Assistant County Attorney
County of Culpeper•County of Culpeper, VA
•Onsite
About The Position
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.
Requirements
- Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school
- License to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia
- Good standing with the Virginia State Bar
Nice To Haves
- 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
Responsibilities
- Trial practice
- Transactional work
- Opinion writing
- Legal research on a wide range of local government law topics
- 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
- Handling various administrative matters and proceedings
- Representation of the local Department of Social Services
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
