ATTORNEY-ADVISOR (GENERAL)

About the role

This is a National Guard Title 32 Excepted position for a ATTORNEY-ADVISOR (GENERAL), Position Description Number PDT5161000, and is part of the SC CHIEF OF STAFF, South Carolina Army National Guard.

What you will do

• The position is located in the Joint Force Headquarters - State (JFHQ-ST), Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) or the wing staff Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA).
• The primary purpose of the position is to serve as the full-time professional legal adviser and support to the Adjutant General, the Commander of federally recognized Army and Air National Guards, and state/territory unique public defense or safety structures or wing commander.
• Also serves as a professional legal adviser to the United States Property and Fiscal Officer (USPFO), state/territory National Guard Senior leadership, state/territory National Guard directorates, and subordinate National Guard commanded units or state/territory level divisions.
• This Series includes professional legal positions that manage and provide legal services to preserve prerogatives of the United States Army National Guard and the United States Air Force and their Commanders.
• Judge Advocates are responsible for offering legal support that involves military operations.
• They primarily focus on the areas of criminal law; legal assistance; civil and administrative law; labor and employment law; international and operational law; intelligence law; and, contract and fiscal law.
• Judge Advocates perform duties prescribed by applicable state law, and prepare and provide legal opinions and decisions necessary for efficient and effective discharge of United States Army or the United States Air Force missions.
• Specialty encompasses administration of military justice, including counsel on disciplinary matters, pretrial advice, preparation for trial, trials by courts-martial, post-trial actions, and appellate review.
• Renders legal advice to commanders on all phases of Army National Guard and Air National Guard operations, including international law, operations law, procurement, claims, environmental law, military and civilian personnel issues, patents, litigation, military affairs, legal assistance and preventive law, taxes, and allied legal matters.
• The work of this series requires admission to the Bar.
• Attorneys tend to specialize in two respects.
• They may specialize as to the function they perform and the subject-matter area in which they work.
• Titles apply to the various functional and subject-matter specializations.
• Some positions in this Series require expanded security clearances and extensive knowledge of the laws, rules, regulations and procedures governing distinct sets of administrative management, legal requirements, duties, and responsibilities for performing Judge Advocate/attorney functions.
• The title of an attorney position is constructed by using the appropriate functional designation such as "Attorney-Adviser."

Education

Army National Guard Officers: For entry into the Air National Guard JAG Corps/ Attorney-Adviser, it is mandatory to have a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor degree in law issued by an an ABA- accredited law school; and, must be admitted to practice law in the highest court of any U.S. state, commonwealth, territory or the District of Columbia.

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.

If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): External Awareness, Integrity/Honesty, Legal, Government and Jurisprudence, and Problem Solving

Documents you must provide

• To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes: 1.
• Your resume showing work schedule, hours worked per week, dates of employment and duties performed (REQUIRED).
• Resumes that do not sufficiently show the required experience in detail, as well as resumes that list accolades and not relatable experience may not be considered.
• Other supporting documents: DD 214's, SF-50's, Transcripts, and other supporting documents are encouraged but not required.

What to expect next

Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. Within 10 days of closing your application will be evaluated by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluation is complete, you will receive email notification of your eligibility.

You do not need to contact HRO regarding the status of your application- you may check the status of your application at any time in your USA Jobs account. If qualified you will be contacted for interview and notified of your selection status within 30 days of the qualification date.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (***).