paralegal specialist

3 weeks ago

Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States Department Of The Air Force Full time
Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.


This National Guard position is for a PARALEGAL SPECIALIST, Position Description Number T and is part of the LA ANG 159TH FIGHTER WING, National Guard.

Duties

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Advises the Staff Judge Advocate on all command issues on behalf of command staff, researching interpretation of federal/state statutes and regulations, and ensuring that legal guidance and support is furnished in a timely manner. Advises Wing leadership on options, which are legally permissible, or desirable, after consultation with the SJA.
Prepares, researches, and drafts written legal opinions after SJA review with regard to applicable laws, regulations, instructions, directives, and policies in the area of Administrative Law including, but not limited to:

Reports of Survey; Line of Duty Determinations; formal and informal investigations and commander inquiries; legal sufficiency reviews; Inspector General and Equal Employment Opportunity investigations; fiscal law; unfavorable personnel actions; standards of conduct; family advocacy; and public relations.

Supports and assist with CDI investigations, reports and briefings.

  • Provides legal assistance on a non-interference basis to members of the ANG and their dependents as authorized by AFI 51-504, CNGBI, NGR, and other AF/JA guidance. As resources and expertise permit, legal assistance may also be provided to Active Component members, or other Reserve Component members, and retirees of any military service.
In line with professional responsibility standards, legal assistance with respect to the following legal matters may be provided to eligible beneficiaries with the supervision of the SJA, or draft opinions/documents for the SJA to execute thereof:

wills, powers of attorney, living wills and health care directives, notary services, dependent care plans, casualty affairs (death incident to the performance of military duty), employment problems arising from the performance of military duty and subject to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) or a similar state statute, land-lord tenant problems specifically related to performance of military duty, tax problems specifically related to performance of military duty, matters arising from the performance of military duty and subject to the Service members Civil Relief Act (SCRA), or a similar state statute, providing Special Victim's Counsel (SVC) services, or area defense counsel services, when necessary.

Provides deployment legal assistance to ensure personal legal readiness of military members; participates in deployment readiness exercises, mobility lines, and Yellow Ribbon events.

Facilitates and coordinates OCI Investigations.

  • Conducts legal research of federal and state/territory code, regulations, policies, procedures, case law, legal and administrative decisions and opinions, and summarizes findings to aid the SJA in case or project resolution.
Research is performed on a variety of legal subjects including, but not limited to:

federal and state/territory code, legislative proposals or intent, military justice and status issues for T10 and T32 members, claims, labor relations, equal opportunity, administrative actions, contractual agreements, ethics, environmental concerns, law enforcement, bankruptcy, taxation, legal assistance, and a wide variety of miscellaneous legal issues.

Provides extensive litigation support to Wing Staff Judge Advocates for cases held before the FLRA, EEOC, and MSPB.

Interviews clients and potential witnesses, collects and organizes pertinent factual and research material to build case files, and prepares and organizes exhibits.

Composes, prepares, and ensures accuracy of various legal or legislative documents.

  • Provides research, analysis, guidance, and support to administer courts-martial, non-judicial punishment, administrative boards and other legal actions and administrative processes. Reviews procedures, timing criteria and documents relative to the administration of justice under the Uniform Code of Military Justice and associated state/territory code. Performs research to identify factual and legal issues to uncover relevant information for summaries of precedent cases, interviews, testimony, depositions, and related case material for use by the attorneys. Performs research and preparation of notes and memoranda regarding allegations and possible charges, maintains logs and files, and files motions. Prepares and files charge sheets, disposition sheets, and other records. Maintains transcript files and exhibits.
  • Serves as the primary point of contact for ethical determinations. Screens requests for ethics opinions and gathers the applicable facts. Analyzes the specifics of each situation. Conducts legal research and applies cumulative knowledge to the factual element and recommends a course of action or refers that recommendation to the SJA. Assists the Staff Judge Advocate with implementation of the joint ethics regulatory annual reporting requirements. Manages the Preventative Law Program.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.