Salary: $122,531.00 - $204,625.00 Annually
Location : City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number:Department: City Attorney
Opening Date: 10/29/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
DescriptionThe anticipate pay range for this position is $150,000 to $165,000 annually The Office of the City Attorney is seeking a full-time, permanent Senior Assistant City Attorney for its Operations and Development Division. The Operations and Development Division provides direct representation to several executive branch agencies (Economic Development, Housing & Community Development, Planning & Development Review, Public Utilities and Public Works) plus, pursuant to Council's authorization in section 2-112 of the City Code (2015), the Economic Development Authority and Greater Richmond Transit Company. Substantively, this division has responsibility in such diverse subject matter areas as real estate transactions and the preparation and review of the various types of grant agreements; Affordable Housing Trust Fund, CDBG, and HOME loans and grants; and other transactional work.
This position provides legal services to the City. Work may include researching legal issues; reviewing real estate title issues; negotiating and drafting transactional documents such as purchase and sale agreements, deeds, easement agreements, development agreements, loan documents, leases, and licenses; interpreting laws, rules, and regulations; and providing oversight and direction to paralegal and legal secretarial staff. Experience representing public bodies and knowledge of open meeting laws will be viewed favorably. The position will undertake other assignments as needed. The successful candidate must be a member of the Virginia State Bar.
T his position is Unclassified and serves at the will of the City Attorney. Applications submitted without attaching or mailing all requested items are considered incomplete. EEO/AA.
Note: The selected candidate's salary will be based on experience and qualifications illustrated in the completed application along with the required attachments.
The position will remain open until filled.Please attach a resume and writing sample to the online application or mail these documents to:
Laura K. Drewry, City Attorney
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 400
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Duties include but are not limited to - Responsible for protecting the legal interests of the City of Richmond and providing legal services and representation and advice to City officials, employees, and departments.
- Responsible for reviewing legal matters, providing appropriate counsel, as assigned.
- Negotiation and drafting of transactional documents; interpreting laws, rules and regulations; and occasionally researching legal issues.
- Working well independently within a general outline of work to be performed and developing work methods and sequences under general supervision and in collaboration with others as needed.
- The position will undertake other assignments as needed.
Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS (SOME COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING):- Considerable knowledge of area of focus to include real estate transactions, such as acquisitions, dispositions, and leasing, affordable housing development, grant agreements, and environmental sustainability, all in a municipal law context, with familiarity of land use and zoning matters being a plus but not required, and with relevant regulatory and administrative law processes related to area of focus.
- Ability to apply legal analysis in the solution of practical, technical, administrative, and legal issues in a transactional context.
- Experience with transactional work, such as contracts and real estate, preferably to include housing development, experience with affordable housing laws and/or commercial lending being a plus but not required.
- Responsiveness to client needs, with a strong ability to regularly communicate with various internal and external departments as an in-house municipal attorney.
- Management of a high-volume workload in a fast-paced, dynamic environment in area of focus.
- Will have the ability to work cooperatively with other attorneys and staff in the Office, and clients, and to adhere to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism.
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:- Juris Doctor degree
- Seven (7) years of progressively responsible legal experience in real estate, contracts, housing development and municipal law is highly preferred; Four (4) years of progressively responsible legal 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/or 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
- An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
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10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veteran's widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply?
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5-point veteran's must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following: Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52-7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?
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This position serves at will to the City Attorney. Are you willing to accept this condition of employment?
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Are you a member of the Virginia State Bar?
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Do you have at least a Juris Doctorate degree?
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