ATTORNEY-ADVISER (GENERAL) TITLE 32 PERMANENT

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 32 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a ATTORNEY-ADVISER (GENERAL) TITLE 32 PERMANENT, Position Description Number D0297P01 and is part of the NH ARNG Command Section, National Guard.

This vacancy is to gather applications that may or may not result in a referral or selection.

Juris Doctorate

Member in good standing of any State Bar

The purpose of the position is to provide full-time professional legal support to the State Adjutant General, staff elements and subordinate units of the Army and Air National Guard of the State, as well as to the USPFO for the State.

Responsible for the effective management and accomplishment of the day to day legal workload necessary to provide legal services and support to the Adjutant General, staff elements of both the Army and Air National Guard and subordinate units, as well as the United States Property and Fiscal Officer for the State and his staff.

Provides professional legal advice and opinions, both written and oral, on issues arising from federal laws and regulations or concerning the federal mission of the National Guard.

Serves as litigation point of contact for the State. Prepares litigation reports, briefs, pleadings and other papers associated with civil litigation involving the National Guard. Upon designation by the U.S. Department of Justice, or, in appropriate cases, when designated by the Office of Legal Adviser, National Guard Bureau, may appear as counsel for the National Guard or National Guard officials or employees in civil litigation.

Acts as the State Adjutant General's representative in third-party proceedings under the Federal Labor-Management Relations Statute. Reviews technician collective bargaining agreements for legal sufficiency. Upon designation by the State Adjutant General, may participate in collective bargaining as a member of the management negotiating team.

Serves as claims officer for the State. Prepares claims reports for the processing of claims by the appropriate claims office.

Upon designation by the State Adjutant General, participates as Staff Judge Advocate to the Convening Authority in State National Guard courts-martial and as legal adviser or counsel in administrative board proceedings.

Reviews Financial Liability Investigations of Property Loss, Line of Duty determinations and similar administrative proceedings for legal sufficiency.

Reviews contracts, procurement actions and real property matters involving federal funds for legal sufficiency.

Upon designation by the State Adjutant General, participates in negotiations involving contracts, acquisitions, and real property matters. Drafts contracts, agreements and real property documents.

Prepares and presents legal training for judge advocates and for other personnel as required.

Acts as legal assistance attorney for members of the National Guard of the State by providing the following:

Domestic relations. Advises on legal and practical meaning and effects of divorce, legal separations, annulment, custody. Refers to appropriate agencies as necessary

Wills and estates. Provides legal advice and counseling on wills and estates. Drafts and executes wills and codicils. Advises on estate planning to include minor tax considerations and non-trusts under applicable state statues or refers to private attorneys as necessary

Nonsupport and indebtedness. Advises and counsels on effect and procedures, to include garnishment rules, repossession procedures, default judgments, adverse personnel actions. Refers to appropriate agencies as necessary

Landlord-Tenant relations and customer affairs. Advises and counsels on tenant's rights; eviction procedures; the legal effect and meaning of leases, offers to purchase, sales contracts and customer's rights in dealing with merchants and lenders; credit reporting agencies; etc. Prepares correspondence and legal instruments. Provides advice on rights accorded by Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act and other statutory provisions.

General. Prepares complex powers of attorney and other instruments, advises on immigration/naturalization procedures, insurance matters, general contracts, personal property law. Provides for client referrals to private attorneys as appropriate.

Coordinates activities with part-time judge advocates to insure effective utilization of part-time JAG officers.

Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is an Title 32 excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter PRIOR to applying for this position.

Military Grades: Officer 02 to 05

Compatible Military Assignments: 27A

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: GS-12 or equivalent: Must have at least 12 months specialized experience working as a professional Attorney Advisor. Assignments involve extremely complex and difficult legal questions requiring ability to do extensive research, analysis, and evaluation of information in controversial scientific, financial, corporate, medical engineering, or other highly technical areas that have a nationwide interest. Must possess specified experiences that prepared the applicant to successfully perform the Judge Advocate duties and responsibilities, with the required competency level. Experience to conduct investigations to obtain facts, study legal precedents, make recommendations, and prepare necessary documents. Experienced in receiving preliminary instructions, their commitment authority is limited, and completed written work is carefully reviewed. Assignments require the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.), active membership in the bar of the highest court of a State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, and one of the following:

(a) Two years of professional legal experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level (second professional law degree (Master of Laws [LL.M.]) provided is required one full academic year of graduate study and 1 year of professional legal experience.

or

(b) The second professional law degree (LL.M.) plus one year of professional legal experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level