Senior Assistant City Attorney - Real Estate & Development

City of Richmond

Richmond (VA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 165,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Job summary

The City of Richmond's Office of the City Attorney is seeking a Senior Assistant City Attorney for the Operations and Development Division. This full-time, permanent role provides in-house legal services to City agencies and handles real estate transactions, grant agreements, housing development, loans and leases.

The successful candidate will review and draft transactional documents, interpret laws, and supervise paralegal staff.

Qualifications

Knowledge of real estate transactions, contracts, housing development and municipal law in a municipal context.
Ability to apply legal analysis to transactional, administrative and regulatory issues.
Experience with negotiating and drafting transactional documents and advising clients.

Responsibilities

Protecting the legal interests of the City of Richmond and providing legal services and advice to City officials, employees, and departments.
Reviewing legal matters and providing appropriate counsel as assigned.
Negotiating and drafting transactional documents; interpreting laws, rules and regulations; researching issues as needed.
Work independently within a general outline and collaborate with others as needed.