Attorney Job at New York Army National Guard, Albany, NY

Y2h6QlhDSnEyWWU1WVk2NnZvNFg0TGNkZ0E9PQ==
  • New York Army National Guard
  • Albany, NY

Job Description

Job Description

The New York Army National Guard is seeking attorneys in various locations throughout New York State.

When you serve as a Judge Advocate General (JAG) attorney in the New York Army National Guard, you will have the unique opportunity to blend a legal career with a part-time military career. JAGs provide legal support and advice to military personnel, handling a wide range of legal issues within many different legal practices. The skills and varied experiences acquired as a military attorney will:

Responsibilities:

Provide legal advice and representation to Soldiers, military officers, and their families

Perform work as needed on a wide range of legal practices, to include criminal law, needed legal assistance, family law, civil/administrative law, labor/employment law, international/operational law, contract/fiscal law, are more as the needs arise

Conduct legal practices in accordance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice

Offer legal reviews, ethics opinions and advice to commanders

Supervise and direct paralegal staff as needed

Represent Soldiers and/or their families in military court

Other duties typically assigned to military officers

 

Qualifications:

Must hold a law degree from an ABA approved school (you may apply in your third year of law school)

Be a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a state or federal court

Mandatory participation in the six-week Direct Commissioning Course

Mandatory participation in the eleven-week Judge Advocate Officer Basic Course

Be of good moral character and possess leadership qualities

Must be a US citizen

Physically fit and good health

 

Benefits

Part-time positions available statewide

Direct Commission as a 1LT, eligible for advancement to CPT in six months

Excellent medical care benefits

Low-cost health insurance for you and your family

Up to $500,000 in low-cost life insurance

Opportunity to retain your full-time civilian career while building a part-time career as an Army Officer

A retirement pension plan

The pay listed is for a First Lieutenant (O-2) with less than 2 years of part time service (39 days/year)

Pay: $8,903

Job Tags

Full time, Part time,

Similar Jobs

HCRC Staffing

Family Practice OR Internal Medicine Physician St. Louis MO Job at HCRC Staffing

 ...Medicine MD or DO with geriatric/geriatrician experience. We will consider recent graduates and candidates needing sponsorship, J1 and H1 visa. The incoming physician will be mostly caring for geriatric patients, with the typical day running 9-5, 5/days per week with no... 

Ultimate Staffing

Onsite Data Entry Clerk Job at Ultimate Staffing

Job Posting: Data Entry Clerk Location: Onsite- San Francisco Job Type: [Full-Time/Contract] Salary: [$23-$25/hr.] About Us We are currently seeking a detail-oriented Data Entry Clerk to join our clients team and contribute to our financial operations... 

Celonis

Principal Value Architect High Tech (Redwood City) Job at Celonis

 ...intelligence at the core of business processes - and for that, we need you to join us. The Role: As a Principal Value Architect High Tech (Principal Value Engineer), you are spearheading our mission of data-driven business transformation with our customers. You will... 

Alpha Global Search LLC

Bilingual Japanese Client Service Professional - Int’l Bank Job at Alpha Global Search LLC

International Bank is seeking a Client Services Analyst. The primary responsibility is to assist Japanese Corporate Banking (JCB) clients...  ...conditions and relationship status, and instructing middle and back office to book transactions once rates are agreed upon. As a Client... 

GIE Media, Inc.

Assistant Editor Job at GIE Media, Inc.

 ...Assistant Editor GIE Media Inc., a B2B media company serving a wide range of industries, is seeking an Assistant Editor to join our...  ...for the print magazine and website Editing copy for print and digital products Developing and pitching story and multimedia content...