harris County-Houston Sports activities Authority (HCHSA) is in search of a Basic Counsel-Chief Authorized Officer.
Description follows beneath:
The Harris County-Houston Sports activities Authority (HCHSA) acknowledges and appreciates the significance of cultivating an setting that nurtures expertise; that’s equitable and respectful of all views and backgrounds. Our Mission is to finance and assist world-class, skilled sports activities venues and promote the area for sports-related occasions to boost financial growth and high quality of life for residents.
The perfect Basic Counsel candidate will oversee all authorized facets associated to the operation of the Harris County-Houston Sports activities Authority together with oversight of the virtually $1 billion in public financing of Houston and Harris County’s premier sports activities and leisure amenities together with NRG Stadium, Daikin Park, and Toyota Middle in addition to occasions produced or supported by HCHSA. The candidate will present considerate counsel and expert and pro-active authorized recommendation to HCHSA, function the authorized advisor to the Chief Government Officer, evaluation proposed insurance policies and different work merchandise, draft and negotiate contracts and different devices. The candidate may even carry out different authorized associated capabilities as requested or wanted.
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Basic Company Obligations
• Help in revising and implementing organizational constructions
• Craft key insurance policies, procedures and positions on authorized points
• Act because the custodian of file for the Texas Public Data Act
• Contract for recommendation furnished by exterior attorneys who possess particular experience and supervise and help exterior counsel with discovery and litigation
• Administer Interlocal Agreements and Lease Agreements with tenants, together with the Houston Rockets and the Houston Astros
• Determine and analyze authorized points, put together memoranda and key paperwork, current clear suggestions and guarantee compliance
• Help basically administrative capabilities
• Help the Chief Government Officer, Board of Administrators, and workers as directed
Public Finance
• Oversee public finance efforts from a authorized perspective
• Oversee, handle, and monitor bonds in coordination with finance division and monetary advisors
• Oversee and monitor compliance with persevering with disclosures
Governance
• Present authorized counsel to HCHSA and Chief Government Officer
• Put together, consider, revise certificates of formation, bylaws, charters, resolutions, agendas and minutes of Boards of Administrators and Committees
• Set up company authorities and Code of Enterprise Conduct and Ethics.
• Monitor and keep compliance with governance construction, state regulation, company authorities and Code of Enterprise Conduct and Ethics
Contracts and Solicitations
• Handle authorized facets of procurement together with coverage
• Draft and negotiate requests for proposals, requests for {qualifications}, requests for info, bids and agreements
Insurance coverage and Threat Evaluation
• Present litigation/claims administration
• Draft and negotiate agreements with insurance coverage dealer of file in coordination with finance division
• Take part in insurance coverage procurement course of and choice
• Guarantee restricted danger publicity whereas being delicate to the accountability of the company entities to find out acceptable ranges of danger • Monitor incident stories each day
Human Sources
• Tackle Human Sources points and group member issues
• Help HR with implementation of the Worker Handbook
• Present recommendation on profit plans, together with the 457(b)
• Constantly work with Human Sources to handle all points referring to employment regulation, discrimination, variety and equal employment alternative
• Present authorized steering concerning Human Sources
Different Basic Authorized Issues
• Put together annual finances for the authorized Division
• Handle litigation
• Put together stories and shows
• Different duties and initiatives as assigned by the Chief Government Officer
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Jurisprudence Doctorate from an accredited regulation college
• Member in good standing with the Texas State Bar
• Ten years or extra of expertise as a company lawyer or common counsel with general broad authorized information and particular expertise in enterprise organizations and municipal governmental regulation, transactional regulation, actual property issues and employment legal responsibility
• 5 years’ expertise in an organizational management position
• Capability to develop authorized technique and targets
• Excessive diploma {of professional} ethics, integrity and gravitas
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
• Pc literacy with skill to make use of widespread packages reminiscent of Microsoft Workplace suite, and many others.
• Confirmed observe file of sturdy moral character
• Confirmed group chief with a excessive stage of power and self-motivation
• Demonstrated downside fixing abilities
• Counseling abilities
• Distinctive communication abilities together with oral, written and listening
• Capability to encourage the authorized group to provide high quality work in tight timeframes
• Capability to facilitate and take part in group conferences
• Understanding, but persuasive and decisive, when coping with others within the group
• Thorough understanding of occupational hazards and corresponding security precautions
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work setting traits described listed below are consultant of these an worker encounters whereas performing the important capabilities of this job. Cheap lodging could also be made to allow people with disabilities to carry out the important capabilities.
• No main sources of discomfort; basically regular workplace setting with acceptable lighting, temperature and air situations.
To submit your utility for this place, please ship your resume and any associated supplies by way of electronic mail to: David Brady, Harris County-Houston Sports activities Authority: DBrady@HoustonSports.org
We’re an equal alternative employer and all certified candidates will obtain consideration for employment with out regard to race, shade, faith, nationwide origin, intercourse, sexual orientation, age, incapacity, gender id, marital or veteran standing, or every other protected class.
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