Assistant Town Attorney
Job Description:
Assistant Town Attorney
Town of Leesburg
Regular Full-Time
Town Attorney’s Office
$75,000-$95,000 DOQ
Closing Date: Open until filled
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 support staff to represent the Town of Leesburg organization in 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.
Minimum 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; minimum of three (3) years of experience practicing law in one or more of the following areas: assessment, investigation and processing of claims for liability; civil litigation; collections; contracts and/or procurement.
TO APPLY: Please visit www.leesburgva.gov/jobs for more information and to apply online. Resumes may be submitted as supplemental only. EOE/ADA.
