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ATTORNEY-ADVISOR (GENERAL)
Army National Guard Units · Posted 61 days ago
About the Role
This is a Washington National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service Technician position: ATTORNEY-ADVISOR (GENERAL) Location: Command Group Camp Murray, Washington 98430 Army National Guard Units Appointment Type: Temporary, Indefinite, excepted service Advertised as: Title 5 May be used to fill one or more vacancies. *Ensure you read this announcement in its entirety, complete all application requirements, and your USA Jobs profile name is accurate*
What You'll Do
- →Assignments include some of the most diverse, complex, difficult and novel legal issues found in the emerging area of victims' right law and is responsible for the formulation of state/territory legal policy and its execution in the area of sexual assault accountability, prevention, and response; sexual harassment; domestic abuse and lines of duty and medical discharges for Army and Air personnel.
- →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; trial defense; 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.
- →Other examples include intelligence oversight related to Homeland Security or advising on Federal and state/territory Executive Orders for the use of federalized troops in response to domestic emergencies and natural disasters.
- →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.
- →The incumbent seeks to prevent avoidable litigation but may serve as Special Assistant to the U.S.
- →Attorney or Assistant Attorney General at trial as cases dictate.
- →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.
- →Advises Army National Guard (ARNG) and Air National Guard (ANG) contracting officers, reviews contracts, procurement actions and real property matters involving Federal and state/territory funds (some involving substantial amounts of money) for legal sufficiency, appropriate titling and claim initiation or resolution actions.
- →Acts as the Adjutant General's representative in third-party proceedings under Federal labor management and equal employment opportunity statutes and regulatory provisions.
- →Possesses a thorough understanding of controlling labor laws, regulations, labor arbitration, collective bargaining agreements and pertinent labor relations practices.
- →Reviews collective bargaining agreements for legal sufficiency.
- →Prepares litigation reports, unfair labor practice charges, petitions for injunctive relief, and supporting legal documents, as necessary.
Requirements
- ✓Education Requirements: High School Diploma or GED Degree Required: Requires the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and Active membership in the bar of the highest court of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia 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.
- ✓If you are selected for a vacancy that requires a specific degree and/or coursework you will be required to provide official transcripts prior to appointment.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6a494300-bd19-4fef-a95b-8d32c8519749
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