Full Time Staff Attorney

Staff Attorney
The Office of the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia seeks to hire a full-time Staff Attorney in the Court Improvement Program. Virginia has received grant funding for this program from the U.Department of Health and Human Services since 1995.
This position offers a competitive benefits package, which includes vacation and sick leave, 13 paid holidays, health insurance, retirement, life insurance, deferred compensation, and short- and long-term disability.
The subject matter covered by the Staff Attorney will be juvenile and family law with focus on child dependency and primary responsibilities to include:

providing or coordinating responses legal research inquiries from judges of the juvenile and domestic relations district and circuit courts and the staff of the Office of the Executive Secretary;
assisting with and presenting at training events;
assisting in various court-related projects, including the development and revision of official forms used in the trial courts;
representing the Virginia Judicial System at the General Assembly and in community meetings and workgroups;
The successful applicant will be licensed to practice law in Virginia and in good standing with the Virginia State Bar (or be currently eligible for membership) and have 2-5 years of relevant legal experience; demonstrate advanced legal research skills; Preference will be given to applicants with experience in family or juvenile law, particularly federal and state child welfare law, and some combination of the following: practice experience in Virginia's trial level state courts; or experience with the legislative process in Virginia's General Assembly.
A writing sample is required.