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ATTORNEY-ADVISER (GENERAL)

Department of the Air Force - Nellis AFB, Nevada

Posted Jun 5, 2026

Benefits

Parental leave
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Non-birth-parent leave
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Family-building benefits
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Salary
$109K-$141K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
401(k) match
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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
$117,235 U.S. median for this role
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+2.6% - Average

7% above the BLS role benchmark for legal aggregate.

Matched to SOC 23-1011 - Legal aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function
Legal From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
Seniority
Senior From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Weekend work
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Application

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Deadline
Jun 18, 2026 From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Where they hire

Hires in: NV From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

About this role

ATTORNEY-ADVISER (GENERAL) Nellis AFB, Nevada Summary The primary purpose of this position is to support the Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) as a senior attorney, providing legal advice and counsel for the most complex, often precedential, installation level cases in administrative law, claims, environmental law, contract law, labor law, and international law, to the USAF Warfare Center and tenant units; to represent Department of the Air Force (DAF) interests in various forums and support the defense of the DAF in litigation. Duties As a senior attorney, advises the USAFWC/JA Commander, as well as subordinate and tenant unit commanders and managers, on a host of general law matters. Assesses and evaluates for legal compliance, legal sufficiency, and/or advisability, local policies and practices, proposed actions and decisions, official conduct and authority, commercial transactions, draft documents and publications, investigations, responses to inquiries, public statements, plans, and initiatives. For the most complex installation legal issues, prepares for and represents the DAF/installation and its legal interests in correspondence, meetings, negotiations, and judicial and administrative hearings, involving federal, state, and local (and overseas, foreign) officials, parties with adverse interests, and commercial entities. Advocates DAF positions and defends DAF legal interests in meetings and negotiations with outside officials and entities, in order to reach agreements that permit the unconstrained execution of the DAF mission and preserve command prerogatives. Provides legal assistance to active-duty military, dependents, eligible Department of Defense (DoD) civilians, retirees, and other DoD cardholders, consistent with Air Force Instructions (AFIs) and legal office policy. In line

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