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Job Opening – SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY -Assistant General Counsel (Government)

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SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY
invites applications for the position of:
Assistant General Counsel (Government)

An Equal Opportunity Employer
SALARY: $106,539.00 – $157,148.00 Annually

 

OPENING DATE: 09/25/13
CLOSING DATE: 10/25/13 11:59 PM
DEFINITION:
Definition:  Under general supervision of the General Counsel, provides legal review and advice to the SaltRiver Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC or Community) government.  Ensures that applicable laws are followed so that tribal sovereignty is protected and enhanced.  Provides assistance to avoid or prevent expensive legal disputes and litigation and protects the Community’s legal interests.  This job class is treated as FLSA Exempt.
EXAMPLES OF TASKS:
Essential Functions:  (Essential functions, may vary among positions, but may include the following tasks, knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics. This list of tasks ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of tasks performed by all positions in this classification).Tasks:

 

  1. Reviews legal documents and provides legal advice, to protect SRPMIC interests; may be assigned as counsel for civil litigation involving the Community and its departments.    Advises supervisor, Community departments, divisions and enterprises and the Community Council.  Reviews law, rules, regulations, contracts, intergovernmental agreements, grant documents and related legal documents.

 

  1. Provides legal guidance on personnel, program and other related issues to various departments of the SRPMIC.  Drafts legal documents, ordinances and policies.  May provide functional, project specific supervision to support staff.

 

  1. Works with a broad range of clients such as Council members, government employees, boards, and committees and other officials, many of whom are Community members.  Interacts with Community members and the public on a day-to-day basis.

 

  1. Represents SRPMIC at internal, external or intergovernmental meetings related to the various interests of the Community.  Attendances at after-hour meetings maybe required.

 

  1. Conducts legal research and provides advice related to Community interests, tribal sovereignty, tribal jurisdiction, taxation, membership, health and human resources, law enforcement, human resources/personnel matters, civil litigation, commercial transactions, business law and/or other areas.

 

  1. Assists in the preparation of legal and technical correspondence for the President, Vice President, Community Manager, and General Counsel.

 

  1. Keeps abreast of federal law, regulations, administrative and court decisions in Indian law and interacts with other tribal, federal, state or local agencies on behalf of the Community.

 

  1. May supervise non-attorneys, law clerks, interns, and/or externs.

 

  1. Performs other job related duties that enhance and/or facilitate department operations.

 

                                                                                    

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Other Characteristics:

 

  • Knowledge of the history, culture, laws, rules, customs and traditions of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
  • Knowledge of representing clients as legal counsel.
  • Knowledge of Federal Indian law.
  • Knowledge of the principles and practices of the legal profession.
  • Knowledge of case law appropriate to the issues and cases assigned.
  • Knowledge of legal research methods, legal research software, and use of data bases.
  • Skill in interpreting and applying statues, ordinances and other laws.
  • Skill in interpreting and applying rules, regulations, and policies.
  • Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with SRPMIC Administration,  Community Council members, Community members officials  and appropriate outside entities.
  • Skill in communicating and instructing others, using both technical and non-technical language as appropriate to provide legal counsel and explanation to those for whom the subject matter is unfamiliar and/or difficult to understand.

 

  • Ability to get along well and cooperate with others.
  • Ability to communicate orally and in writing with administrative staff, community member officials, outside entities and co-workers.
  • Ability to perform legal research.
  • Ability to analyze difficult and complex legal issues and apply legal principles.
  • Ability to adapt to changing work situations and assignments.
  • Ability to exercise resourcefulness in addressing new problems.
  • Ability to present statements of fact, law and argument clearly and logically, in both written and oral form.
  • Ability to produce written documents with clearly organized thoughts, using proper sentence construction, punctuation and grammar.
  • Ability to set priorities and be organized in order to meet deadlines.
  • Ability to analyze and aid in drafting and commenting on proposed legislation.
  • Ability to appear as counsel of record in litigation or other adjudicatory proceedings.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:  Graduation from an American Bar Associated accredited college or university with a Law Degree (Juris Doctor) and at least three (3) years of experience as a licensed attorney representing Native American tribes in legal affairs.  Experience that has provided knowledge of social, political, and legal framework of tribal governments is essential.
Equivalency:  Any equivalent combination of experience and education that will allow the applicant to satisfactorily perform the duties of the job may be considered when filling this position.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Special Requirements:  Must be a member in good standing with a state bar association or if currently not a member of the Arizona Bar must take and pass the Arizona Bar Exam and be admitted to the Arizona Bar within one (1) year from the date of hire.  In addition, candidates must have the ability to practice in Federal District Court if required.  Must attend a minimum of 15 hours annual continuing legal education as related to job and approved by supervisor.Prior to hire as an employee, applicants will be subject to drug and alcohol testing. Will be required to pass a pre-employment background/fingerprint check. Employees are subject to random drug and alcohol testing.“SRPMIC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer” Preference will be given to a qualified Community Member, then a qualified Native American and then other qualified candidate.

 

In order to obtain consideration for Community member/Native American preference, applicant must submit a copy of Tribal Enrollment card or CIB which indicates enrollment in a Federally Recognized Native American Tribe by one of the following methods:

1) attach to application

2)  fax (480-362-5860) 

3) mail or hand deliver to Human Resources.

 

Documentation must be received by position closing date.
The IHS/BIA CIB form is not accepted.
Your Tribal ID/CIB must be submitted to HR-Recruitment-Two Waters.
APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT:
http://www.srpmic-nsn.gov/employmentOUR OFFICE IS LOCATED AT:
10005 E Osborn Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85256
480-362-7935
480-362-7925
employment@srpmic-nsn.govPreference will be given to a qualified Community Member, then a qualified Native American and then other qualified candidate.

Job #100067-130925
ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL (GOVERNMENT)
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Congrats to ILP’s Alum & Faculty member Diane Humetewa who has been nominated for U.S. District Court Judge

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President Obama Nominates Eight to Serve on the United States District Courts 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama nominated Judge Cynthia Ann Bashant, Stanley Allen Bastian, Diane J. Humetewa, Justice Jon David Levy, Judge Steven Paul Logan, Judge Douglas L. Rayes, Manish S. Shah, and John Joseph Tuchi for District Court judgeships.

“These men and women have had distinguished legal careers and I am honored to ask them to continue their work as judges on the federal bench,” said President Obama. “They will serve the American people with integrity and an unwavering commitment to justice.”

The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law is honored to have 3 SDOC alums in the 8 nominees!

See full release at:  http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/09/19/president-obama-nominates-eight-serve-united-states-district-courts

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

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. 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

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.       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