Current Vacancies
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Attorney-Adviser
Department of War
Defense Legal Services Agency
Military Justice Review Panel
This is an
Excepted Service position in the
0905 Attorney series and is governed by
DoD Instruction 1442.02, Personnel Actions Involving Civilian Attorneys.
Duties
- Providing expert legal advice, analysis, and counsel to the Military Justice Review Panel (MJRP) on statutory responsibilities related to independent periodic reviews and assessments of the operation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
- Advising the Staff Director, Military Justice Review Panel (MJRP) on matters arising under Article 146, UCMJ, and other advisory entities requiring such support.
- Conducting extensive legal research and analysis of case law, statutes, regulations, policy issuances, congressional reports, testimony, and data related to military justice, criminal law and other complex or emerging legal issues.
- Reviewing, analyzing, and providing comments on proposed legislation, draft legislative language, and legislative reports, including identifying legal implications and resolving issues related to Department of War and MJRP legislative proposals.
- Performing detailed comparative legal analysis of military, federal, state, and comparable foreign justice systems to support research, policy development, findings, and recommendations.
- Working in a team to organize legal research plans; preparing reports, findings, recommendations, letters, memoranda, and briefing materials; coordinating hearings, site visits, interviews, and presentations; and ensuring compliance with applicable information management, safeguarding, and advisory board requirements.
- Exercises significant initiative in accomplishing the position's assigned missions.
- Ensures that the supported organizations comply with all applicable laws, rules, and procedures governing advisory committees and is responsible for ensuring the production of timely, high-quality written reports and correspondence.
The application window is open from 09/10/2026 to 10/01/2026. For additional information including how to apply, click the link below:
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/884073700
**THIS IS NOT A VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT**
Resumes limited to two pages
Federal agencies now only accept resumes up to two pages in length.
This is a request for resumés from interested persons. Resumés received will be held in a resume file maintained by the Office of the General Counsel, Department of War (DoW). The resumés may be used to fill future vacancies for positions in the Office of the General Counsel, to include vacancies in the DoW OGC Attorney Honors Program, or positions within the Defense Legal Services Agency (DLSA).