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SUPERIOR COURT HEARING OFFICER Opening
Presiding Judge Jeffrey T. Bergin announced that a Merit Selection Committee for the Superior Court is accepting applications for the Hearing Officer position. This is a new Hearing Officer position to address the expanding need of family law services.
The Hearing Officer will be responsible for professional work as a judicial officer involved in interpreting and applying local and state laws while conducting court proceedings with primary attention on considering and ruling upon petitions for protective orders. The Hearing Officer may also conduct court proceedings in a variety of family law, civil and criminal matters within the jurisdiction of the Superior Court. The Hearing Officer will perform such other duties as are assigned by the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court and may also be appointed as a Judge Pro Tempore without additional compensation. Hearing Officers serve at the pleasure of the Presiding Judge and report to the Associate Presiding Judge. The current annual salary is $104,567.
See more at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/scpima/jobs/3206059/hearing-officer-0821?page=2&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs
City of Mesa Magistrate
Classification Responsibilities: A City Magistrate is responsible for presiding over misdemeanor and civil traffic cases filed with the Mesa Municipal Court, and presides over Orders of Protection. A City Magistrate is responsible for applying relevant Supreme Court Rules, state statutes, City ordinances, and case law when presiding over trials to the court, trials to a jury, pre-trial conferences, arraignments, motions, and other hearings. An employee in this class is also responsible for imposing sentences
commensurate to the offense and within the parameters allowed by law. In addition, may be required to conduct initial appearances or arraignments in a jail court environment in accordance with the Arizona Rules of Criminal Procedure. This class performs related duties as required.
Distinguishing Features: This classification has been designated as a non-classified, non-merit, at-will position. A City Magistrate is appointed by the City Council to a specified term. Prior to consideration for reappointment by the City Council, City Magistrates are evaluated by a Judicial Advisory Board, which makes recommendations to the City Council. This class is FLSA exempt – professional.
See more at: http://apps.mesaaz.gov/JobDescriptions/Documents/JobDescriptions/cs1201.pdf
Federal Government Jobs
Supervisory Attorney-Advisor (General)
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
DHS Headquarters
Office of the General Counsel
Open & closing dates: 08/12/2021 to 09/08/2021
Service: Excepted
Pay scale & grade: GS 15
Salary: $144,128 to $172,500 per year
Appointment type: Permanent
Work schedule: Full-time
Accepting applications
Relocation expenses reimbursed: No
Telework eligible: Yes as determined by agency policy
Locations
1 vacancy in the following location:
Washington, DC
See more at: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/PrintPreview/610719400
Attorney-Advisor (Open Continuous)
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
DHS Headquarters
Office of the General Counsel
Open & closing dates: 08/12/2021 to 08/11/2022
Service: Excepted
Pay scale & grade: GS 12 – 13
Salary: $87,198 to $134,798 per year
Appointment type: Permanent
Work schedule: Full-time
Accepting applications
Relocation expenses reimbursed: No
Telework eligible: No
Locations
2 vacancies in the following location:
Washington, DC
See more at: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/PrintPreview/610716100
ILP alumni become new members
Indian Legal Clinic: Year in Review
Alumni: Taking the Oath in a Pandemic
Job Opportunity – Attorney-Advisor (Continuous)
Department of Homeland Security
Washington, D.C.
Summary:
This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the General Counsel, Ethics Law Division.
This is a permanent appointment in the excepted service and will be filled on a full-time permanent basis. Employees hired under an Excepted Service appointment are required to serve a two (2) year trial period. Upon successful completion of the required trial period, this position will be permanent.
Responsibilities:
As a Attorney-Advisor (Open Continuous) GS 0905 11/12, your typical work assignments may include the following under supervision:
- Provide oral and written advice, analysis, interpretations, and guidance on complex and sensitive legal and policy matters both for individual questions and as related to DHS programs and operations.
- Draft and review documents for consistency with all applicable legal authorities and requirements, to include: ethics guidance, financial disclosure reviews, analysis and advice, directives, correspondence, reports, memoranda, testimony, regulations, Federal Register notices, directives, legislation, guidance and other such documents.
- Draft and present ethics training to Headquarters officials, to include senior leadership and political appointees.
- Review financial disclosure reports, analyze and resolve potential conflicts of interest and related ethics questions.
- Assist with administration of the DHS Standards of Conduct Program.
- Provide guidance related to related areas of law, such as procurement integrity and partisan political activity regulations and policies.
Basic Requirements:
GS-11:
1. The first professional law degree (LL.B. or JD), AND superior law student work. Superior law student work or activities as demonstrated by one of the following:
- Academic standing in the upper third of the attorney’s law school graduating class.
- Work or achievement of significance on one of the attorney’s law school’s official law reviews or journals.
- Special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school (e.g., membership in the Order of the Coif, winning a moot court competition, or membership on the moot court team that represents the attorney’s law school in competition with other law schools.)
- Full-time or continuous participation in a legal aid program as opposed to one-time, intermittent, or casual participation.
- Significant summer law office clerk experience.
- Other evidence of clearly superior accomplishment or achievement.
For full job description and to apply, click here.
Job Opportunity – General Attorney
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY – Customs and Border Protection – Office of Chief Counsel
Salary: $65,190.00 – $142,732.00
Closing date: 2/11/2021
Position Summary:
As our nation navigates the COVID-19 pandemic, CBP is committed to delivering our mission to safeguard America’s borders and enable legitimate trade and travel. Staffing mission critical positions remains a high priority. Be reassured that CBP is still hiring, despite potential hiring process step delays due to restrictions to in-person activities.
Qualifications:
- Applicant must be a graduate from a full course of study in a School of Law accredited by the American Bar Association and be an active member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the United States, the District of Columbia or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
- Specialized Education: Recent law school graduates may be appointed to attorney positions at the GS-11 level with the following additional qualifications: rank in the top 1/3 of graduating class; participation on the school’s official Law Review; membership in the Order of the Coif; or winning of a moot court competition.
- An interim appointment of 14 months may be made pending the selectee’s admission to the bar.
- Selectee will be required to provide admittance and standing to the Bar and must provide a copy of their official law school transcript.
- Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).
Responsibilities:
- Providing legal advice to, and legal representation of, Customs and Border Protection (CBP’s) National Finance Center, Revenue Division, Procurement Division, Facilities Management & Engineering Division, Environmental and Energy Division (Office of Enterprise Services), Office of Trade, Office of Field Operations, and other CBP offices throughout the United States;
- Performing legal research into laws, regulations, decisions and other precedents bearing on legal issues involving CBP, particularly in the areas of federal appropriations, bankruptcy, collections (primarily customs duties, liquidated damages, fees and charges), contract, construction, employment, environmental, international trade, real property and tort law;
- Assisting the Department of Justice in civil action involving CBP by preparing litigation reports, affidavits, and other pleading, and participating in discovery, motion drafting, settlement discussions, and providing litigation support in a variety of matters such as complex trade cases generally involving the collection of revenue, actions brought under federal statutes such as the False Claims Act, procurement disputes filed in federal courts, and condemnation actions; and also representing CBP in various third party administrative hearings involving matters such as employee discipline and adverse actions, arbitrations, EEO discrimination complaints, Merit Systems Principles Board (MSPB) appeals, contract and travel/relocation disputes before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, and employee overpayment hearings; and
- Advocating for claims filed on behalf of the Government and provides legal opinions and advice concerning resolution of claims against the government arising out of CBP operations.
- Travel Required Occasional travel – You may be expected to travel for this position.
See full job announcement and application details: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/PrintPreview/590767100
Insightful overview of the Herrera U.S. Supreme Court case
On Oct. 28, we hosted the online event “Herrera v. Wyoming: A case discussion and what it means going forward.” This webinar included panelists Rachel Heron, U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division, Dan Lewerenz, Native American Rights Fund, and Professor Colette Routel, Mitchell Hamline School of Law. The event was organized and moderated by Professor Larry Roberts.
Thank you to all of those who attended and spoke at the event!
A recording of the webinar is now available on the ASU Law’s Indian Gaming and Tribal Self-Governance website.