Closing Date: 12th October, 2026
Description:
Job Overview:The Financial Division is seeking an organized and detail-oriented attorney to focus on contracting and procurement for the State. This position will require an attorney who is adept at learning and synthesizing relevant governing law, and who is able to quickly apply multiple bodies of applicable law to fact-specific legal matters. That attorney will regularly perform the following duties, among other tasks as needed.
- Provide legal advice to State agencies, entities, officials, and employees concerning state services, contracts, transactional work, capital projects, and the procurement process.
- Review contracts pertaining to matters largely governing real estate and construction.
- Handle bid protest appeals in state courts.
- Serve as a primary counsel to the following State entities: State Building Commission, Office of the State Architect, Department of General Services (DGS), Real Estate and Asset Management (STREAM), and DGS's Central Procurement Office (CPO).
Minimum Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications:
- Juris Doctorate and Tennessee bar admission or ability to apply for admission without examination.
- Strong understanding of transactions and contract review.
- Experience with business processes including secured lending.
- At least 4 to 8 years of practicing law.
- Real estate law experience and established transactional legal practice; experience in litigation is a plus.
- Experience working with government procurement and bid protests.
- The ability to work as part of a team and to explain legal issues to non-attorneys.
