Attorney-Advisor (General)

1. 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.

2. 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 crimes harassment domestic violence/abuse and to the prevention and response of sexual crimes harassment and domestic violence/abuse. Serves as legal counsel to Adjutant General and Commanders on legislation regulation or guidance as to creating protective environments and promoting healthy social norms specific to military communities which can include advising on any collaborations with local state and federal partners such as county health departments State health departments schools the CDC Department of Education other government agencies academia and/or other industry that can ensure that the military can evaluate and assess the impact of their community-level prevention strategies both in the short and long-term.

3. Serves as the state/territory National Guard litigation point of contact. Represents the state/territory National Guard in all legal matters in state/territory of original or appellate jurisdictions to include matters pertaining to sexual crimes sexual harassment and domestic violence/abuse. Acts as agency counsel for the state/territory National Guard with the National Guard Bureau Office of Litigation and Employment Law Division Department of Army and Department of Air Force Litigation Divisions and the Department of Justice for Federal courts of original or appellate jurisdictions.

4. Serves as an attorney/adviser providing acquisition and fiscal legal advice to the state/territorys 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 Bureaus 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.

5. Acts as the Adjutant Generals representative in third-party proceedings under Federal labor-management and equal employment opportunity statutes and regulatory provisions. Represents the state/territory National Guard as a trial attorney on all sexual assault sexual harassment and domestic violence cases administrative judges and arbitrators from various appellate bodies including but limited to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission the Federal Labor Relations Authority the NG Office of Complex Investigations the Federal Services Impasses Panel and Federal and State Courts.

6. Serves as the state/territory Ethics Adviser.

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• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
• This position may be designated as Essential Personnel.
• Must meet specialized experience requirements by the closing of the announcement.
• Must possess the first law degree LL.B or Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from an accredited ABA law school.
• If applying for the GS-13 must meet the 36 months of specialized experience at the GS-12 or equivalent experience.
• Must be admitted to practice law in the highest court of any U.S. state commonwealth territory or the District of Columbia
• Must be Delaware Bar or pass the Delaware Bar within 15 months of appointment.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
GS-13 - Must have at least 36 months work experiences as a professional Attorney Advisor. Knowledgeable of the Army National Guard mission requirements and Air National Guard mission requirements. 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. 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. Ability 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 crimes harassment domestic violence/abuse and to the prevention and response of sexual crimes harassment and domestic violence/abuse. Responsible for advising on any fiscal contracts that address DoD policy and programs aimed at integration and implementation of the prevention of sexual harassment sexual assault victims right workplace violence domestic violence family abuse and suicide which can include but not limited to robust primary prevention research data collection and analysis for implementation and evaluation of prevention activities functional and community collaboration with stakeholders who can inform prevention policy development within DoD and Service headquarters program management leadership advisement program activity and implementation oversight and continuous evaluation adaptations and evaluations .

Quality of Experience: Qualifications are not based solely on time. Qualification factors include experiences in previous Series GS-0905 Attorney-Advisor program positions. The applicants record of experience training and education must show possession of the competencies needed to fully perform the duties of the applicable position descriptions duties and responsibilities. The applicants experience levels training background and education must demonstrate a comprehensive competency needed to perform GS-0905 position at its designated grade-level.

Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder ( If you choose to use your own resume it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title (2) name of employer (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) (4) detailed description of duties performed accomplishments and related skills and (5) hours worked per week (full-time employment and part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the occupational series grade level and dates in which you held each grade level.

Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found not qualified.

Do not copy and paste the duties specialized experience or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words be clear and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e. Peace Corps AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g. professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

Required Experience:

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