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Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

Feb 22, 2024

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  • Internship
    Full-time
    Off-cycle Internship
  • Legal
  • Houston

Requirements

  • Education Requirement:
  • Enrolled in a law/Juris Doctorate program from an American Bar Association accredited law school or a recent graduate (within 1 year). Degree program relative to intern assignment, such as Juris Doctorate from accredited law school or related degree.
  • Years & Experience Required:
  • Currently enrolled in an accredited education institution and have successfully completed 24 credit hours.
  • GPA of 2.7 or higher on a 4.0 scale
  • Knowledge & Skills Required:
  • Basic knowledge relative to intern assignments, such as Human Resource Development, Organization Development, Instructional Design, or related degree. PC skills and related software; MSOffice.

Responsibilities

  • Conducts legal research to assist attorneys with advice and counsel.
  • Performs analysis and drafts memos of METRO’s compliance with local, state, and federal laws.
  • Attends depositions, hearing, trials, and board meetings.
  • Participates in virtual conference calls.
  • Reviews, drafts, and interprets various transactional documents, guidelines, and resolutions.
  • Opportunity to gain experience working with in-house counsel for public entity and gain exposure to various legal practice areas.
  • Applies SMS (Safety Management System) methods and principles in daily routine and supports all aspects of the agency’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP).
  • Provides excellent customer service to METRO internal and external customers.
  • Promotes safety awareness and follows safety procedures to reduce or eliminate accidents.
  • Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
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Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

METRO's mission is to provide safe, clean, reliable and friendly public transportation services to our region.

Transportation
Industry
1001-5000
Employees
1979
Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

The Texas State Legislature authorized the creation of local transit authorities in 1973. In 1978, Houston-area voters created METRO and approved a one-cent sales tax to support its operations. METRO opened for business in January 1979. The Authority has transformed a broken bus fleet into a regional multimodal transportation system. Communities that are part of the METRO area include the cities of Houston, Bellaire, Bunker Hill Village, El Lago, Hedwig Village, Hilshire Village, Humble, Hunters Creek, Katy, Missouri City, Piney Point, Southside Place, Spring Valley, Taylor Lake Village and West University Place. Major portions of unincorporated Harris County are also included.