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Job Posting – The University of New Mexico School of Law

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LECTURER III LEGAL ANALYSIS AND

COMMUNICATION PROGRAM INSTRUCTOR

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF LAW

The University of New Mexico School of Law seeks applications for a full-time
(9 mos.), non- tenure track faculty position to begin in August 2014. This
Lecturer III position will teach legal writing and analysis in the Law School’s
Legal Analysis and Communication Program. Minimum requirements are a J.D.
Degree and two years of law practice experience. Desirable qualifications
include demonstrated research and writing ability, experience teaching
communications and legal analysis in a law school or other professional
setting, demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with other faculty
members or other professional colleagues, demonstrated ability to diagnose
writing problems, demonstrated ability to work with students or colleagues from
diverse backgrounds, and demonstrated ability to represent the interest of a
client in writing. Salary: Commensurate with qualifications.

For best consideration, applicants should apply by October 18, 2013. The
position will remain open until filled. Applicants should attach their cover
letter, CV, and list of references to their online application via the UNMJobs
website:

https://unmjobs.unm.edu/.
The position is listed as posting number 0822319.

The University of New Mexico is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer and Educator.

Job Posting – Ombudspersons American Indian Families – Minnesota

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Employment Opportunity with the
 State of Minnesota

Date Posted: 09/24/2013 Closing Date: 10/08/2013
Job Classification: OMBUDSPERSON FOR CHILD PROTECT
Working Title: Ombudspersons American Indian Families
Hiring Agency: Ombudspersons for Families
Location: St. Paul
Salary Range: $ 19.72 – $ 28.92 hourly, $ 41,175 – $ 60,385 annually
Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers.
Posting Number: 13OMFM000003
 
Work Shift: Day Shift Travel Required: no
Days of Work: Monday-Friday , 8:00 am-4:30 pm Employment Condition: Permanent, Full-time
Classified Status: Unclassified  
 
Job Duties: This vacancy is to fill the Ombudspersons for Child Protection for Indian Affairs.

The purpose of the this position is to investigate claims for violation of Federal, State Laws, Rules, Polices and Procedures for Child protection in the area of removal, placement and adoption. This includes policy work and to make recommendations for changes in laws, policies, practices and training.
Minimum Qualifications: – Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
– Experience working with the American Indian community.
– Experience working with statutory interpretation, Indian Child Welfare Act or other statutes.
– Hold a valid driver’s license and ability to travel around the state of Minnesota.
– Computer skills; word processing, power point, spreadsheets, email etc.
– Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications: – Master’s Degree or Juris Doctorate/Doctrine
– Experience working with accounts payable and budgets.
– Experience training professionals and community members.
– Experience presenting training and workshops, etc.
– Public speaking skills and experience in speaking to Judges, the Legislature, Tribes/Tribal Leaders and the Courts.
Selection Process: The selection process is a resume-based, skill-matching process. Resumes of all applicants to this posting will be evaluated against the Minimum Qualifications stated above. If your skills match the required skills for this position, the department may contact you.
How to Apply: Most State selection processes utilize a resume-based screening process. You will be contacted by agency staff if your background best matches the selection criteria on this job posting. To apply for this position, click the APPLY box found at the bottom of this job announcement. For additional information about the State’s selection process, go to <http://www.careers.state.mn.us/job-tip>.
Contact for more info: Jodie Segelstrom , jodie.segelstrom@state.mn.us

 

Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employer
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Employment Opportunities list at NNABA

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Each opportunity below will be posted on the NNABA website at nativeamericanbar.org

Like us on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/NationalNABA
to stay up to date on current events and recent court decisions!

 

Federal Opportunities:

1.
Human Resources Specialists (Labor Relations), US Department of Labor; Bureau
of Statistics, Washington, DC (Closes on Sept. 9, 2013)

2.  Special Assistant United
States Attorney, US Attorney’s Office, Northern District of California – San
Jose Branch, CA (Closes on Sept. 6, 2013)

3.  Special Assistant United
States Attorney, US Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Georgia, Savannah
& Augusta, GA (Closes on Sept. 9, 2013)

4.  Special Assistant United
States Attorney, US Attorney’s Office, Criminal Division, Misdemeanor Unit,
Sacramento, CA (Closes on Sept. 6, 2013)

 

This and other Department of Justice attorney
vacancy announcements can be found at:

http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html.

HUD job opportunities

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HUD POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS (Washington,
DC, Denver, CO, and Chicago, IL):

 

1. The Lead Evaluation Specialist position,
GS-1101-14, is located in the Washington DC Office, Office of Public and
Indian Housing, Office of Native American Programs (ONAP).  The links to
the USAjobs website with more information are:

US Citizens – closes on 9/3/13;
FEDERAL Status– closes on 9/12/13.

2.  Supervisory Grants Management Specialist
(Denver, CO) GS-1101-14:
This supervisory position is located in the Denver, CO Regional Office, Office
of Public and Indian Housing, Office of Native American Programs (ONAP).
Below are the links to the subject vacancy:

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/349016200?share=email
Internal roster.           Closes 9/5/13.

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/348680000?share=email
External roster.           Closes 9/5/13

3. Administrator, GS-1101-15 (Chicago, IL):  This Office Administrator
position is located in Chicago, IL.   The announcement(s) closes Sept.
10 for the public and Sept. 17 for Federal status candidates.

H13-DE-945489-2IS (Open to all sources of candidates):  https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/350725100

H13-MP-945528-IS (Open to Federal status candidates):  https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/350752600

Job opportunities from NNABA job board

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Each opportunity below will be posted on the NNABA website at
nativeamericanbar.org

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date on current events and recent court decisions!

Federal Indian Law/Tribal Law Opportunities:

1. Appellate Justices, Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of
Pottawatomi Indians, Dorr, MI (Open until filled)

Federal Opportunities:

1. Variou Positions, U.S. Dept. of Labor.  See attached list.

2. Legal Honors Program, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development

Other Opportunities:
1.     Full-time Faculty Positions; Cornell University School of Law, Ithaca, NY (Closes on Sept. 23, 2013)
2.     Social Justice Institute Program Manager,Center for Constitutional Rights, NY (Closes on Sept. 17, 2013)
3.     Legal Assistant, Lambda Legal, NY (Openuntil filled

This and other Department of Justice attorney
vacancy announcements can be found at: http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html.

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

1.  Spring 2014 Internship Opportunity, ACLU Foundation, Equality Center-Disability Rights, San Francisco, CA (Open until
filled)

NNABA Employment Opportunities

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Each opportunity below will be posted on the NNABA website at nativeamericanbar.org

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stay up to date on current events and recent court decisions!

Federal Indian Law/Tribal Law Opportunities:

1.       Solicitor’s Office Honors Attorney Program, Depart. of Interior (DOI), Washington, DC (Closes on Sept. 5, 2013)

2.  Assistant Prosecutor/ICW Presenting Officer of the Prosecutor’s Office,
Puyallup Tribe of Indians, Tacoma, WA

Federal Opportunities:

1.       Assistant Director, Healthcare, Federal Trade Commission, Bureau of Competition, Healthcare, Washington, DC (Closes on Aug. 26, 2013)

Other Opportunities

1.     Chief Public Defender, State of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM  (Closes on
Sept. 10, 2013)

2.  Tenure Track Faculty, Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, CT

3.  Court Administrator, Pima County Juvenile Court, Tucson, AZ (Open
until filled)

4.  Intellectual Property Attorney, Quarles & Brady LLP, Milwaukee, WI

5.  Intellectual Property Patent Agent, Quarles & Brady LLP,
Milwaukee, WI

6.  Director of Workers’ Compensation Counsel, Texas Department of
Insurance, Austin, TX (Open until filled)

7.  Executive Director, South Dakota Chapter of the ACLU, Affiliate
Support Advocacy Department, NY (Open until filled)

This and other Department of Justice attorney vacancy announcements can be found at:  http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html.

NNABA Employment Opportunities

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EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES

Each opportunity below will be posted on the NNABA website atnativeamericanbar.org

Like us on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/NationalNABA to stay up to
date on current events and recent court decisions!

Federal Indian Law/Tribal Law Opportunities:

1. Associate Judge, Puyallup Tribe, Tacoma, WA (Open until filled)

Federal Opportunities:

1. Honors Program, U.S. Solicitor’s Office, Washington, DC (Closes on October 11, 2013)

2. Attorney-Advisor, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Southeast Regional Office, Consolidated Legal Center, Edgefield, SC (Closes on August 15, 2013)

3.  Special Assistant United States Attorney, US Attorney’s Office, Civil Rights, Northern District of Alabama, Birmingham, AL (Closes on August 15, 2013)

4.  Chief, New York Office, Antitrust Division, US Dept of Justice, New York, NY (Closes on August 19, 2013)

5.  Associate Director for Financial Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC (Closes on September 5, 2013)This and other Department of Justice attorney vacancy announcements can be found at: http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html.

 

Other Opportunities:
1. Assistant Director, The Newberry Library  D’Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and  Indigenous Studies, Chicago, IL (Open until filled)

2.  Chief Hearing Officer, AZ Dept. of Corrections, Phoenix, AZ

3.  Faculty Positions, George Washington University School of Law, Washington, DC (Closes
on September  11, 2013 and Oct over 18,
2013) – see attached document for more details

4.  Entry or Junior Level Associate, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, WI

5.  Attorneys, Illinois Attorney General’s Office, Belleville, Carbondale and Springfield offices

6.  Staff Attorney, ACLU Foundation, Capital Punishment Project, Durham, NC (Open until filled)

7.  Legislative Counsel/Lobbyist, ACLU, Washington, DC (Open until filled)

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES

      1.  Honors Program,U.S. Solicitor’s Office, Washington, DC (Closes on October 11, 2013)

2.  2013 Fall Legal Internship Opportunity, ACLU, Washington DC

3. 2013 Fall Legal Internship Opportunity, ACLU Foundation, Criminal Law
Reform Project, NY

Job Posting: ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS – CHIEF HEARING OFFICER

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ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE CORRECTIONS
Safer communities through successful youth

CHIEF HEARING OFFICER
1624 W. Adams St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007

 

JOB SUMMARY& DUTIES
The Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections enhances public protection by changing the delinquent thinking and behaviors of juvenile offenders committed to the Department.We are seeking a Chief Hearing Officer to work under the direction of the Administrative Counsel. This position is responsible for the administration of due process, as required by law and dictated by the decision being made, for certain decisions the Agency makes regarding the youth committed to its jurisdiction. Additionally, this position assists the Administrative Counsel in addressing general legal issues and inquiries.

  • Develops, reviews, revises policies and procedures, and practices for the administration
  • Conducts due process proceedings including approval of warrants and citations, suspension and revocation of conditional liberty, restrictive placement, discharge, secure care disciplinary infractions, and restitution
  • Supervises, trains and evaluates the Youth Hearing Officer
  • Establishes and provides training
  • Communicates with the Attorney General’s Office
  • Conducts legal research
  • Writes legal memoranda
  • Responds and addresses general legal inquiries and issues
  • Attends meetings and participates in work teams
  • Creates and maintains hearing reports and statistical summaries
  • Performs other duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of:

  • Diverse areas of law, including administrative, correctional, constitutional, juvenile, criminal, dependency, public records, tort, contract, education, health and employment
  • Rules of Criminal and Juvenile Procedure
  • Arizona Revised Statutes
  • Court and administrative processes
  • Methods and techniques of legal research
  • State and Federal litigation processes, preparation, management, and filing system in both simple and complex litigation
  • Basic office software, such as Microsoft Office Programs
  • Leadership and management/supervision principles
  • Training development and implementation

 

Skill in:

  • Administrative hearing processes
  • Developing reports
  • Drafting and preparing complex legal memoranda, forms and documents
  • Conducting comprehensive legal research
  • Developing and maintaining a large volume of document systems
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Analytical processing
  • Developing and conducting training
  • Time management

 

Ability to:

  • Identify, analyze and organize a large volume of evidence, complex legal issues and documents
  • Interact effectively with the Attorney General’s Office, courts and other legal offices, the public and Department staff
  • Coach, train and educate subordinate staff and employees on law-related topics
  • Work independently to complete complex projects
  • Engage in constructive problem solving and build consensus
SPECIAL SELECTION FACTORS
  • Requires possession of, and ability to retain, a current valid Arizona-issued drivers license.  Employees who drive on state business are subject to drivers license records checks, must maintain acceptable driving records and must complete any required driver training (see Arizona Administrative Code R2-10-207.12).
  • Must have a Juris Doctor (J.D.); AND a current license to practice law.
SELECTIVE PREFERENCE  
  • The preferred candidate will have at least five (5) years experience in the practice of law, including juvenile or criminal law, administrative hearing and litigation.
BENEFITS
 We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes sick leave, vacation and 10 holidays per year; health and dental insurance; life insurance; and long-term disability insurance. Optional employee benefits include short-term disability, deferred compensation program, supplemental life insurance and dependent life insurance. 

A recent change in state law eliminated a 90-day waiting period for state employee health and disability benefits; however, the elimination of the waiting period is not effective until September 12, 2013.  Therefore, you will become eligible for these benefits effective September 14, 2013, which is the first day of the pay period following the effective date of the law. 

RETIREMENT
Positions in this classification participate in the Arizona State Retirement System (A.S.R.S).
Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting the Human Resources Office at (602) 542-9231. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. Arizona State Government is an AA/EOE/ADA Reasonable Accommodation Employer.4 preCHIEF HEARING OFFICER(Job Id 4062)   http://www.hr.az.gov/AZStateJobs/AZ_jobSrch.asp