Deputy General Counsel — Real Property & Contracts

Generation West Virginia; Iowa; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Generation West Virginia seeks a Deputy General Counsel to provide legal services for the West Virginia Department of Agriculture and the West Virginia Conservation Agency, under the guidance of the General Counsel.

Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating contracts, real estate work, legal research across various fields, and coordinating with the Attorney General’s Office on litigation and regulatory matters.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a regionally accredited or ABA-accredited law school.
• At least three years of experience as a licensed attorney.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of agreements, memoranda of understanding, and contracts.
• Ensure contracts comply with legal requirements and policies.
• Manage agreement databases, templates, and tracking systems.
• Prepare deeds, easements, deeds of trust, subordination agreements, boundary agreements, and other legal instruments.
• Conduct real estate closings for land transfers.
• Conduct or assist with administrative hearings.
• Respond to inquiries concerning laws the department is charged with enforcing.
• Perform legal research on a wide variety of legal issues, including real property, contract, employment, constitutional, federal and state administrative, and environmental law.
• Present legal recommendations to the boards under the purview of the department.
• Coordinate with the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office in litigation matters involving employment and real property disputes, and condemnation actions.
• Perform due diligence on real estate transactions.
• Assist with legislative rulemaking and code changes as needed.
• Provide training and educational seminars for department staff, partners, and the public on agriculture and conservation matters.
• Provide legal advice and guidance on all matters as required.
• Negotiate and draft mineral leases.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Real property law

Contract law

Constitutional law

Administrative law

Environmental law

Litigation

Title examinations

Legal research

MS Office

Legal writing

Oral communication

Confidential information handling

Transactional skills

Education

Law degree (JD) from regionally accredited or ABA-accredited school

Tools

None

Job description

Generation West Virginia seeks a Deputy General Counsel to provide legal services for the West Virginia Department of Agriculture and the West Virginia Conservation Agency, under the guidance of the General Counsel.

Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating contracts, real estate work, legal research across various fields, and coordinating with the Attorney General’s Office on litigation and regulatory matters.