Assistant Attorney General Real Estate/ Land Use

Title: Assistant Attorney General

State Role Title: Assistant Attorney General Real Estate/ Land Use

Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Attorney General & Dept of Law

Location: Office of the Attorney General

Agency Website: www.oag.state.va.us

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The attorney in this position will provide the scope of real estate transactions and advice services to Virginia’s agencies and authorities, including the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Forestry, the Department of Historic Resources, the Department of Wildlife Resources, the Fort Monroe Authority and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. Examples of the type of transactions and matters that we work on include:

• The acquisition of land for new state park and wildlife management areas, as well as additions to existing state parks and wildlife
  management areas.
• The donation of land for the northern Virginia science center .
  
• Sale of surplus property such as Eastern State hospital
  
• Real estate leasing and development at Fort Monroe in Hampton
  
• The creation and enforcement of conservation easements for the conservation agencies
  
• Reviewing legislation when the General Assembly is in session
  
• Drafting legal opinions of the Attorney General
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Applicants must have a demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required, as well as excellent written and oral communication skills, technical drafting skills and the ability to analyze and manage litigation and transactions.
• All candidates must be admitted to the Virginia State Bar.
• Starting salary and position level to be commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications.

Additional Considerations

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of Five (5) to Ten (10) or more years of relevant experience, including complex transactional and contracting experience with respect to the scope of real estate interests.

This position is located in Richmond, Virginia, and has reporting responsibility to the Chief of the Real Estate and Land Use Section.

Please apply on-line at https://virginiajobs.peopleadmin.com. Veterans, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.; however, to receive timely consideration, application materials must be received by May 3rd.

Special Instructions

Kindly utilize the Virginia Jobs website (https://www.jobs.virginia.gov) to submit your application. Applications sent to the Help Personnel email address will not be reviewed for the hiring process. We do not entertain phone calls or emails inquiring about application status; instead, please login to the PageUp/RMS system for updates on your application's status.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 804-786-2071

Email: helppersonnel@oag.state.va.us

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.