Fairfax County
Assistant County Attorney V - Employment/Labor Law
Fairfax County, Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22032
The County Attorney's Office is seeking an attorney with extensive legal knowledge and skills in handling employment law matters and civil defense litigation.
The position is in the Office of the County Attorney's Personnel Section.
The successful applicant will counsel and represent county agencies and employees regarding a wide range of employment-related matters. The successful applicant will personally handle litigation in state and federal courts and before state administrative agencies and provide legal advice to county agencies related to employment issues, including but not limited to Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. The successful applicant will represent county agencies in employee grievances and in matters before the Fairfax County Civil Service Commission. Litigation will include personal injury, employment law, constitutional law, workers' compensation, and alleged civil rights violations. The successful applicant will represent county employees when they are sued for actions taken in the performance of their duties, including state law tort claims and federal Section 1983 claims such as excessive force claims.
For experienced candidates, the starting salary is negotiable. In addition to an excellent array of benefits, there are opportunities for promotion and career advancement. While the Office seeks an experienced candidate, we are also open to underfilling the position with a less experienced attorney who demonstrates strong potential and interest in employment law and civil rights trial litigation work.
Fairfax County's Office of the County Attorney functions as in-house counsel to the Board of Supervisors, the County Executive, department heads, division directors, and other employees. It also serves as counsel to various boards, authorities, and commissions. The Office is led by County Attorney Elizabeth D. Teare, who has been serving the Board of Supervisors in that capacity since 2016 as the county’s first female County Attorney. The attorneys in this Office are active in the various bar associations and many have served in official capacities in the Virginia State Bar, the Fairfax Bar, the Local Government Attorneys of Virginia and the Virginia Law Foundation.
This position is designated as confidential under the county’s Collective Bargaining Ordinance. This position assists and acts in a confidential capacity to persons who formulate, determine, and effectuate management policies with regard to labor relations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: Must be an active member in good standing of the Virginia State Bar. Any combination of education and experience equivalent to four years of experience as a practicing attorney.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to the position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer. The appointee to the position must complete a Statement of Economic Interest form prior to starting work.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Demonstrated experience in employment law and labor negotiations. Demonstrated excellent writing and public speaking skills. At least one year of collective bargaining experience, to include drafting labor relations contracts, negotiating bargaining agreements, and experience before the labor relations board. Three or more years of litigation experience in general district courts, circuit courts or federal district courts in Virginia; ideally in the Fairfax County courts in employment law, constitutional law, personal injury, workers' compensation, and alleged civil rights violations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE: Panel interview and may include a practical exercise.
The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. #J-18808-Ljbffr
The successful applicant will counsel and represent county agencies and employees regarding a wide range of employment-related matters. The successful applicant will personally handle litigation in state and federal courts and before state administrative agencies and provide legal advice to county agencies related to employment issues, including but not limited to Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act. The successful applicant will represent county agencies in employee grievances and in matters before the Fairfax County Civil Service Commission. Litigation will include personal injury, employment law, constitutional law, workers' compensation, and alleged civil rights violations. The successful applicant will represent county employees when they are sued for actions taken in the performance of their duties, including state law tort claims and federal Section 1983 claims such as excessive force claims.
For experienced candidates, the starting salary is negotiable. In addition to an excellent array of benefits, there are opportunities for promotion and career advancement. While the Office seeks an experienced candidate, we are also open to underfilling the position with a less experienced attorney who demonstrates strong potential and interest in employment law and civil rights trial litigation work.
Fairfax County's Office of the County Attorney functions as in-house counsel to the Board of Supervisors, the County Executive, department heads, division directors, and other employees. It also serves as counsel to various boards, authorities, and commissions. The Office is led by County Attorney Elizabeth D. Teare, who has been serving the Board of Supervisors in that capacity since 2016 as the county’s first female County Attorney. The attorneys in this Office are active in the various bar associations and many have served in official capacities in the Virginia State Bar, the Fairfax Bar, the Local Government Attorneys of Virginia and the Virginia Law Foundation.
This position is designated as confidential under the county’s Collective Bargaining Ordinance. This position assists and acts in a confidential capacity to persons who formulate, determine, and effectuate management policies with regard to labor relations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: Must be an active member in good standing of the Virginia State Bar. Any combination of education and experience equivalent to four years of experience as a practicing attorney.
NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to the position will be required to complete a criminal background check to the satisfaction of the employer. The appointee to the position must complete a Statement of Economic Interest form prior to starting work.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Demonstrated experience in employment law and labor negotiations. Demonstrated excellent writing and public speaking skills. At least one year of collective bargaining experience, to include drafting labor relations contracts, negotiating bargaining agreements, and experience before the labor relations board. Three or more years of litigation experience in general district courts, circuit courts or federal district courts in Virginia; ideally in the Fairfax County courts in employment law, constitutional law, personal injury, workers' compensation, and alleged civil rights violations.
SELECTION PROCEDURE: Panel interview and may include a practical exercise.
The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. #J-18808-Ljbffr