Title: Assistant Attorney General II, Real Estate and Land Use

State Role Title: Assistant Attorney General II

Hiring Range: Commensurate with Experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Attorney General & Dept of Law

Location: Office of the Attorney General

Agency Website: www.oag.state.va.us

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The attorney in this position will provide the full scope of real estate transaction and advice services to Virginia’s agencies and authorities, including the Department of General Services, Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Department of Forestry, the Department of Historic Resources, the Department of Wildlife Resources, the Department of Corrections, the Fort Monroe Authority, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation.

Examples of the type of transactions and matters that we work on include:

• The acquisition of land for new state park and wildlife management areas, as well as additions to existing state parks and wildlife management areas.
  
• The donation of land for the northern Virginia science center.
  
• Sale of surplus state property such as former state hospitals and correctional facilities.
  
• Real estate leasing and development at Fort Monroe in Hampton, as well as general counsel type services to the Fort Monroe Authority.
  
• The creation and enforcement of conservation easements for the conservation agencies
  
• Reviewing legislation when the General Assembly is in session
  
• Drafting legal opinions of the Attorney General
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Applicants must have a demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are required, as well as excellent written and oral communication skills, technical drafting skills and the ability to analyze and manage litigation and transactions.
• All candidates must be admitted to the Virginia State Bar.
• The candidate shall have a minimum of Five (5) years of relevant experience, including a primary background of handling sophisticated real estate acquisition, disposition, financing, and/or leasing transactions.
• Starting salary and position level to be commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications.

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.