The primary purpose of this position, SUPERVISORY ATTORNEY-ADVISOR (GENERAL) NH-0905-04, is to provide support to the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) as a supervisory attorney and Chief of the Civil Law Division.

Duties

Supervises all attorney, paralegal and other administrative personnel in the Civil Law Division. Assigns and distributes work to Division attorneys and staff directly or through Division branch chiefs, based on organization priorities, difficulty level, and capabilities of the attorneys. Establishes policy and procedure for accomplishing the Division workload. Oversees the provision of legal services for all branches and areas of the law within the Civil Law Division. Serves as a senior attorney providing advice and legal opinions on a wide variety of civil law issues and actions to commanders, supervisors, staff, and Airmen within the 75th Air Base Wing, Ogden Air Logistics Complex, 388th Fighter Wing, and all other tenant organization on HAFB. Acts as one of two key civilian attorney advisors to the SJA.

Requirements

• 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.
• Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
• This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection.
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
• Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
• Employee may be required to work overtime.
• 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.
• 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.
• Employee must adhere to the Air Force Rules of Professional Conduct.
• This position may require travel.
• This is a Centrally Managed position under the Legal Career Field. PCS expenses, if authorized, will be paid IAW JTR and Air Force Regulations.
• Employee may be required to travel for temporary duty (TDY) away from home station.
• Employee must sign a mobility agreement.
• This is a Mission-Essential position performing a Mission-Critical-Function which must continue uninterrupted after the occurrence of an emergency and continued through full resumption of all functions.

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. A picture of the Bar card is not acceptable proof. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED AT THE NH-04 (GS-14 or GS-15) LEVEL: The attorney shall have professional legal experience in excess of three years that is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. Level of Supervision. Attorneys performing duties in GS-15 positions are expected to perform with substantial independence, even when working on the most complex or difficult matters. 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: 1. Ability to plan, organize, direct, coordinate, and review the efforts of multiple organizational segments of a legal office to meet legal program requirements and objectives within available resources. 2. Skill in maintaining legal oversight over a broad spectrum of legal issues while exercise first level supervision over a legal staff. 3. Extensive knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, precedents, and procedures related to Government ethics and civil law, plus knowledge of federal, state, and local laws, regulations, precedents, and procedures related to labor and employment law, environmental and real property law, legal assistance and preventive law, Magistrate Court, and other administrative law areas. 4. Ability to recognize and appropriately handle issues of precedent-setting nature, delicacy, or importance to agency goals, national and international importance, or high public interest, plus the ability to effectively interpret and apply law and recommend changes in legislation, policy, or regulations. 5. Knowledge of civilian personnel and personnel-related laws, rules, regulations and procedures. 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.

Education

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. The attorney must maintain such bar membership in at least one jurisdiction during the entire course of employment with the Air Force.

Contacts

• Address Hill AFB 7437 6th Street Bldg 430, Rm 119 Hill AFB, UT 84056 US
• Name: Hill AFB DP2YHA
• Phone: (801) 586-4678
• Email: AFPC.DP2YHA.Team@us.af.mil