Attorney-Adviser (General) (T5)

Job summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a ATTORNEY-ADVISER (GENERAL) (T5), PD# T0097000 and is part of the RI Joint Force Headquarters. 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.

Major duties

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. Acts as a legal adviser and attorney for the state/territory National Guard, responsible for assisting in the formulation of state/territory legal policy pertaining to prevention of sexual assault, sexual harassment, and domestic abuse, while serving as the special legal advisor to the Adjutant General, the Office of Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA), Commands SHARP and SEEM programs. Primary coordinator and advisor in the OSJA pertaining to military justice/adverse actions that are initiated against alleged offenders. Serves as the primary point of contact for outside entities and stakeholders, including Special Victims' Counsel, Defense Services, the SARC and the SEEM Manager preventing future harm to victims by ensuring the proper procedures are implemented and followed and that justice and adverse actions are administered properly. 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 advising and providing legal sufficiency reviews of Adjutant General and other senior leaders messages of sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention methods in formal and informal settings, and the review of any implementation of DoD policy or guidance related to competencies leaders must have related to overseeing prevention. Included in this duty is to assist the Adjutant General, after any required coordination with the National Guard (NG) Special Victims' Counsel Program , in publishing the accountability actions taken associated with substantiated allegations of sexual assault, domestic sexual abuse, and sexual harassment (both formal complaints and violations of the UCMJ), and to coordinate with local law enforcement, prosecutors, and MCIOs to track cases of sexual assault involving National Guard perpetrators or victims, and to provide legal support to staff elements whose duties include sexual assault accountability, prevention, and response, including retaliation and reprisal. When issues and inquiries arise from the media, congressional, IG and other outside entities (including SVC), incumbent does the research, gathers relevant information, and drafts responses on behalf the organization, coordinating with other staff elements as appropriate. Acts as expert legal counsel for medical evaluation boards (MEB), physical evaluation board process, and lines of duty (LOD) for Army and Air personnel. Responsible for legal counsel to the Adjutant General and Commanders on any public or private sector collaborations to develop definitions for essential primary prevention competencies for leaders and performs legal review of any associated policy and guidance for evaluation guidance as to prevention. Assist the command in 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. In addition, the position is responsible for 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. Assignments include some of the most diverse, complex, difficult and emerging legal issues found in any area of law, to include: home land security, emergency response, sovereignty, state/territory compacts, fiscal and contract law, civil affairs, employer support, military statute and administrative law (Federal & state/territory), non-military employment law (Federal & state/territory),administrative law, environmental law and emerging areas of law, i.e. domestic operations, intelligence law, weapons of mass destruction emergency response and assistance to civil authorities, etc. Counsel provided covers the full spectrum of legal and organizational concerns, frequently involving the most politically and legally substantive, sensitive, and privileged issues faced by senior public sector leaders. Performs other duties as required.

Qualification

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Active membership in the bar of the highest court of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: More than two years of professional legal experience that is equal to the duties and responsibilities of the position.

Education

You must meet the following Education requirement to qualify for this position. Assignments require the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) You must provide official transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims in English. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

Evaluations

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you meet the Area of Consideration and are minimally qualified (determined the Specialized Experience in the Qualification Standards), your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. The position's job analysis and credit plan's ranking factors are knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that are expected to significantly enhance performance in a position; however, are not essential for satisfactory performance. Applicants who possess such competencies are ranked above those who do not; but no one is rated ineligible solely for failure to possess all defined competencies. Basic Eligibility - all ELIGIBLE candidates are referred following the rules found in 5 CFR 302.304 (b)(5). When candidates have been rated only for basic eligibility, agencies must enter the names of all applicants rated eligible on the appropriate list in the following order. There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Defense considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor for attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (for example, DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty") to their submissions. Although the point-preference system is not used, applicants eligible to claim a 10-point preference must submit a Standard Form SF 15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference," and supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed. (SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preference and the required supporting documents, is available from the Office of Personnel Management Website at.) Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Decision Making, Integrity/Honesty, Legal, Government and Jurisprudence, and Reasoning