Job vacancies are posted on Fridays. Any posts received prior to 12pm EST on Friday will appear in that Friday’s announcements. If you would like to submit a post for an Indian law or leadership job, please send a brief description of the job and a PDF job announcement to indigenous@law.msu.edu.

View job postings from July 27, 2018.

United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Indigenous Fellows Programme, Geneva.  The summer program includes four weeks of intensive training on international instruments and advocacy strategies and the opportunity to participate in UN sessions. The program offers a chance to learn the substance and process of international human rights law, in a community of indigenous people who become lifelong colleagues. Applicants must be of indigenous origin with a nominating letter from their tribe or organization (need not be law students). Applications for next summer are due on August 30. Please see the description for more details or watch this video introduction.

The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Tribes Reservation

RFP Will Estate Attorney Services. The goals of this Program are to encourage that trust property be devised to CTUIR members without further fractionalization or leaving trust status through BIA probate process. The Program provides individual Clients with legal services that result in completion and confidential filing of a will and estate-planning documents with the CTUIR Enrollment Office. Proposals due August 17, 2018. For more information please see the job description.

Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP

Associate Attorney, Omaha, Nebraska. Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP has developed a reputation as aggressive litigators, advocates, and accomplished negotiators. Our dynamic team of attorneys offer a diverse skill set and are able to tackle the toughest and most complex issues facing tribal governments, tribal corporations, and Native Americans. Deadline for application is Monday, July 30, 2018. Please see the description or our website for more information.

Mille Lacs Band

Tribal Court Staff Attorney, Onamia, MN. The Court Attorney is responsible for research and analyzing complex legal issues and questions raised in cases heard in District Court.  The position will also provide support in the context of drafting, preparing and maintaining legal documents for court cases.  The Court Attorney will serve in a confidential capacity and work with substantial independence; however, collaboration with the judicial body and court administration will be required.  The Court Attorney will supervise the law clerks, interns and externs. Application closes August 10, 2018. Please see the job description for more detail.

Department of Justice

AUSA (Criminal), Muscogee, OK. The applicant will join other criminal AUSAs who handle a wide variety of litigation. The criminal division investigates and prosecutes federal cases arising from a wide array of criminal activity. The typical criminal caseload for an attorney may involve major drug cases, gang-related violent crimes, other crimes of violence, computer crimes including child pornography, and sophisticated white-collar offenses. Application closes August 12, 2018. Please see the job description for more information.

Hopi Tribe

For the following positions, please see this job ad and employment application. Applications close Monday, August 13, 2018.

Senior Associate Judge, Kyotsmovi, AZ. This position performs professional legal courtroom proceedings in the Hopi Trial Court pursuant to the Hopi Code, approved and adopted on August 28, 2012 and implemented on October 28, 2012. The duties performed require the individual to conduct hearings and decide cases in a fair and impartial manner to the end that justice may be administered and law and order maintained. Please see the job description for more information.

Assistant Finance Director, Kyotsmovi, AZ. This position is responsible for general direction and supervision over all accounting functions, such as general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, grants & contracts administration, budgeting and financial reporting. Please see the job description for more information.

Behavioral Health Therapist II, Kyotsmovi, AZ. This position is primarily responsible for providing direct treatment services with assigned clients, behavioral health assessments, service planning, and implementation, individual and group therapy, case management, crisis intervention, outreach services, and collaborative service documentation, treatment techniques are based on circumstances requiring flexibility. Please see the job description for more information.

Civil Engineer , Kyotsmovi, AZ.Incumbent performs duties in applying specialization of technical expertise to the program of roads and bridges facilitating social and economic development for the Hopi Tribe. Please see the job description for more information.

Community Service Administrator, Kyotsmovi, AZ. The CSA plans, directs, administers and supervises activities associated with the administrative operations of the village of Mishongnovi. Please see the job description for more information.

Certified Emergency Paramedic, Kyotsmovi, AZ. This position is responsible for responding to and providing emergency medical care, transporting the sick or injured to medical facilities to prevent loss of life or aggravation of illness or injury in support of the Hopi Emergency Medical Services. Please see the job description for more information.

Deputy Executive Director, Kyotsmovi, AZ. The Deputy Executive Director contributes and participates as the principle strategist, planner and manager regarding the internal administrative operations and related management systems of the Tribe, and is further responsible for providing professional level management oversight, direction and supervision of the major functional units & projects of the tribal administrative departments. Please see the job description for more information.

IT Associate, Kyotsmovi, AZ. The work consists of duties involving various related steps, processes or methods. Decisions regarding what needs to be done involve various choices requiring the employee to recognize the existence of and differences among several alternatives. Please see the job description for more information.

Heavy Equipment Operator, Kyotsmovi, AZ. The position is responsible for the operation of heavy equipment machinery and 1-2 ton trucks/trailers in support of the Hopi Solid Waste Management Project. Please see the job description for more information.

Court Security Officer, Kyotsmovi, AZ. Under the supervision of the Court Administrator or his/her designee, provides a range of court security services. The primary responsibility of the Court Security Officer is to ensure a safe courtroom and workspace environment for the Judges, Court personnel, attorneys and the general public.  Please see the job description for more information.

CPS Social Worker, Kyotsmovi, AZ. This position is responsible for the protection of targeted clientele who are suspected of, or subjected to physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse, neglect, or deemed minors in need of care. Please see the job description for more information.

Client Transporter, Kyotsmovi, AZ. The work consists of duties, which are routine in nature and involve various related steps, processes or methods. Decisions regarding needs to be done involve choices requiring the incumbent to recognize the existence of the differences among alternatives. Please see the job description for more information.

Receptionist, Kyotsmovi, AZ. This position is responsible for providing reception and clerk/office support for the administrative staff. The incumbent performs duties of moderate difficulty and complexity requiring knowledge and skill in customer service, telephone etiquette, correspondence formatting and records management. Please see the job description for more information.

Grants Administrator, Kyotsmovi, AZ. This position is responsible for administrative and financial management duties in support of the Village Infrastructure Projects, Water Resources Program. The incumbent performs duties of considerable difficulty and complexity. Please see the job description for more information.

Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi

GovWin IQ Specialist and Administrative Assistant, Grand Rapids, MI. The position is responsible for providing GovWin IQ and Administrative support to WDC and subsidiary companies. Conduct research for existing and upcoming Request for Proposals (RFPs). This work will entail soliciting and scheduling communications between employees, teammates as well as collecting and organizing inputs from multiple sources. Provides proposal support and provides a broad variety of administrative duties in the Grand Rapids office. The position works closely with all employees, customers and related agencies and or enterprises to provide support for day-to-day administration. Please see the job description or website for more information.

Michigan Indian Legal Services

Staff Attorney, Traverse City, MI. This position will focus on tribal and state law legal issues; with an emphasis on tribal court child welfare and criminal defense
matters. This position will require overnight travel in the Upper Peninsula. Ideally the position will start in November. Please see the job description for more information.

Department of Revenue

Tribal Liaison, Tumwater, WA. This position’s primary objective is to represent the department in government-to-government relationships and coordinate overall tax policy development with statewide tribal governments. Please see the job description for more information.

Table Mountain Racheria

Legal Counsel, Friant CA. Serve as legal advisor to the Tribal Council, tribal government departments and economic enterprises. Performs high level legal research and analysis in numerous areas of law and policy related to Federal Indian and California Law. Provides in-house support and legal advice on Tribal, State, Gaming and Federal laws and regulations. Please see the job description for more information.

Kickapoo Traditional Tribes of Texas

Staff Attorney, Egale Pass TX.  Work with Native American individuals, families, organizations and Tribal governments in all areas of Federal Indian Law, including but not limited to, advising on issues involving jurisdiction, estate planning, trust assets, tribal governance, employment, and the Indian Child Welfare Act. May have to represent clients in court or before quasi-judicial or administrative agencies of government. Please see the job description for more information.

 

View job postings from July 27, 2018.