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Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP

Associate Attorney, Omaha, Nebraska. Fredericks Peebles & Morgan LLP has developed a reputation as aggressive litigators, advocates, and accomplished negotiators. The 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. They are seeking an ambitious entry-level Associate Attorney for our Omaha, Nebraska office. Deadline for submitting resume and required supporting documents is Monday, July 31, 2018. Please see the description or website for more information.

2019 Summer Law Clerks, Louisville, Colorado; Omaha, Nebraska; Rapid City, South Dakota; and Sacramento, California. Applicants must be enrolled in an ABA accredited law school.  Experience or coursework in tribal and Federal Indian Law is required and/or preferred at most FPM office locations.  Applicants must also possess excellent analytical, research and communication skills, and the ability to work well independently and as a team member in a fast-paced environment. Applications close on August 31, 2018. Please see the description for more information.

Prairie Island Indian Community

Assistant General Counsel, Welch, Minnesota. Will be responsible for representing the Community’s Family Services Department in child protection, Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), adult conservatorship and other matters in the Community’s Tribal Court and other courts as needed. Application deadline is August 17, 2018. Please visit the Tribe’s website for more information.

Tohono O’odham Nation Office of Attorney General

Legal Assistant, Sells, Arizona. The Office of Attorney General represents the interests of the Tohono O’odham Nation in tribal, state, and federal venues.  The Legal Assistant will assist attorneys in all aspects of tribal governance with an emphasis on Child Welfare cases. The application is open until filled. Please see the job description for more information.

Dakota Plains Legal Services

Executive Director,  Mission, South Dakota. The Executive Director has overall responsibility for the operation of Dakota Plains Legal Services, including general administration of the program, its fiscal affairs, the securing of funds and the maintaining of funding levels sufficient to meet programmatic needs, personnel management, working with the organized Bar throughout the state, implementing programmatic policies, and providing necessary litigation support. The application closes August 31, 2018. Please see the job description for more information.

Alaska Native Justice Center

ICWA Attorney I-II, Anchorage, Alaska. The Lead Attorney will provide legal services to Tribes and supervise a team of attorneys and paralegals to provide these services. This position primarily involves representing tribes as clients in proceedings related to the Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”), as well as litigating other Native law and civil matters on behalf of Tribes. Travel to both rural and urban areas may be required. Please see the job description or website for more information.

Anishinabe Legal Services

FTE Staff Attorney, White Earth, Minnesota. ALS is looking for a well-qualified and highly motivated licensed attorney to provide civil legal assistance and court representation to program clients before area Tribal Courts, State Courts and Administrative Forms on or near the White Earth Reservation. Primary duties will include representation of parents in CHIPS matters before the White Earth Tribal Court, civil commitment defense, and landlord/tenant law. Applications are preferred by August 31, 2018, but will be accepted until the position is filled. Please see the job description for more information.

Department of Justice

Civil Division AUSA, Pierre, South Dakota. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Dakota is seeking an experienced attorney to fill one Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) position in the Civil Division in the Pierre office. This attorney primarily will be responsible for the Affirmative Civil Enforcement (ACE) program, which pursues civil actions against corporations and individuals that engage in fraud, violate federal laws, and divert controlled substances. Application closes August 10, 2018. Please see the job description for more information.

Criminal Division AUSA,  Pierre, South Dakota. AUSAs in the Criminal Division advise federal law enforcement agents on criminal investigations, present criminal cases to the grand jury, prepare and argue a broad range of motions, and try criminal cases before the United States District Court. Candidates should be capable of handling a variety of significant and complex criminal prosecutions. Application closes August 10, 2018. Please see the job description for more information.

AUSA, Tucson, Arizona. AUSAs have the opportunity to represent the interests of the United States of America in the United States District Court of Arizona and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in performing this important public service, to exercise responsibility that is unparalleled in any other job that a litigator might undertake. AUSAs immediately undertake cases, many high profile, in any of several units within each division. Application closes August 8, 2018. Please see the job description for more information.

University of Michigan

Assistant Professor, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) at the University of Michigan (UM) seeks applicants for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Water Policy, Politics and Planning. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in environmental policy or planning, political science, public policy, water resource management, or a closely related discipline, or a J.D. in environmental law with a demonstrated record of scholarly research. Review of applications will begin on September 14, 2018 and continue until the position is filled.  SEAS plans to appoint a faculty member to this position to begin Fall 2019. Please see the job description for more information.

Quinault Indian Nation

Prosecuting Attorney, Taholah, Washington. This position will represent the Nation in criminal proceedings, fish and game proceedings, civil, and juvenile and dependency cases.  To apply, please submit a completed application (available here), cover letter, resume and two writing samples to Raven Bryson (360) 276-8215 ext. 4610 or rbryson@quinault.org.  The Nation is a tribal member and Indian preference employer. Position closes August 24, 2018. Please see the job description for more information.

The Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation (Udall Foundation)

Executive Director, Tuscon, Arizona.Seeking an Executive Director who will take over from the current Executive Director upon his retirement at the end of April 2019. (The anticipated start date for the new Executive Director is March or April 2019 to provide overlap with the current Executive Director.) Please see the job description for more information.