Friday Job Announcements

Sarah M Donnelly1 Comment

Job vacancies are posted on Friday. Some announcements might still appear throughout the week. If you would like your Indian law job posted on Turtle Talk, please email indigenous@law.msu.edu.

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

Prosecutor. Presents criminal cases in trials, renders legal advice and assistance to local law enforcement officials, and litigates cases before Tribal Court. Closes 10/16/17.

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch, LLP

Associate Attorney, Native American Law, San Diego, C.A. Procopio is seeking an attorney with top academic credentials with a minimum of five years’ experience in Native American law. Experience specifically with Tribal governance, fee to trust, leasing, Tribal business, federal environmental law, NEPA, cultural resources, tribal healthcare and gaming law helpful.  Successful candidates will have excellent writing and client relations skills.  Must include experience in Tribal representation, with a strong understanding of Tribal sovereignty, Tribal codes and ordinance development, and Tribal businesses.  Portable business helpful but not required.  Major law firm experience, or significant in-house experience with tribal government preferred.  Competitive salary and outstanding benefit package. TO APPLY:  Please forward a brief cover email and resume to julia.lee@procopio.com.

Department of the Interior

Public Affairs Specialist, Office of the Secretary, Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations, Arlington, V.A. Will develop, execute, and evaluate a comprehensive communications program. The successful candidate will oversee day-to-day communications activities of the Buy-Back Program and will work in close collaboration with the Program Director, Deputy Program Director, and/or their supervisor on the development and implementation of strategic internal and external communications strategies and messaging. Same announcement for federal employees here.

San Manuel Band of Mission Indians

Chief Judge, Highland, C.A. Serves as the chief administrator of both the trial and appellate courts of the San Manuel Tribal Court System and as the Chief Judge of the trial court. The Chief Judge is responsible for assisting the Judiciary Committee, Business Committee and General Council with the continued development Tribal law and Tribal Court procedures.

Previous Friday Job Announcements: 9/29/17

Register now for NCJFCJ’s Tribal Court Community of Practice 10/20/17

Adrea Korthase

A community of practice is a web-based event using Adobe Connect system to bring together people who share a common goal or experience on a monthly basis. The platform utilizes tools that encourage people to share ideas, ask questions, and collaborate. We will use the first community of practice online call to generate topics for subsequent meetings.

More information here.

Sign up here.

 

Rep. McCaskill Introduces Bill to Abrogate Tribal Immunity

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Bill

 

Interior Dept. Official who Spoke Out in Favor of Alaska Natives Resigns

Matthew L.M. Fletcher1 Comment

Here from WaPo. HuffPo.

Here is his resignation letter: Letter

Here is his whistleblower complaint: Form 11

Prior WaPo coverage when Clement spoke out last summer.

High Country News profile here.

Oh, When Will We Get a Better Government?

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here: “US votes against UN motion to condemn gay sex death penalty ‘over fears executions could be banned in the States’”

NCAI Hearing on Indian Country Voting in the Great Lakes — Milwaukee, October 16, 2017

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here is the announcement:

great lakes voting rights hearing_oct 2017

Tribal Law Journal Call for Papers — ICRA Symposium

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here:

Call for Papers

Deadline for this Issue is December 15, 2017.

The symposium announcement is here.

The Tribal Law Journal blog is here.

The Tribal Law Journal is here.

Stockbridge-Munsee Successfully Amends WI Reciprocity Rules for Tribal Attorneys

Sarah M Donnelly

Links: Supreme Court of Wisconsin Order(PDF), Wisconsin State Bar News

Excerpt:

Last week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered an amendment to Supreme Court Rule (SCR) 40.05, allowing legal services (or service as a judge) for federally recognized Indian tribes to count for purposes of admission by proof of practice.

Previously, the rule said lawyers could obtain reciprocity admission to practice law in Wisconsin if they substantially engaged in the practice of law “in a state or territory, the federal government, or the District of Columbia” for at least three of the five years prior to admission, provided the lawyer met other requirements.

The rule did not include work for a “federally recognized Indian tribe.” Thus, the Board of Bar Examiners (BBE) could and did deny reciprocity credit for lawyers who worked at least three years for a federally recognized Indian tribe, in Wisconsin or elsewhere.

Federal Court Suit to Enforce Arbitration Over Tribal Court Suit

Matthew L.M. Fletcher

Here are the materials so far in Halcón Operating Co. Inc. V. Rez Rock N Water LLC (D.N.D.):

1 Complaint

4 Motion for PI

Public Land & Resources Law Review’s Public Lands Law Conference on October 12-13

Sarah M Donnelly

Bridging Divides: Energy, Environment, and Empowerment in a New Era
37th Biennial Public Lands Law Conference, October 12-13, 2017

The Alexander Blewett III School of Law at the University of Montana’s Public Land & Resources Law Review will be hosting its 37th Biennial Public Land Law Conference, Bridging Divides: Energy, Environment, and Empowerment in a New Era, in beautiful Missoula, Montana, October 12-13, 2017 at the law school.  The conference’s goal is to bring relevant and differing advocacy positions together within the current evolving political and legal climate in hopes of bridging divides and finding common vision to manage energy and environmental resources. Areas of focus will include balancing energy development with fish and wildlife needs, preserving indigenous interests in energy development, and addressing energy development within land use planning. Registration information can be found at http://scholarship.law.umt.edu/pllsymposium/.

On October 12, we will be taking a field trip, Old and New Legacies in the Upper Clark Fork Basin, to the Northwestern Energy Control Center in Butte, the microgrid tour in Deer Lodge, and Milltown State Park. Featured speakers will be at each site. Conference keynote speakers will be:

  • Daniel Jorjani: U.S. Department of Interior Principal Deputy Solicitor discussing Federal Lands: Current Policy Directions and Opportunities for Bridge Building. Room 201, Thursday at 5:00 PM.
  • Charles Wilkinson: Distinguished Professor University of Colorado School of Law discussing Collaborative Management of Public Lands and Natural Resources. Room 201, Friday at 12:00 PM.
  • Scott Slovic: Distinguished Professor University of Idaho discussing Language Matters: Environmental Controversy and the Quest for Common Ground. Room 201, Friday at 2:45 PM.

Conference panels will be discussing: Water, Wind, and Wildlife; Energy, Infrastructure, and Culture; and The Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development.