Attorney-Adviser (General)

A Government Entity

  • MacDill AFB, FL
  • 3+ Years
  • Full Time
  • 5I-AFPC-13053758-133475-MJB
  • 125,776 - 163,514 / Yearly
  • Not Specified
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Closing Date: 16th September, 2026

Description:

Summary:
The primary purpose of this position is to serve as civilian Legal Advisor to Headquarters, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), Joint Intelligence Center (JICCENT), Subordinate Commands and Security Assistance Offices, on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act (PA), investigations, general administrative law, litigation issues, and labor law areas.

Duties:
  • Provides oral and written legal advice and technical legal guidance to the Commander and key CENTCOM officials, subordinate service commands and joint task forces concerning all aspects of Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act.
  • As determined by the Staff Judge Advocate, incumbent may be required to provide oral or written legal advice concerning general administrative law and ethics issues to include (but not limited to): giving legal opinions on a wide variety of matters relating to the proper administration of the command, including reports of survey, host-tenant agreements, revision and promulgation of command regulations and info policies, line of duty investigations, non­appropriated fund instrumentality activities, military personnel affairs and policy and regulation reviews.
  • Manages and leads the Command's responses to civil 1 litigation cases. Briefs senior command leaders on status and details of all cases affecting the USCENTCOM area of operations including but not limited to National Security FOIA, Class Action, and tort litigations.
  • Serves as the command expert in all facets of investigations. Provides substantive legal advice to the Commander, Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff and Command directorates on the disposition of investigations which include but are not limited to: law of war violations, civilian casualty investigations, friendly fire investigations, civilian misconduct cases (Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act-MEJA), and criminal misconduct incidents.
  • Serves as the Command's only practicing labor law counselor, represents the Command and provides legal advice to Command Officials on any matter relating to the administration of civilian personnel and contractor employees.

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.
  • Employee must maintain current certifications
  • Attorney appointments are subject to serve a one-year probationary period.
  • Work may require frequent travel away from the normal duty station and outside the U.S. utilizing any mode of military or commercial transportation.
  • 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.
  • Conditions of Employment Cont. under Qualifications Tab.

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:
  • Knowledge of rules, procedures, policies, and programs of a military legal office at the USCENTCOM Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, and have the ability to gather, assemble, and analyze facts, draw conclusions, conduct analysis, devise recommended solutions, and package the entire process in briefings, papers, or reports.
  • Expert knowledge of law and regulation Government Information Practices, including the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Privacy Act (PA), Federal Advisory Committee Act, and related, programs, including legal interpretation and decisions pertaining thereto, and other pertinent laws, Executive Orders, and FOIA court decisions and precedents pertaining to information disclosures, security, privacy, and protection of information related to the FOIA Program.
  • Must have current and comprehensive knowledge of policies, programs and operations with specialized knowledge of Global War on Terrorism, weapons and force structure, counter-drugs, intelligence, command campaign plans, detention operations, manpower, basing rights, logistics, political and military affairs, public affairs, human rights, communications, investigations, and Legislative issues.
  • Expert knowledge of the disclosure provisions of the Privacy Act (PA), including Defense Privacy Board Advisory Opinions and current DoD PA policy; knowledge of the interaction of the PA with the FOIA and the advanced ability to interpret civil law and court decisions affecting FOIA and to apply to writing affidavits in support of litigated case against the USCENTCOM, subordinate commands, Joint Task Forces or DoD. Expert knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) regulations, directives, and court decisions regarding the FOIA, PA and other General Law areas. Expert knowledge of classification and declassification procedures for USCENTCOM and DoD information requested by FOIA request.Expert knowledge of procedures, policies and regulations pertaining to investigations which including law of war violations, civilian casualty investigations, friendly fire investigations, civilian misconduct cases (Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act-MEJA), and criminal misconduct cases.
  • Skill in devising negotiating strategies,and then implement those strategies in negotiations with senior Department of Defense and Department of Justice attorneys or other officials and have the ability to communicate both orally and in writing to sufficiently maintain effective and cooperative work relationships with representatives of military and civilian organizations. Skill in analyzing administrative, operational, international and domestic law and apply the law and relevant international standards to specific military situations, resulting in conclusions which are legally supportable by statue, case law, and implementing policy and regulations.
  • Ability to interpret and apply statutory, regulatory and procedural requirements to unusually difficult and complicated issues. In addition, ability to interpret and apply historical and current case law reflecting the judicial philosophy used in the interpretation and application of the law to a given set of facts and circumstances that may be highly complex and/or a case of first impressions in emerging fields of military operations.

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 Continued: