ATTORNEY-ADVISOR

The primary purpose of this position is to provides legal expertise and guidance to the United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) and subordinate commands on all ethics and fiscal law issues, as well as general military administrative law, specifically including Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act issues affecting Commandleaders and the Headquarters staff. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Serves as Command Ethics Advisor and assists the Staff Judge Advocate in carrying out responsibilities in matters pertaining to administrative law, focusing on ethics and related areas, including the Joint Ethics Regulation. Complex issues commonly addressed include general officer and spouse travel, widely attended gatherings, speaking engagements, conferences, changes of command, retirement ceremonies, gifts to the Command or its leaders, foreign gifts, Combined Federal Campaign and other fundraising, use of official representation funds and government position or resources, meetings with contractors, relationships with non-Federal entities, private organizations in the Headquarters, and political activity in the workplace, among others. Serves as command fiscal law advisor and regularly acts as legal advisor on fiscal law matters involving large sums of money and all appropriation types from DOD and non-DOD agencies relating to command activities. These activities and programs often involve complex legal and/or factual issues and present unique or novel situations having no legal precedent in this new and quickly evolving area of space as a potential warfighting domain. Provides legal advice and counsel regarding all areas of administrative and civil law, including real estate, environmental law, personnel law, and information law. Assists the Staff Judge Advocate in carrying out responsibilities in matters pertaining to administrative law, focusing on information, privacy and civil liberties law and related areas. Represents the USSPACECOM/JA office at meetings on issues related to the functional areas assigned, and other legal matters as necessary. Attends meetings with high-ranking officials from HQ USAF, DoD, COCOM, other governmental agencies, and non-governmental entities on matters relating to USSPACECOM. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: You 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). In addition, at the time of application, you must provide proof, dated within four months of application, of "active" status with a bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. On-line information is allowed as long as it shows that you are in "active" status. Specialized Experience: In addition to the basic requirement: you must have professional legal experience in excess of three (3) years that commensurate with the position's duties and responsibilities. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Professional knowledge of Federal ethics, fiscal, administrative, and civil law; comprehensive knowledge of the policies and procedures of the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Joint Staff, and have a working understanding of the inter-agency process. 2. Thorough knowledge of theories, principles, and techniques of legal research, familiarity with general legal resource materials including those from electronic and Internet media and proficiency in the use of such materials. 3. Ability to effectively engage in extensive interactions with senior military and civilian officials on a significant number of complex issues. Skill in devising negotiation strategies, and then implementing those strategies in negotiations with senior attorneys or officials at the international, Federal, and State levels, in both the

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The mission of the United States Air Force is: To fly, fight, and win ... Airpower anytime, anywhere. To achieve that mission, the Air Force has a vision of Global Vigilance, Global Reach and Global Power. That vision orbits around three core competencies: Developing Airmen, Technology-to-Warfighting and Integrating Operations. Core competencies and distinctive capabilities are based on a shared commitment to three core values -- integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do.