Deputy City Attorney

Deputy City Attorney

Salary

$144,647.00 - $241,579.00 Annually

Location

City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Job Type

Full-Time Permanent

Job Number

10M00000020

Department

City Attorney

Opening Date

05/28/2026

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Are you Richmond R.E.A.D.Y? Respect. Equity. Accountability. Diversity…YOU!!!

This is an EXCITING time to Join the City of Richmond! We are committed to nurturing talent, fostering growth opportunities, and building strong connections within our workforce. As we continue to make strides to becoming the employer of choice, we are thrilled about the below employee benefit enhancements:

• Virginia Retirement System (VRS)
• Language Incentive
• Referral Bonus
• Tuition Assistance Program

Description

NOTE: THIS IS AN INTERNAL ONLY POSTING FOR CURRENT CITY OF RICHMOND EMPLOYEES

This class provides legal services to the City, its staff, and City Council. Incumbents assist in the oversight and provision of licensed professional legal counsel and representation to the City. Work may include: researching legal issues; providing legal advice and direction; representing the City in litigation; reviewing, processing, and defending claims against the City; reviewing and drafting contracts, documents, ordinances, and City regulations; participating in problem-solving regarding City issues; interpreting laws, rulings, and regulations; and representing the legal department to the community and when attending official meetings. Incumbents serves as a second level or higher supervisors and have middle management level responsibilities. Duties include making interpretive decisions on behalf of the organization regarding the means for executing goals established by City Executives and governing bodies, subject to constraints imposed by available technology and resources. Such interpretive decisions provide context for the work to be accomplished by subordinates supervised within the units managed. Incumbents supervises professional, paraprofessional, and support staff including conducting performance evaluations, coordinating training, and implementing hiring, discipline, and termination procedures.

Supervision Exercised/Received:

• Exercised: This classification typically supervises other employees.
• Received: This classification typically reports to the City Attorney.
• Note: Other reporting relationships may apply.

Duties include but are not limited to

• Reviews documents, pleadings, ordinances, etc.
• Prepares for and attends court in area of focus; performs needed legal research; prepares discovery, legal memoranda, and correspondence.
• Analyzes records.
• Manages cases and programs in focus area.
• Attends various meetings.
• Answers questions from clients as necessary.

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

Knowledge (some combination of the following):

• Appeals process in both state and federal courts
• Civil procedure and discovery
• Computer programs such as Microsoft Office Suite
• Electronic databases and related software applications such as Fastcase, Lexis, Legal Files, etc.
• Elements that must be proven in court for each hearing type
• First chair trial experience
• Laws related to focus area
• Legal research and writing
• Local rules of court for Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, and any other court where cases may be heard
• Public procurement laws and regulations
• Various burdens of proof that are required for court cases
• Virginia and Richmond laws concentrating on code enforcement and delinquent property tax issues
• Virginia civil and criminal procedures and discovery

Skills (some combination of the following):

• Arguing persuasively based on laws and facts
• Communicating with various internal and external departments
• Conducting civil discovery in a timely manner
• Determining the extent of the Citys liability and exposure to adverse judgments
• Developing case strategy
• Identifying legal solutions to clients issues
• Investigating cases thoroughly
• Managing high-volume programs and cases
• Prosecuting code enforcement violations
• Representing the City, agencies, and employees in lawsuits filed by citizens
• Reviewing client departments ordinances
• Supervising coworkers and staff via evaluating and signing performance reviews, providing work direction, etc.
• Working with senior City managers on a wide variety of matters
• Oral and written communication

Abilities (some combination of the following):

• Collaborate
• Exhibit the highest standards of ethics
• Multi-task
• Behave in a professional manner
• Manage time effectively

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Juris Doctorate
• Seven years of progressively responsible legal experience, including two years of legal leadership experience
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Admission to the Virginia Bar
• Licensed to practice law in Virginia
• Twelve hours of continuing legal education annually
• Compliance with additional requirements that may be established by the City of Richmond

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Jessica McKenzie, Human Resources Manager by email at Jessica.McKenzie@RVA.GOV.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The City of Richmond Values Veterans. We are an official V3 Certified Company.

The City of Richmond is a proud partner with the US Army Partnership for Your Success PaYS Program.

With over 4,000 employees, the City of Richmond is an "Employer of Choice" among cities throughout the nation. The City strives to hire and retain employees who bring dedication and talent to the workforce. Offering a competitive, cost effective, and quality benefits package is one element of an "Employer of Choice".

The City offers a full range of benefit programs from initial hire through retirement. Please visit our Web site for details.

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5-point veterans must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following: Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52-7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

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Are you a current City of Richmond employee?

• Yes
• No

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10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veterans widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

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Employer City of Richmond

Address 900 East Broad Street

Suite

Richmond, Virginia, 23219

Phone (804) 646-5660

804-646-5660

Website https://www.rva.gov/