Job Opportunity – Attorney

The Navajo Nation
DOJ – Office of the Attorney General
Closing Date: OUF

Legal work related to federal, Navajo Nation, and state court and administrative tribunal representation of the Navajo Nation Government, as assigned by the Assistant Attorney General of the Litigation Unit or the Office of the Attorney General, and Deputy Attorney General, including legal research, pleading drafting, and settlement negotiation for new litigation-centered unit of the Department of Justice. Review of proposed disciplinary actions by Navajo Nation government programs for compliance with Navajo Nation Personnel Policies Manual and Navajo Preference in Employment Act Drafting of proposed Navajo Nation legislation, regulations, and policies. Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
Juris Doctorate; Current admission in any state bar with the intention of seeking and securing admission to the Navajo Nation Bar Association and the Arizona, New Mexico or Utah State Bar within one (1) year of date of hire.

For full job description, click here: Attorney Position 243562

Cultures Under Water: Climate Impacts on Tribal Cultural Heritage – Dec. 6-8

Cultures Under Water: Climate Impacts on Tribal Cultural Heritage Conference will be held Wednesday, December 6 – Friday, December 8, 2017 at the Memorial Union, Ventana Ballroom on ASU Tempe campus.

Registration at: law.asu.edu/climateimpacts

Download PDF flyer.

Questions? Contact Jennifer Williams at jennifer.h.williams@asu.edu or 480-727-0420.

Professor Robert J. Miller in Tribal Business Journal

In Tribal Business Journal, Professor Robert J. Miller says “While economic development in Indian Country is a frequent topic, 99 percent of the discussion concerns government owned and operated businesses. But tribal leaders, Indians, and reservation communities need to focus on the potential of private sector economies.

These businesses have the potential to revitalize and sustain tribal communities for that Seventh Generation, the great, great, great, great, great grandchildren that tribal cultures always consider when making major decisions. We need to put that same kind of forward-thinking analysis into planning and creating sustainable economies in Indian Country.”

Read full article: Economic Development for the Seventh Generation