Closing Date: 2nd November, 2026
Description:
Summary:The primary purpose of this position is to serve as the senior civilian attorney for Administrative and Civil Law in the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA), Headquarters, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command (NORAD and USNORTHCOM), and its components, regions, and separate commands (C/R/Ss), providing expert legal advice and counsel on highly sensitive, politically significant, and complex legal matters.
Duties:
- Provides comprehensive legal advice and counsel on administrative and civil law matters affecting command operations, mission execution, and organizational administration.
- Serves as Principal Deputy to the SJA as Ethics Counselor for N/NC, with responsibility for developing, administering, and overseeing the Commands' comprehensive ethics training, counseling, and financial disclosure management programs.
- Serves as the Commands' Labor and Employment Law Attorney, providing comprehensive legal advice, representation, and counsel on all civilian workforce matters, labor-management relations, and employment disputes.
- Provides legal advice and counsel on federal acquisition, fiscal law, environmental law, and procurement matters affecting command operations and activities.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
- 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: https://afciviliancareers.com/regulatory/
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov.
- 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.
- This position has been designated as Special Sensitive. The employee is required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance as a condition of employment.
- Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft in accordance with Joint Travel Regulations in performance of temporary duty (TDY).
- In the performance of assigned duties, employee uses tact, diplomacy, and professionalism to promote effective working relationships with a variety of offices and agencies.
- Incumbent may be required to perform other duties as directed.
- Employee may be required to function as a Notary Public. Must be able to satisfactorily complete training to become a Notary Public and be able to meet other requirements inherent in the appointment as a Notary Public.
- Employee must adhere to the Air Force Rules of Professional Conduct.
- Employee may be required to file an Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Form 450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, upon appointment and annually thereafter.
- Advance in hire may be authorized if there is demonstrable proof provided on your resume
- Leave accrual may be authorized upon request
- Recruitment Incentive may be authorized for this position
- Relocation Incentive may be authorized for this position
Qualifications:
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.
- Specialized Experience: In addition to the basic requirement: you must have professional legal experience in excess of three (3) years that commensurate with the position's duties and responsibilities.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
Ability to apply a broad range of administrative and civil law principles to independently analyze and resolve complex legal issues affecting a senior-level joint military command.
Ability to develop, administer, and oversee a command-wide ethics program including providing authoritative advice and rendering recommendations on complex financial disclosure and conflict of interest matters.
Skill in federal labor and employment law sufficient to represent the agency in complex administrative litigation before bodies such as the EEOC and MSPB and to advise on all aspects of civilian personnel law.
Skill in federal fiscal, contract, and acquisition law sufficient to analyze and resolve complex issues involving multi million-dollar programs, varied appropriations, and novel procurement matters with limited or no legal precedent.
Skill in legal research and analysis sufficient to interpret ambiguous statutes, resolve novel questions of law, and draft complex legal memoranda, opinions, briefs, and agreements.
Ability to communicate effectively with senior officials, command staff, and external stakeholders on complex administrative and civil law matters through written opinions, oral briefings, and advisory consultations.
At the time of application, you must provide proof, dated within four months of application, of "active" status and in good standing with a bar of the highest court of a State, US commonwealth, US territory, or the District of Columbia. On-line information is allowed as long as it shows that you are in "active" status and dated within four months of application.
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.
Conditions of Employment:
- This position is designated by the Air Force as a Test Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Testing Program. As a mandatory requirement for employment in this TDP, the incumbent is (A) to refrain from use of illegal drugs and (B) if required, to submit to urinalysis testing. Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive position presents a clear threat to the mission of the Air Force, national security, and public safety. The selectee must sign a statement acknowledging the position occupied is identified as a TDP.
- May be required to perform Battle Roster functions during Exercises and Real-World events. Battle Roster functions may include but are not limited to the Joint Operations Center (JOC), Future Operations Center (FOC), Future Plans Center (FPC), Joint Logistics Operations Center (JLOC), N&NC Deployment and Distribution Operations Center (NDDOC), Joint Intelligence Operations Center-North (JIOC-N), Joint Cyber Center (JCC), and other tasks as assigned. These duties may require additional duty hours and/or a physical/medical assessment to deploy to alternate duty locations (non-combat) or in place. The physical/medical assessment is not a pre-employment requirement.
- This is a KEY position IAW 32 CFR, Part 44 Appendix A and DoD Directive 1200.7. A Key Position is a Federal position that cannot be vacated during a war, national emergency, or mobilization without seriously impairing the capability of the parent Federal Agency to function effectively. Applicants for positions designated as "Key" positions who do not agree to this condition shall not be extended an offer of employment. The employee must be removed from the Ready Reserve and CANNOT become a member of the Ready Reserve while assigned to this position.
- Employee may be required to work overtime and/or be "on call" after normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends or holidays. To meet deadlines imposed by the need for resolutions to urgent legal problems involving national security and fluid real-life situations, more than a 40-hour workweek may frequently be required.
- 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 commonwealt
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