Title: Staff Attorney

State Role Title: Salary Non-Specified

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Supreme Court

Location: Supreme Court

Agency Website: www.vacourts.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia seeks to hire a full-time Staff Attorney in the Department of Legal Research.

This position offers a competitive benefits package, which includes vacation and sick leave, 13 paid holidays, health insurance, retirement, life insurance, deferred compensation and short- and long-term disability.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities of the Staff Attorney will include

(i) providing legal research services to the judges of the circuit, general district and juvenile and domestic relations district courts and to the staff of the Office of the Executive Secretary;

(ii) reviewing legislation before the Virginia General Assembly to determine its effect on the Virginia court system and assisting with representing the court system at the General Assembly;

(iii) assisting with the implementation of recently-enacted legislation in the court system; and

(iv) engaging in other tasks as needed, including participating in workgroups and attending outside agency meetings as they pertain to the court system and assisting with the development and revision of official court forms used in the district courts.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must be licensed to practice law in Virginia and be in good standing with the Virginia State Bar; demonstrate an ability to do sophisticated legal research, including familiarity with Lexis+ and/or other automated research tools; and possess superior analytical, verbal and literary skills.

Additional Considerations

Preference will be given to applicants with some combination of the following: 2-5 years of practice experience in Virginia’s trial level state courts, particularly a civil practice; a judicial clerkship with a Virginia state court; or experience with the legislative process in the Virginia General Assembly.

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.

A writing sample is required.

Contact Information

Name: Daisy Duitsman

Phone: No calls

Email: humanresources@vacourts.gov

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.