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Assistant City Attorney
Full-Time | Benefits | Paid Training

Build your skills. Serve your community. Advance your career with the City of Fredericksburg.

Career Growth and Pay

Assistant City Attorney
$84,997 - $120,000 (hiring range)
The Assistant City Attorney advises the City Council and staff under the City Attorney's guidance.

Senior Assistant City Attorney
$120,000 - $160,000 (hiring range)
The Senior Assistant City Attorney provides complex legal advice and counsel to various city officials and departments, guided by the City Attorney’s Office Strategic Plan.

What You’ll Do

As an Assistant City Attorney, you will work alongside the City Council, the City Manager, and City staff, offering legal guidance to help accomplish the Council's goals and initiatives. Your responsibilities may include:

  Assistant City Attorney

Legal Advisory and Drafting: Offer timely legal advice to various city entities, drafting ordinances and resolutions, preparing supporting memoranda, and ensuring legal clarity in City policies and procedures.

Transactional Legal Services: Handle a range of legal matters, from drafting and negotiating contracts to creating uniform transaction templates for efficiency.

Legislation Tracking and Evaluation: Track new legislation and assessing potential implications of proposed laws, particularly those from the Virginia General Assembly.

Litigation, Administrative Proceedings, and Additional Duties: Manage civil litigation, facilitating communication with external parties, and supporting document review and compliance tasks. It also includes attending meetings and participating in emergency response efforts.

 

Senior Assistant City Attorney

Program Management: Oversees the City Attorney’s Office Summer Intern/Law Clerk Program, offering direct supervision and guidance to program participants.

Meeting and Coordination: Participates in public meetings and hearings as assigned, which may include preparatory meetings in collaboration with the City Clerk and City Manager.

Training and Orientation: Conducts training sessions, such as FOIA and COIA, for City Council members, Constitutional officers, and other local boards and commissions; engages in staff training on FOIA, COIA, and the Procurement Act, actively participating in the orientation of new City Council members and taking part in City Council retreats.

Independent Work and Support: Performs work independently across various specialized areas, with the capacity to train others, while maintaining regular communication with the City Attorney, and carries out the Essential Job Functions of the Assistant City Attorney.

Why Join our Team?

A Career with Purpose
Join a supportive team that values safety, teamwork, public service, and the opportunity to develop new skills while contributing to the community every day.

Comprehensive Benefits
The City offers a competitive benefits package that includes medical, vision, and dental coverage, paid leave, paid training, and participation in the Virginia Retirement System.

Minimum Qualifications

Assistant City Attorney

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school;
• Previous experience practicing law, especially local government law is preferred.

Senior Assistant City Attorney

• Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school;
• Five years of full-time experience in the practice of local government law with demonstrated mastery and progression of supervisory duties or increasing complexity of legal representation with minimal supervision, or equivalent experience as a licensed attorney in public or private sector.

 

BE PART OF SOMETHING ESSENTIAL
This is more than a job. It is an opportunity to build a stable, rewarding career while serving the residents and businesses of Fredericksburg. Join a knowledgeable, dedicated team that values accuracy, fairness, collaboration, public service, and committed to the
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The position will remain open until filled. Completed City Employment Applications should be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on July 17, 2026. 

Questions? FXBGhire@fredericksburgva.gov
The City of Fredericksburg is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The City provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Job Tags

Full time, Summer internship, Work at office, Local area, Immediate start

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