Attorney Advisor

The primary purpose of this position in this competitive program is to offer recent law school graduates (February 2025 through May 2027) an opportunity to serve the Air Force and Space Force as a civilian attorney. Selectees receive extensive training and work as an Attorney-Advisor (General), supporting the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA), provide legal advice and counsel in administrative law, claims, environmental law, contract law, labor law and international law to wing and tenant units. Based on advice from senior attorneys and/or the Judge Advocate, performs developmental assignments including: the assessment and evaluation of legal compliance, legal sufficiency, and/or advisability, local policies and practices, Proposed actions and decisions, official conduct and authority, commercial transactions, draft documents and publications, investigations, responses to inquiries, public statements, the evaluation of claims by and against the government, assessing legal risk, and recommending disposition. With or without assistance, performs work assignments which gradually increase in difficulty and complexity. With assistance from senior attorneys and/or the Judge Advocate, carries out special projects and participates in special initiatives and studies. researching policy/precedent
- and comparing to new or modified guidelines to assess impact; analyzing and providing substantive evaluation of data affecting program operations. Preparing and coordinating reference papers and documentation to support project initiatives; and performing analysis and providing recommendations to resolve issues. Drafts or prepares a variety of documents in support of the SJA using software such as word processing, spreadsheets, etc., Males must be registered for Selective Service, see A security clearance may be required Permanent Change of Station (PCS) expenses, if authorized, will be paid IAW JTR and Air Force Regulations Position may be subject to random drug testing Shift work and emergency overtime may be required Trial Period: You will serve a one-year trial period beginning on your first day of appointment in this Excepted Service position The recent law student graduates MUST have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have the first professional law degree(LLB or JD). The recent law student graduate MUST provide proof they have passed the State Bar, and be currently licensed as an attorney, in active (or equivalent) status and in good standing, with the bar of the U.
The attorney must maintain such bar membership in at least one jurisdiction during the entire course of employment with the Air Force. Applicants must have completed their first law degree (LLB or JD) from a qualifying educational institution and all bar requirements within the previous two years to meet the basic requirement to apply for the Recent Graduate Program. Additionally, to be qualified as a GS-11, the attorney must also meet one of the following: One year of professional law experience The second professional law degree (Master of Laws [LL.provided it required at least one full academic year of graduate study 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 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; Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., religious; spiritual; community; Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Knowledge of applicable law pertaining to the specialized areas of legal practice, as determined by the SJA, in order to provide legal advice and counsel to command and management and represent AF interests. Sufficient knowledge of federal, state, and local law, as it impacts the private individual, to provide personal legal assistance to eligible beneficiaries across the typical range of the AF legal assistance practice. Skill in recognizing and analyzing key legal issues in a factual situation and applying well-reasoned analysis to reach clear, concise conclusions. Ability to research legal issues, analyze complex factual situations in light of general legal principles and the results of re