ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY

The Assistant County Attorney will assist the County Attorney in providing complex legal counsel and advice to the Board of Supervisors, County Administrator, County departments, and various County committees, commissions, and authorities. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Duties at this level are varied, touch upon all phases of legal work, and may include trial practice, transactional work, opinion writing, and legal research on a wide range of local government law topics, including but not limited to defending the County in state and federal courts; drafting ordinances and resolutions; drafting and reviewing contracts; drafting deeds and leases and other documents related to real estate transactions; responding to requests under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and handling various administrative matters and proceedings. Areas of practice may include employment law, public procurement, real estate acquisition and disposition, local taxation, land use, zoning enforcement, building code enforcement, election law, access to and confidentiality as to records, economic development issues, and may include representation of the local Department of Social Services, etc.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience :

The successful candidate must possess a Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school, a license to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and be in good standing with the Virginia State Bar. Being licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The successful candidate must be able to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, which includes work at a desk. The candidate must be able to climb and descend stairs due to location of office. The candidate must be able to operate office and computer equipment, and must be able to precisely communicate orally and in writing.