Title: Senior Assistant Attorney General/Section Chief, Major Crimes and Emerging Threats
State Role Title: Senior Assistant Attorney General/Section Chief
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: Agency Employee Only - A
Job Duties
Provide informal legal advice to client agency by electronic mail, in-person, letter, memorandum, or telephone discussing authority for agency actions or inaction; respond to client agency requests for statutory and regulatory interpretations; respond to public inquiries; assist client agencies with response to public inquiries; provide FOIA-related advice; and resolve inter- and intra-agency disputes. Consult with client agency staff and provide informal reviews of proposed agency correspondence for conformity with constitutional requirements and state law.
Participate in client agency meetings, participate in negotiations on behalf of assigned agencies, and conduct negotiations with regulated parties concerning the imposition or enforcement of special orders and judicial decrees; advice to client agency staff concerning negotiation strategy and participation in and conduct of negotiations with parties; litigate on behalf of client agency where the foregoing do not produce compliance.
Represent the Attorney General at the meetings of the Secure and Resilient Commonwealth Panel.
Minimum Qualifications
• Knowledge of the law in the assigned specialty area developed through academic training, seminars, and legal
work experience in the specialty area.
• Knowledge of fundamental subjects in law.
• Knowledge oflegal research procedures.
• Knowledge of the preparation of pleadings and briefs, and presentation of arguments for cases before state and
federal agencies and courts, and administrative tribunals.
• Knowledge of the practices and procedures of the Office of the Attorney General.
• Supervisory and leadership skills.
• Skills of persuasion and consensus building.
• Computer literacy to include proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Netdocs, LawBase, etc.
Additional Considerations
None
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
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.