Montgomery County, Maryland’s Office of the County Attorney seeks a full-time housing and real estate attorney (Assistant County Attorney III) for the Division of Zoning, Land Use & Economic Development. The attorney will provide legal advice primarily to the County’s Department of Housing and Community Affairs. The attorney will draft loan documents, condominium documents, covenants, easements, and other documents related to property development and real estate financing. The attorney will provide legal support to the County’s affordable housing and PILOT programs.

The qualified applicant is required to have a J.D. degree and at least four years of post-degree legal experience. The qualified applicant must have significant expertise in the following practice areas: real property, real property closings, zoning, land use, and landlord-tenant law. Significant experience drafting legislation and documents for loans and real estate transactions is required. Litigation experience is also required.

This position requires the ability to attend meetings, both in person and via video conferencing, and to perform work at locations outside of the Rockville office.

Salary is negotiable based on experience.

The position may/will be filled at the Assistant County Attorney II, Grade N27 (salary: $79,743 - $128,531) or Assistant County Attorney III, Grade N32 (salary: $98,037 - $158,802) level.

COMPETITIVE BENEFITS

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

At the Assistant County Attorney III:

Education: Graduation from an accredited university school of law.

Experience: Thorough (four (4) years) experience as an attorney, including some specialized (one (1) year) experience involving either local government law or the area of specialization to which position is assigned.

Equivalency: None.

LICENSE: Membership of the Maryland State Bar. Note: There will be no substitutions for this section.

At the Assistant County Attorney II:

Education: Graduation from an accredited university school of law.

Experience: Two (2) years of professional experience as an attorney, including trial experience.

Equivalency: None.

LICENSE: Membership of the Maryland State Bar. Note: There will be no substitutions for this section.