Duties at this level are varied, touch upon all phases of legal work, and may include trial practice, transactional work, opinion writing, and legal research on a wide range of local government law topics, including but not limited to defending the County in state and federal courts; drafting ordinances and resolutions; drafting and reviewing contracts; drafting deeds and leases and other documents related to real estate transactions; responding to requests under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, and handling various administrative matters and proceedings. Areas of practice may include employment law, public procurement, real estate acquisition and disposition, local taxation, land use, zoning enforcement, building code enforcement, election law, access to and confidentiality as to records, economic development issues, and may include representation of the local Department of Social Services, etc.