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Attorney-Adviser (General)
Defense Health Agency · Posted 9 days ago
About the Role
About the Position: This position is located in the Defense Legal Services Agency and the duty station is in the Office of General Counsel, Defense Health Agency. Duty Location is Fort Campbell, Tennessee. Note: This position is located in the Excepted Service and does not confer competitive status.
What You'll Do
- →Provide legal guidance, assistance, support, and review of all clinical adverse actions for compliance with legal due process and adherence to regulatory provisions from inception to completion.
- →Advise on controversial and complex medico-legal and bioethical topics such as death and dying decisions and issues, living wills, etc.
- →Advise on regulatory requirements and procedures involving animal and human subjects’ research.
- →Review informed consent provisions of protocols for legal adequacy and completeness.
- →Interpret and apply law and policy for the release or denial of requested information.
- →Assist with responses to a variety of requests for official information, including those involving criminal or civil litigation processes.
- →Serve as the primary legal advisor on formal legal relationships with Government and civilian medical institutions.
- →Independently oversee all phases of medical negligence and any other tort litigation, to include investigation, claims adjudication, and federal court litigation.
- →Renders opinions on Government ethics topics, such as: use of government resources, financial disclosure program, private organizations, fundraising activities, travel gift issues, post-government employment, Hatch Act, off-duty employment, etc.
Requirements
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 4a3909db-d1fe-4e3b-9cc9-894c57c87c10
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