Job Listing
ATTORNEY ADVISER
Army National Guard Units · Posted 94 days ago
About the Role
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a ATTORNEY ADVISER, Position Description Number T5160P02 and is part of the CO JFHQ, National Guard. The primary purpose of the position is to serve as the full-time professional legal adviser and support to the Adjutant General, the Commander of federally recognized Army and Air National Guards, and state/territory unique public defense or safety structures or wing commander.
What You'll Do
- →Acts as a legal adviser and attorney for the state/territory National Guard, responsible for the formulation of state/territory legal policy and its execution legal representation; legal initiatives; interpretation and litigation of U.S. and state/territory(s) constitutional, civil, criminal, labor law; international law and treaty agreements; and a full spectrum of expert legal advice.
- →Responsible to advise on the legal, factual and other impacting aspects of drafting, interpretation and application of legislation, regulation, tasking orders, decision, opinions or other guiding, or lack thereof, instruments associated with emerging or highly conflicted, sensitive and emotionally charged issues relating to sexual assault/harassment and domestic violence/abuse.
- →Serves as the state/territory National Guard litigation point of contact.
- →Represents the state/territory National Guard in all legal matters in state/territory and Federal courts of original or appellate jurisdictions.
- →Serves as an attorney/adviser providing acquisition and fiscal legal advice to the state/territory's assigned United States Property & Fiscal Officer, particularly in the area of emerging requirements in victim support and legal resourcing (the Chief of the National Guard Bureau's agent in the state/territory) and active-duty military advisers.
- →Acts as the Adjutant General's representative in third-party proceedings under Federal labor management and equal employment opportunity statutes and regulatory provisions.
- →Serves as the state/territory Ethics Adviser.
- →Reviews sensitive financial disclosure statements for General Officers and other key personnel.
- →Performs other duties as required.
Requirements
- ✓You must meet the following Education requirement to qualify for this position: Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor degree in law issued by an ABA- accredited law school; and must be admitted to practice law in Colorado, or eligible to be admitted to the Colorado bar within six months of hire date.. *You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.
- ✓To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 10718659-ba81-4c40-9be6-189b49c2c4c0
Posted via USAJobs