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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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

EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES

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

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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 Postings – 3 Positions

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
CIVIL DIVISION, OFFICE OF IMMIGRATION LITIGATION, DISTRICT COURT
SECTION

Trial Attorney, GS-0905-11
WASHINGTON, D.C.

Who May Apply: Applications will only be
accepted from current employees of the U.S. Department of Justice.

About the Office: The Office of Immigration
Litigation, District Court Section, is a fast-paced office responsible for
immigration-related civil litigation in the federal district courts, often
involving emergency motions. Trial Attorneys in the District Court Section
represent the Department of Homeland Security and other agencies with
immigration-related missions, in both defensive litigation, and in affirmative
denaturalization cases. Trial Attorneys personally handle individual and class
action cases as first-chair litigators through all phases of litigation in the
federal district courts. Trial Attorneys develop significant litigation
experience in these cases, and additional experience briefing and arguing
appeals of district court decisions in the various circuit courts of appeal.
The office currently has approximately 50 attorneys, led by a Director, a
Deputy Director, and three Assistant Directors who oversee four litigating
teams.

Opportunity Offered: The Office of Immigration
Litigation, District Court Section, seeks to fill one Trial Attorney position
with promotion potentional to GS-0905-15.

Qualifications: Applicants must possess a
J.D. degree, must be admitted to the bar (any jurisdiction), and must have a
minimum of one year’s legal experience. Experience in immigration law is desired
but not required. Veterans and members of the Armed Forces are strongly
encouraged to apply.

Travel: This position requires frequent travel.

Salary Information: $62,467 – $81,204 per
year, depending upon experience.

Location: Washington, D.C.

Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are
not authorized.

Submission Process and Deadline Date: Applicants must submit a
cover letter (highlighting relevant background), resume, and a writing sample
(no more than 12 pages), and must e-mail all materials to: Paula.Richardson@usdoj.gov

Please specify that the application is for the Trial Attorney – District Court Section position in the subject line.
Although e-mail is preferred, applications will also be accepted by
U.S. Mail addressed to:
District Court Section
Office of Immigration Litigation
Civil Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Box 868, Ben Franklin Station
Washington, D.C. 20044-0868
Attn: Paula Richardson

No telephone calls. Applications
should be submitted as early as possible but, in any event, no later than June
20, 2013.

 __________________________________________________________________________________

Federal Trade Commission
General Attorney (Intellectual Property), GS-0905-14/15

The Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) enforces a variety of Federal antitrust and consumer protection laws. The
FTC seeks to ensure that the nation’s markets function competitively and are
vigorous, efficient, and free of undue restrictions. The FTC also works to
enhance the smooth operation of the marketplace by eliminating marketing acts
or practices that are unfair or deceptive. The FTC conducts economic analyses
to support its law enforcement efforts and to contribute to the policy
deliberations of the Agency, the Congress, the Executive Branch, and other
organizations.

The Federal Trade Commission’s Office
of Policy Planning assists the Commission to develop and implement long-range
competition and consumer protection policy initiatives and advises staff on
cases raising new or complex policy and legal issues. The Office of Policy
Planning is seeking an attorney with intellectual property experience to
support the office’s work.

As an attorney in the Office of
Policy Planning, you will perform a variety of legal duties, including
frequently challenging legal and policy analysis. Often the work of the staff
includes advisory functions related to antitrust policy and enforcement efforts
under the various statutes enforced by the Commission. A successful staff
member has interest in and the ability to deal with both legal analysis and
economic and practical business issues arising from the policy issues under
consideration. More specifically, you will;

  • Provide intellectual
    property guidance to support the Commission’s policy and enforcement
    initiatives.
  • Draft and review policy
    recommendations, amicus briefs, advocacy comments and Commission
    decisions.
  • Organize public workshops
    and draft Commission and staff reports on cutting-edge competition and
    intellectual property issues.
  • Confer with government
    agencies, public authorities, attorneys, businesspersons, and other
    members of the public in order to obtain information relevant to
    Commission policy and enforcement initiatives.
  • Prepare internal documents
    for review by the Commission and perform special assignments as directed.

Candidates should have excellent legal
research and writing abilities, strong organizational and analytical skills in
presenting written arguments, excellent oral communication skills, and the
ability to explain complex legal and technical issues in a clear and succinct
manner. Candidates also should be able to work effectively with other people,
exercise sound judgment, meet deadlines, and exhibit a strong interest in the
work of the agency. In addition, demonstrated experience in intellectual
property, patent litigation, and antitrust is highly desired. This position is
not included in the bargaining unit.

To apply: submit resume, by June 20, 2013, to www.USAJOBS.gov.  Please refer to
Announcement No. OPP-2013-0002.
For additional information, call Keyonna Washington at 202.326.2853

 ________________________________________________________________________________________

Texas Education
Agency – Request for Proposal

Position Title:  Special Education Hearing Officer
The Texas Education Agency has
issued RFQ No. 701-14-006 Special Education Hearing Officers. Special
education hearing officers preside over special education due process hearings
filed by parents and school districts pursuant to the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).
The posting can be viewed at http://esbd.cpa.state.tx.us/bid_show.cfm?bidid=106095.
The deadline for receipt of
proposals for this procurement is July 10, 2013, 2:00 PM, CDT.
Questions regarding the RFQ must
be directed to TEAContracts@tea.state.tx.us.

Ferguson-Bohnee represents ASU at education conference

Professors Art Hinshaw, Patty Ferguson-Bohnee and Marcy Karin recently represented the College of Law at the Conference on Clinical LegalEducation in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The annual conference is organized by the Association of American Law Schools, and is meant to provide clinical educators with concrete lessons, examples, and ideas for improving teaching, student assessment, and clinical program self-evaluation.

The opening plenary, given by Hinshaw, was titled “The Changing Face of Clinical Education: Models, Pedagogies,and Opportunities for Transfer.”

Hinshaw, along with three other panelists, discussed how the rise of non-litigation clinics has led to pedagogies of lawyering skills organized around the objectives, methods, and competencies of non-litigation work.

Ferguson-Bohnee presented a project titled “Arizona Native Voting- Election Protection Project.”

Karin participated in a panel titled “Finding Partners and Structuring Social Justice Policy Projects.”

Ferguson-Bohnee has experience in Indian law, election law and policy matters, voting rights, and status clarification of tribes. She has testified before the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and the Louisiana State Legislature regarding tribal recognition, and has successfully assisted four Louisiana tribes in obtaining state recognition.

Hinshaw’s research and teaching interests lie in the field of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), primarily mediation and negotiation. His research bridges ADR theory and practice, and his teaching responsibilities include the Lodestar Mediation Clinic and Negotiation among other ADR courses.

Karin teaches courses on workplace flexibility law and policy, employment law and policy and legislation. She also supervises and instructs student attorneys working on behalf of clients in the Civil Justice Clinic.

Tsosie publishes article in Colorado Law Review

Regents’ Professor Rebecca Tsosie recently authored an article, “A Philosophy of Hope   and a Landscape of Principle: The Legacy of David Getches’s Federal Indian Law Scholarship,” that was published in the University of Colorado Law Review.

David Getches, the Dean and Raphael J. Moses Professor of Natural Resources Law at the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder, died of pancreatic cancer in 2011. He taught and wrote on water law, public land law, environmental law, and Indian law.

Tsosie teaches in the areas of Indian law, property, bioethics, and critical race theory, as well as seminars in international indigenous rights and in the College’s Tribal Policy, Law, and Government Master of Laws program. She has written and published widely on doctrinal and theoretical issues related to tribal sovereignty, environmental policy and cultural rights, and is the author of many prominent articles dealing with cultural resources and cultural pluralism.

Tsosie publishes book chapter

Regents’ Professor Rebecca Tsosie recently authored a book chapter,
Climate Change  and Indigenous Peoples: Comparative Models of Sovereignty in the book, Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples: The Search for Legal Remedies.

The book, published by Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd., in 2013, was written and edited by Randall S. Abate and Elizabeth Ann Kronk. Abate is an Associate Professor of Law at Florida A&M University College of Law, where he is the Director of the Center for International Law and Justice, and Project Director for the Environment, Development and Justice Program. Kronk is an Associate Professor of Law at The University of Kansas School of Law, where she is Director of the Tribal Law and Government Center.

Tsosie’s chapter will be republished as an article in the Tulane Environmental Law Journal.

Tsosie teaches in the areas of Indian law, property, bioethics, and critical race theory, as well as seminars in international indigenous rights and in the College’s Tribal Policy, Law, and Government Master of Laws program. She has written and published widely on doctrinal and theoretical issues related to tribal sovereignty, environmental policy and cultural rights, and is the author of many prominent articles dealing with cultural resources and cultural pluralism.

Job Posting – Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona

Exciting news! Our jobs have
recently posted.

  1. Deputy Prosecutor
  2. Tribal Court
    Improvement Program (TCIP) Coordinator [Grant funded 3 year position]

To work in Indian Country while the TLOA and the new changes in VAWA are being implemented is a chance of a lifetime!  An added bonus is that they get to work in one of the best legal departments in Indian Country and operate in a multi-jurisdictional
landscape as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (SAUSA).  The Prosecutor’s
Office will continue to progress and evolve to better serve and protect our
community!

The person selected as the TCIP Coordinator will have the opportunity to orchestrate an evaluation of our Child Welfare System and help usher in change that is long overdue!

Please advise them that the positions will not be open long (1 to 2 weeks tops), the process will be fairly quick, and they should be expeditious as well.

Remember, we are looking for self-motivated, All-Stars who have an insatiable hunger for justice!

Below is the link to our
external internet H.R. website.
Any questions up to the time we conduct interviews can be directed my way.

http://www.pascuayaqui-nsn.gov/_static_pages/employment/index.php

Respectfully,
Fred Urbina,
Chief Prosecutor
Prosecutor’s Office, Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona
7777 S. Camino Huivisim, Building A
Tucson,AZ 8575
(o) 520/879-6263
(f) 520/879-6260
e-mail   alfred.urbina@pascuayaqui-nsn.gov