Title: Assistant Attorney General, Transportation 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 Transportation Section encounters an exciting and challenging array of issues while supporting the agencies and entities responsible for Virginia’s transportation network, including roads, rail, port, space, and air. As a member of the Section, the attorney will provide a wide range of legal services to all transportation agencies, with a concentration of providing legal advice to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), the Virginia Port Authority and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation as well as other transportation agencies. Advice will include such subject areas as: motor vehicle laws, driver licensure (including initial licensure, suspensions, and revocations), ignition interlock requirements, titling and registration of vehicles, employment law, contract and grant formation and administration, interpretation of general transportation law, Freedom of Information Act requests, responses to Subpoenas Duces Tecum, and integration of responsibilities under state and federal law. Duties include representation of transportation agencies in litigation, particularly in matters involving the Virginia Administrative Process Act, writs of mandamus, warrants in debt, and Section 1983 actions in Federal Court. The attorney in this position will interact with and coordinate efforts of outside special counsel regarding specialized legal work done on behalf of all transportation agencies. Duties of this position include review of transportation-related legislation and drafting official opinions for the Attorney General. This position is located in Richmond, Virginia, and reports to the Chief of the Transportation, Infrastructure & Construction Section as well as other Senior Assistant Attorneys General.
Minimum Qualifications
- Familiarity in one or more of the following areas is preferred: (i) general civil litigation; (ii) criminal law, traffic offenses, DUI (prosecution or defense); (iii) administrative appeals.
- The ideal candidate for this position will have a minimum of three (3) years of relevant experience, including experience in state and federal courts.
- The candidate should be able to handle a busy and diverse workload and be able to move quickly from one task to another while managing multiple cases and providing agency advice.
- Candidates should be able to communicate well with all levels of staff and management; must have excellent written and oral communication skills and be able to work well within a team of professionals.
- Applicants must be admitted to the Virginia State Bar, or have the ability to waive in.
Special Instructions
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.