Fairfax County General Law Litigation and Transactional Assistant County Attorney V

U.S. Bankruptcy Court - District of CT; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 201,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Career advancement opportunities

Job summary

Fairfax County's Office of the County Attorney seeks an Attorney V for General Law—Litigation and Transactional work. The role requires strong civil litigation, transactional experience, legal research, writing, and public speaking, with the ability to handle diverse matters.

The successful candidate will counsel and represent the County in state and federal courts, manage discovery, depositions, and motions, and analyze proposed policy and legislation affecting County programs.

Qualifications

• Proficient in general civil litigation and transactional work.
• Strong legal research, writing and public speaking abilities.

Responsibilities

• Counsel and represent Fairfax County in state and federal courts and before state administrative agencies.
• Manage discovery, depositions, and motions; oversee a case from inception to completion.
• Analyze proposed policy and legislation and assess impact on County programs.

Skills

Civil litigation

Transactional law

Legal research

Legal writing

Public speaking

Job description

Fairfax County

General Law Litigation and Transactional Assistant County Attorney V

SALARY

$55.22 - $96.64 Hourly

$4,417.88 - $7,731.29 Biweekly

$114,864.88 - $201,013.49 Annually

LOCATION

FX. CTY. GOVERNMENT CENTER, 12000 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY., FAIRFAX (EJ32), VA

JOB TYPE

FT Salary W BN

JOB NUMBER

26-01416

DEPARTMENT

Office of County Attorney

OPENING DATE

09/19/2026

CLOSING DATE

10/16/2026 12:00 AM Eastern

PAY GRADE

L05

POSTING TYPE

Open to General Public

Job Announcement

The County Attorney's Office is seeking an attorney with high-quality legal knowledge and skills in the areas of litigation and government transactional work. More specifically, the applicant should be proficient in general civil litigation, transactional work, legal research, writing, and public speaking, as well as enjoy a wide variety of challenging legal work. The position is in the Office of the County Attorney's General Law Section.

The successful applicant will counsel and represent the County on multiple subject matter areas, such as erroneous tax assessment, bankruptcy, election law, environmental law, transportation, intellectual property, consumer protection, government regulations, and legislative changes at the state and local levels. Solid litigation and trial experience are required, with a demonstrated ability to handle a case from inception to completion, including managing the discovery process, taking and defending depositions, and motions practice.

The successful candidate will personally handle litigation in state and federal courts and before state administrative agencies. This position will also provide an opportunity to analyze proposed policy and legislation and determine the possible effect on the County and its programs and provides a great opportunity to work in a collegial atmosphere on a variety of issues involving the interplay of federal, state, and local law.

This job announcement may be used to fill multiple full-time Assistant County Attorney V vacancies.

For experienced candidates, upon approval of the Director of Human Resources, the salary may start above the midpoint of the L5 scale, beginning at $157,939.18. In addition to excellent array of benefits, there are opportunities for promotion and career advancement.

The Office of the County Attorney functions as in-house counsel to the Board of Supervisors, the County Executive, and County departments. Led by County Attorney Elizabeth D. Teare—the County’s first female County Attorney appointed in 2016—our office has a distinguished history. Multiple alumni have been appointed by the General Assembly to serve as judges in local courts. Our attorneys actively lead the Virgina State Bar, the Fairfax Bar Association, the Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, and the Virginia Law Foundation. The LGA Cherin Award is named after retired Deputy County Attorney Bob Cherin for his distinguished public service. The Virginia Law Foundation’s Bobzien-Gaither Education Center is, in part, named after former County