ATTORNEY-ADVISER (GENERAL)

Full Job Description

This National Guard position is for a ATTORNEY-ADVISER (GENERAL), Position Description Number D2436000 and is part of the Oregon National Guard Joint Force Headquarters JFHQ, National Guard.

Areas of Consideration: Area 1 - Current permanent and indefinite T32 technicians of the Oregon ARNG/ANG. Area 2 - Current permanent and indefinite T5 employees of the Oregon ARNG/ANG.

Area 3 - Current service members in the Oregon ARNG/ANG.

GENERAL and SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: You must possess the first law degree, a LL.B or a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from an accredited ABA law school, and, applicants at a minimum, must have in excess of three years of post-J.D.

legal experience, one of which was specialized experience at, or equivalent to, the GS-13 grade level. Specialized experience is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.

The quality of the individual's background may be evidenced by the relatedness of his or her specialization.

Examples of specialized experience include: preparing pleadings, motions, affidavits, and other materials involving legal issues in civil or criminal litigation; conducting civil or criminal litigation (to include appellate practitioners); analyzing cases or requests for legal sufficiency; and providing expert legal advice and consultation; or serving as a judicial clerk who conducted legal research, drafted opinions, prepared bench, research and trial memoranda, performed legal analysis, and briefed the judge on various legal issues; formulated recommendations to senior managers; developing policy or issue briefs and reports; drafting congressional or other hearing testimony, and preparing advocacy and strategy documents for specific policy issues.

Major Duties:

As a ATTORNEY-ADVISER (GENERAL), GS-0905-14, the position is located in the Joint Force Headquarters - State (JFHQ-ST), Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA).

Position Description number T5915900 is to be used for Title 5 and Position Description number D2436000 for Title 32 Technician FT billets.

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.

Also, serves as the principle professional legal adviser to the United States Property and Fiscal Officer (USPFO), state/territory National Guard senior leadership, state/territory National Guard directorates, and subordinate National Guard commanded units or state/territory level divisions.

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GENERAL LAW: As General Counsel, is responsible for the following functions: Furnishes legal advice and services on all matters arising from, or pertaining to, activities of the state National Guard and state militia.

Assures that both Adjutant General, head of the state military department and staff elements receive the best possible legal advice and recommendations for actions.

Provides options, alternative courses of action, and recommendations in the resolution of problems or the accomplishment of desired results.

Responsible for preventive law, which requires foreseeing potential issues, taking proactive action to deflect, and resolving the concern.

Must be fully knowledgeable of Department of Defense (DoD), service, NGB, state policies and operations, and local policies in order to recognize potential issues and problems before they arise, and to provide meaningful input into appropriate resolutions.

Maintains the capability and knowledge of all aspects of the law and regulations which affect the operations of the state national guard, state militia, and their personnel. 40% 2.

LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT COUNSEL DUTIES: Provides legal advice and assistance to state NG on the full spectrum of civilian personnel management and administration including difficult issues involving staffing, recruitment, assignment, performance management, pay and allowances, training, promotion, discipline, appeals and dispute resolution.

Incumbent prepares exhaustively researched, well-reasoned and well written precedent-setting legal opinions on civilian personnel law, management- employee relations, as well as interpretation and application of the state and federal Constitution, statutes, Executive Orders, rules and regulations as they pertain to civilian personnel management and administration.

Incumbent acts as the reviewing authority for legal sufficiency of grievances and appeals made by civilian employees of state NG.15% 3.

TRIAL ATTORNEY DUTIES: Acts as trial attorney for employment related administrative hearings, investigations, and litigation for state NG.

Appears before investigators, examiners, and Administrative law judges, representing state NG at the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and the Equal Employment Opportunity commission (EEOC), Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA).

Formulates and proposes state NG's litigation strategy and legal position on issues of first impression involving interpretation and application of laws, regulations and policy issuances.15% 4.

COUNSEL FOR CONTRACT AND FISCAL LAW DUTIES: Incumbent serves as state NG contract and fiscal law counsel.

In this role the incumbent provides expert, authoritative legal advice to the state NG on all aspects of contract and fiscal law.

Incumbent further provides authoritative interpretation and application of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFAR); and reviews proposed contracts for legal sufficiency.10% 5.

OTHER LEGAL DUTIES: Provides oversight of a broad scope of responsibilities in the areas of general law. Incumbent renders professional advice and legal opinions on

security, intelligence, proper use memorandum, CYBER;

guidance for state NG participation in community and National Security Significant Events (NSSE) and the activities of private associations;

inter-service support agreements;

official Investigations by Federal agencies; and,

domestic operations law counsel including defense support of civil authorities. 10% 6.

Provides limited supervisory responsibility for subordinate members of the Workcenter less than 25 percent of the time. Appraises subordinate workers performance.

Recommends awards when appropriate and approves within-grade increases. Initiates action to correct performance or conduct problems.10% 7. Performs other related duties as assigned.

*The above description only mentions a limited amount of the position's official duties.

For a full comprehensive document that covers all the duties of the position, please contact one of the Recruitment Specialist at the bottom of the announcement.