Staff Attorney
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Job Description
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:
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 & 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) managing the process and being responsible for the development and revision of official court forms used in the district courts; (iii) assisting in the implementation of recently-enacted legislation in the court system; and (iv) engaging in other tasks as needed which may include participating in workgroups and attending outside agency meetings as they pertain to the court system and assisting with representing the court system at the General Assembly.
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
A writing sample is required.
Preferred Qualifications/Experience Preference will be given to applicants with some combination of the following: 2-5 years practice experience in Virginias trial level state courts particularly the district courts or a judicial clerkship with a Virginia state court.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Daisy Duitsman
Phone: No Calls
Email:
In support of the Commonwealths 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 .
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.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
