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Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Section
Job no : 5040375
Work type : Full-Time (Salaried)
Location : Richmond (City), Virginia
Categories : Law / Judiciary
Title : Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Section
State Role Title : Assistant Attorney General
Hiring Range : Commensurate with Experience
Pay Band : UG
Agency : Attorney General & Dept of Law
Location : Office of the Attorney General
Agency Website : https : / / www.oag.state.va.us /
Recruitment Type : General Public - G
Job Duties
The attorney in this position will provide assistance to the other lawyers in the Environmental Section including advising and representing state natural resources agencies. This attorney will research and draft pleadings for civil, criminal, and appellate courts and will appear in court.
Minimum Qualifications
- Applicants must have a demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team.
- The ideal candidate will have a minimum of one year of relevant experience, including first and second chair trial work in state courts.
- Excellent interpersonal skills are required, as well as excellent written and oral communication skills, technical drafting skills and the ability to analyze and manage complex cases and transactions.
- Practice areas may include environmental, administrative, wildlife, energy, and transactional law.
- All candidates must be admitted to the Virginia State Bar.
Special Instructions
The following application materials are required :
Cover Letter
Resume
Writing Sample
Law School Transcript (REQUIRED FOR ATTORNEY CANDIDATES WITH LESS THAN FIVE (5) YEARS OF PRACTICE EXPERIENCE.)
A criminal background check will be conducted on successful candidate.
Kindly utilize the Virginia Jobs website (https : / / www.jobs.virginia.gov) to submit your application. Applications sent to the Recruitment 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 : OAG Recruitment
Phone : 804-786-2071
Email : recruitment@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.
Advertised : 21 Jan 2025 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close :
