General Counsel

About our Catholic Charities Family

We seek compassionate, talented individuals with a heart for helping others and making a positive impact on the lives of men, women, and children across our large region. People of faith helping people in need achieve self-sufficiency and live with dignity.

Join the agency as General Counsel and serve as chief legal counsel for the organization. The General Counsel will report to the President and Chief Executive Officer and is a member of senior management.

The Value You Deliver

You join Catholic Charities and help people in southeast Texas by providing caring, compassionate services and advocating for social justice in collaboration with parishes and communities.

What you Deliver

You will Advise the various programs and departments on legal issues and risk mitigation strategies.

You will collaborate with programs to review and assist in the negotiation of contracts, including grants, service agreements, non-disclosure agreements, memoranda of understanding and third party agreements with vendors and partners.

Assist the President/CEO with complex or sensitive issues facing the organization while effectively and efficiently utilizing resources such as administrative personnel, outside counsel or experts, if required.

You will provide support for corporate governance matters, including meeting preparation for the Board of Directors and its committees, drafting governance documents and advising as to governance considerations in the conduct of the organization’s business.

You will provide additional support to the St. Frances Cabrini Center for Immigrant Legal Assistance.

You will serve on the Legal and Risk Management Committee of the Board of Directors on provide direct staff support.

You will work with the senior leadership team in implementing and improving on organization-wide policies aimed at risk-reduction.

You will provide training to program and administrative leaders as needed.

You will support the mission, vision, and values of Catholic Charities.

You will retain and manage outside counsel as needed.

You will manage various other legal projects and duties as required.

How Your Work Impacts our Organization

The work you do will help us advocate for the vulnerable among us, a network of support services to people of all ages and from all walks of life and religious backgrounds.

Qualifications

The Expertise We’re Looking For

You have a Juris Doctor degree from an ABA-accredited law school and a license to practice law in Texas.

You have an understanding of, and must support the doctrines of, the Catholic Church to prevent doctrinal conflicts in the charitable work performed by Catholic Charities, active participation as a member of a Catholic congregation is preferred.

You have a minimum of ten years’ experience practicing law, in general corporate or non-profit matters.

You have experience developing and managing budgets.

You are able to work well with colleagues and promote collaboration.

You are familiar with government grant management, immigration, and employment law, a plus.

You care energetic, forward-thinking, and creative individual with high ethical standards, an appropriate professional image and a lead-by-example style that promotes a positive, team-based environment.

You have the ability to work with diverse populations in collaborative situations.

You have superior verbal and written communication skills.

You have excellent legal research and writing skills.

You have demonstrated community outreach and public speaking skills, including the ability to work with the media.

You have experience supervising and developing staff.