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Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
Language Incentive
Referral Bonus
Tuition Assistance Program

Description

NOTE: THIS IS AN INTERNAL ONLY POSTING FOR CURRENT CITY OF RICHMOND EMPLOYEES

This class provides legal services to the City, its staff, and City Council. Incumbents assist in the oversight and provision of licensed professional legal counsel and representation to the City. Work may include: researching legal issues; providing legal advice and direction; representing the City in litigation; reviewing, processing, and defending claims against the City; reviewing and drafting contracts, documents, ordinances, and City regulations; participating in problem-solving regarding City issues; interpreting laws, rulings, and regulations; and representing the legal department to the community and when attending official meetings. Incumbents serves as a second level or higher supervisors and have middle management level responsibilities. Duties include making interpretive decisions on behalf of the organization regarding the means for executing goals established by City Executives and governing bodies, subject to constraints imposed by available technology and resources. Such interpretive decisions provide context for the work to be accomplished by subordinates supervised within the units managed. Incumbents supervises professional, paraprofessional, and support staff including conducting performance evaluations, coordinating training, and implementing hiring, discipline, and termination procedures.

Supervision Exercised/Received:

Exercised: This classification typically supervises other employees.
Received: This classification typically reports to the City Attorney.
Note: Other reporting relationships may apply.

Duties include but are not limited to

Reviews documents, pleadings, ordinances, etc.
Prepares for and attends court in area of focus; performs needed legal research; prepares discovery, legal memoranda, and correspondence.
Analyzes records.
Manages cases and programs in focus area.
Attends various meetings.

Answers questions from clients as necessary.

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

Appeals process in both state and federal courts
Civil procedure and discovery
Computer programs such as Microsoft Office Suite
Electronic databases and related software applications such as Fastcase, Lexis, Legal Files, etc.
Elements that must be proven in court for each hearing type
First chair trial experience
Laws related to focus area
Legal research and writing
Local rules of court for Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, and any other court where cases may be heard
Public procurement laws and regulations
Various burdens of proof that are required for court cases
Virginia and Richmond laws concentrating on code enforcement and delinquent property tax issues
Virginia civil and criminal procedures and discovery

Skills (some combination of the following):

Arguing persuasively based on laws and facts
Communicating with various internal and external departments
Conducting civil discovery in a timely manner
Determining the extent of the City's liability and exposure to adverse judgments
Developing case strategy
Identifying legal solutions to clients' issues
Investigating cases thoroughly
Managing high-volume programs and cases
Prosecuting code enforcement violations
Representing the City, agencies, and employees in lawsuits filed by citizens
Reviewing client departments' ordinances
Supervising coworkers and staff via evaluating and signing performance reviews, providing work direction, etc.
Working with senior City managers on a wide variety of matters
Oral and written communication

Abilities (some combination of the following):

Collaborate
Exhibit the highest standards of ethics
Multi-task
Behave in a professional manner
Manage time effectively

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Juris Doctorate
Seven years of progressively responsible legal experience, including two years of legal leadership experience
An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Admission to the Virginia Bar
Licensed to practice law in Virginia
Twelve hours of continuing legal education annually
Compliance with additional requirements that may be established by the City of Richmond

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, Human Resources Manager by email at Jessica.McKenzie@RVA.GOV.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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