Attorney Advisor

Job Description

Job Description

Attorney Advisor ID: PMBOHA-001-009 Location: Albuquerque Program: PMB
Wage/Hr: $60.00 Hours/Week: 28 Minimum Age: 55

For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States.

NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the Office of Policy, Management, and Budget. These experienced professionals provide administrative expertise, facilities management, natural and cultural resource planning, and a broad array of other professional skills that support the Office of Policy, Management, and Budget through the Experienced Services Program (ESP).

Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an ?at-will? relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.

PLEASE NOTE: An ?Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the agency and administered by NEW Solutions.

This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.

Attorney Advisor can be remote - as long as it?s within 50 miles of a DOI site/office/etc.

Duration

This position is funded for up to 1430 total hours.

he Department of the Interior Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) exercises the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to conduct hearings and decide appeals from decisions of the bureaus and offices of the Department of the Interior. The OHA handles the probating of Indian trust estates, ensuring that individual Indian interests in allotted lands, their proceeds, and other trust assets are conveyed to the decedents? rightful heirs and beneficiaries.

Qualifications:

J.D. in LLB also acceptable with minimum additional experience of 15 year(s) in attorney roles

• Experience in probate law a plus but not required
• Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Teams, MS Outlook

Duties:

This position will support the Probate Hearings Division Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) and Indian Probate Judges (IPJ) for in-person or virtual hearings. Enrollees will apply the specialized rules of practice of the Department and the OHA in the conduct of hearings; follow processes for case docket management; and utilize a control system to monitor the status of cases.

• Act as duly appointed master under the supervision of ALJs and IPJs in Indian Probate cases. Administer oaths and affirmations. Conduct on the record evidentiary hearings under the supervision of ALJs and IPJs. 40%
• Address motions pertaining to the propriety or adequacy of the pleadings involved. Consider testimony and the admissibility of evidence. Address motions involving questions of law and procedure. 20%
• Regulate the conduct of witnesses, attorneys, and the course of hearings, including examination and cross-examination of witnesses, as necessary for the full development of the record. Hear the oral arguments of the parties, considering their written briefs, and proposing findings of fact and conclusions of law. Perform factual and legal research on a variety of difficult issues in diverse subject areas, where precedents are sometimes not available, and drafting orders, legal memoranda, and decisions. 20%
• Implement and provide support for modernization efforts including fully implementing the use of electronic filing and case docket management system. 10%
• While independently conducting hearings of a less complex nature, and ensuring an orderly process which includes eliciting and analyzing testimony, evidence, and pertinent records from the parties, the Attorney-Advisors will make reviewable determinations with respect to whether evidence is material or admissible, witness credibility, or any other rulings or interpretations that are finally binding upon the OHA or the parties. For every recommended hearing outcome, an ALJ or IPJ will be able to review the complete record of decisions leading to that recommendation, which will also be transparent to the parties. The parties will be told that the Attorney-Advisors are not federal government employees and are acting in an advisory and assistive role. The Attorney-Advisors will apply clearly stated procedural and substantive rules within a limited range of discretion under supervision of an ALJ or IPJ. 10%

Other:

• Enrollee must maintain active law license
• Required Certifications: Enrollee must be an active member of the bar, duly licensed and authorized to practice law as an attorney under the laws of any state, territory of the U.S., or the District of Columbia
• Physical requirements: Job is primarily sedentary and performed in an office environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.