Attorney-Advisor (General)

• A General Law Advisor advises the Chief NGB the Vice Chief NGB and the Director of the NGB Joint Staff on a host of general law matters. Provides legal review advice and counsel services and utilizes an encyclo- pedic and authoritative knowledge of the myriad areas of the law that bear upon the operations of the Department of Defense its military departments the NGB and the National Guards of the 54 states and territories to provide the Directors and Deputy Directors Army and Air National Guard ARNGRC and ANGRC Chiefs of Staff and ARN- GRC and ANGRC Staff Directors with important and authoritative policy and planning advice and recommendations pertaining to the ARNG and ANG.
• Incumbent acts as the lead ethics advisor to the Chief and Vice Chief NGB the Directors of the Army and Air National Guard and their respective staffs and the full-time State and Staff Judge Advocates. Incumbent provides trusted legal advice and written legal reviews for NGB/ANG/ARNG personnel to include senior leaders in the subject- matter areas of but limited to conflicts of interest use of government resources relations with non-federal entities political activities and lobbying restrictions travel and transportation fundraising gifts speaking engagements post- government employment and ethical conduct.
• Incumbent provides the full range of legal services but focuses primarily on NGBs Standards of Conduct Program. Duties include reviewing and evaluating financial interests of nominees for senior leader positions that require confirmation by the Senate coordinating and assisting them in the confirmation process overseeing the public financial disclosure reporting system reviewing and certifying public financial disclosure reports drafting of NGB policy on ethics coordinating with all NGB components counseling NGB and other NGB officers and employees (including military personnel) conducting assistance visits to the 54 States Territories and District of Columbia developing training materials and providing training to ethics officials and NGB personnel developing training programs and educational material briefing individuals and NGB staff sections acting as liaison with NGB Legislative Liaison Directorate on matters of standards of conduct researching and preparing memoranda of law and opinions and reviewing related regulations.
• Incumbent also provides administrative law support to senior leaders and conducts legal sufficiency reviews for complex investigations and NGB Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) responses.

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• If authorized PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements may be found at: must be registered for Selective Service see .
• Attorney appointments are subject to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Candidates are not required to have active duty service or veterans preference to be referred and considered. All qualified candidates who meet the recruitment assessment criteria will be referred to the selecting official.
• Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
• Upon completion of your probationary/trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.
• Employee must be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association and be currently licensed as an attorney in active (or equivalent) status and in good standing with the bar of a U.S. state territory or commonwealth.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours which may include evenings weekends and/or holidays.
• Employee may be required to work overtime.
• Employee must be able to obtain and maintain an appropriate security clearance.
• Employee must adhere to the Air Force and Army Rules of Professional Conduct (AFI 51-110 and AR 27-26).
• Employee may be required to file an Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Form 450 Confidential Financial Disclosure Report upon appointment and annually thereafter.
• Position may perform other related duties as assigned.
• This is a TERM position not to exceed 12-APR-2028 - May be extended for one (1) year

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• You MUST have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have the first professional law degree (LLB or JD).
• In addition at the time of application you must provide proof dated within four months of application of active status with a bar of the highest court of a State U.S. commonwealth U.S. territory or the District of Columbia. On-line information is allowed as long as it shows that you are in active status.