- Salary
- $200k – $275k/yr
- Location
- 25 West Market Street Leesburg, VA, VA
- Department
- Legal
- Source
- GovernmentJobs
Description
Do you want to apply your expertise for a cause you can feel good about? Do you want to work for an organization that wants you to grow with it and offers tuition reimbursement, certification training, and a chance to learn about multiple industries? Come work for the Town of Leesburg, hometown of the 21st century! Located 35 miles west of the nation's capital in the heart of DC's Wine Country, you'll enjoy a vibrant and authentic community with "big city" amenities. The Town of Leesburg strongly encourages innovation, promotes career development, and offers excellent benefits to employees. Benefits include membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, enrollment into the Virginia Retirement System, excellent healthcare insurance, and other fringe benefits.
Who We're Looking For
If you identify with the following descriptions, then you may be perfect for the Town of Leesburg:
- Creative problem solver
- Proactive self-starter
- Life-long learner
- Strong team player
- Passionate about excellent customer service
- Positive, can-do attitude
- Effective communicator
- Desire to impart knowledge to others
- "Early adopter" of new technologies
What You'll Be Doing
The Town Attorney serves the Town of Leesburg in all the Town’s legal matters. Advises and represents the Town Council, Mayor, Town Manager, Town officials including Boards and Commissions, and Town departments on legal matters affecting the Town and its laws, operations, policies and procedures. For more detailed job descriptions, please visit the Town's Job Descriptions page.
View the Candidate Profile for additional information about this position and the Town of Leesburg. First review of applications on November 30, 2026.- Must have a JD from an accredited law school.
- Must be a member in good standing of the Virginia State Bar.
- General municipal law experience.
- Minimum of 7 years practicing law, including supervisory experience.
- Municipal utility experience.
- Legal expertise in land use, employment litigation, labor relations, legislative and public finance.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish.
The Town of Leesburg is committed to providing competitive compensation and benefits, and opportunities to grow one's career, all while making a significant impact on the operations and quality of life in a thriving community.
The Town offers competitive compensation, affordable health insurance coverage, participation in the Virginia Retirement System, an optional 457(b) retirement plan with a Town matching contribution, flexible spending accounts, voluntary benefits, employee assistance program (EAP), membership to the Town's full-service recreation center, an optional payroll Roth IRA, and generous paid time off. For more information on the Town's robust benefits package, please visit the Town's Employee Benefits page.
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