Job Description
Salary: $77,329.00 - $157,429.00 Annually
Location : 25 West Market Street Leesburg, VA
Job Type: RFT
Job Number: 01131
Department: Town Attorney
Opening Date: 10/23/2024
Nature Of Work Do you want to apply your expertise for a cause you can feel good about? Do you want to work for an organization that wants you to grow with it and offers tuition reimbursement, certification training, and a chance to learn about multiple industries? Come work for the Town of Leesburg, hometown of the 21st century! Located 35 miles west of the nation's capital in the heart of DC's Wine Country, you'll enjoy a vibrant and authentic community with "big city" amenities. The Town of Leesburg strongly encourages innovation, promotes career development, and offers excellent benefits to employees. Benefits include membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, enrollment into the Virginia Retirement System, excellent healthcare insurance, and other fringe benefits.
Who We're Looking For If you identify with the following descriptions, then you may be perfect for the Town of Leesburg:
- Creative problem solver
- Proactive self-starter
- Life-long learner
- Strong team player
- Passionate about excellent customer service
- Positive, can-do attitude
- Effective communicator
- Desire to impart knowledge to others
- "Early adopter" of new technologies
What You'll Be Doing As a member of the Town Attorney's Office, the Assistant Town Attorney works with the Town Attorney, Deputy Town Attorney, and other attorney and non-attorney staff to provide legal services for the Town of Leesburg. The focus of this position is on real property matters, including deed review and preparation, land acquisition in fee, temporary and permanent easements, the use of eminent domain and the support of plan review, as well other civil legal matters that affect the Town. The Assistant Town Attorney advises the Town Manager, Department Directors, and Town staff in assigned areas of the law.
Required Qualifications 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. A minimum of three (3) years of experience practicing law in one or more of the following areas: Title examination; Preparation of deeds and other real estate documents; Research of land records; Compliance rules and regulations related to government land acquisition and disposition, including public right of way.
Preferred Qualifications Six (6) or more years practicing law. Local government law experience. Familiarity with development plans and plats.
Compensation and Benefits The Town of Leesburg is committed to providing competitive compensation and benefits, and opportunities to grow one's career, all while making a significant impact on the operations and quality of life in a thriving community.
The Town offers competitive compensation, affordable health insurance coverage, participation in the Virginia Retirement System, an optional 457(b) retirement plan with a Town matching contribution, flexible spending accounts, voluntary benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, an optional payroll Roth IRA, and generous paid time off. For more information on the Town's robust benefits package, please visit the Town's
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