{"id":16926,"date":"2026-10-19T21:53:03","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsletters.asucollegeoflaw.com\/ilp\/?p=16926"},"modified":"2026-10-19T21:58:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T21:58:18","slug":"job-opportunity-general-counsel-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsletters.asucollegeoflaw.com\/ilp\/2026\/10\/19\/job-opportunity-general-counsel-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Job opportunity: General Counsel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16926\" class=\"elementor elementor-16926\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-344d6749 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"344d6749\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1e04ea\" data-id=\"b1e04ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e4d3ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31e4d3ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>General Counsel<\/strong><br \/><strong>Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas<\/strong><br \/><strong>Eagle Pass, Texas<\/strong> (in-person)<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The General Counsel for the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas (KTTT) represents and advises the Tribal Council, the Tribal Administrator, and the KTTT\u2019s economic enterprises in all areas of law and specifically federal Indian law and tribal law, on all matters affecting the KTTT government, businesses, and all subsidiaries in-person. The General Counsel\u2019s responsibilities include, but are not limited to, providing legal advice and analysis of Tribal, state, and federal laws and regulations, specifically in relation to issues involving Tribal sovereignty, civil and criminal jurisdiction, contracts, employment law, federal Indian gaming, federal grants, placing land into federal trust status, business entity formation, Tribal and corporate governance, construction, the Indian Child Welfare Act, and water and environmental law and policies; drafts and revises the Tribal Constitution, Law and Order Code, other Tribal laws, ordinances, and policies of interest to the KTTT; and represents the KTTT and its subsidiaries in court or before quasi-judicial or administrative agencies of any government. Works with and\/or supervises other attorneys representing the KTTT as contract attorneys.\u00a0 Collaborates with legal representation in the United Mexican States.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Minimum Qualifications:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an ABA accredited law school;<br \/>Must be licensed to practice law in the State of Texas or gain admission to the Texas Bar of Texas within one (1) year of hire;<\/li>\n<li>Must remain in good standing within any jurisdiction where licensed to practice law;<\/li>\n<li>3-5 years of demonstrated legal experience representing Native American Tribal governments and businesses in commercial, judicial, administrative, and legislative issues;<\/li>\n<li>Successful completion of background check necessary to obtain attorney licensure;<\/li>\n<li>Must be admitted to practice before the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas Tribal Court within one (1) year of hire;<\/li>\n<li>Responsible to ensure that all KTTT and attorney licensure-related documents are current and valid; and<\/li>\n<li>Reports daily on-site at the designated workplace location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kickapootexas.org\/job\/general-counsel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Review full job post.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:list -->\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General CounselKickapoo Traditional Tribe of TexasEagle Pass, Texas (in-person) The General Counsel for the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas (KTTT) represents and advises the Tribal Council, the Tribal Administrator, and the KTTT\u2019s economic enterprises in all areas of law and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/newsletters.asucollegeoflaw.com\/ilp\/2026\/10\/19\/job-opportunity-general-counsel-12\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16926","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alumni","category-jobs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Job opportunity: General Counsel - Indian Legal Program<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/newsletters.asucollegeoflaw.com\/ilp\/2026\/10\/19\/job-opportunity-general-counsel-12\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Job opportunity: General Counsel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"General CounselKickapoo Traditional Tribe of TexasEagle Pass, Texas (in-person) The General Counsel for the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas (KTTT) represents and advises the Tribal Council, the Tribal Administrator, and the KTTT\u2019s economic enterprises in all areas of law and &hellip; 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