DESCRIPTION:

Under the direction of the General Counsel, the Assistant General Counsel provides legal services and representation to the Tribe, its agencies, and its enterprises in a broad variety of matters, including contract law, employment law, administrative law, real estate matters, Indian gaming regulation, taxation, tribal jurisdiction, environmental law, cultural resource preservation, child welfare, and legislation.

Under the supervision of the Tribal Prosecutor, will perform work of complex difficulty involving the prosecution of all domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking cases in Tribal Court, providing information and guidance to police officers in the areas of proper law and procedure, and will aid in the creation of an education program for tribal and local police officers regarding the effective investigation of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking cases involving Native Americans.

Occasional travel within and outside Michigan will be required.

ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist in the provision of legal advice to the Tribal Council, subordinate tribal boards and committees, governmental departments and agencies, and tribal enterprises regarding the tribal governmental and business affairs;

Assist in the negotiation and drafting of intergovernmental agreements and contracts for services and goods, and commercial development agreements;

Assist with litigation at the trial and appellate levels in federal, state, and tribal courts and in administrative and private forums;

Assist with drafting tribal legislation, resolutions, administrative rules and regulations, charters and other documents and instruments to establish and develop governmental and commercial entities.

Assist with the development of regulatory and other tribal governmental programs and the coordination of those programs with federal, state, and local counterparts;

Monitor federal, state, and local legislation and political affairs, report on matters of interest to tribal leadership, and provide advice regarding proper possible responses and courses of action;

Assist in protecting and asserting the rights of the Tribe under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, the Archeological Resources Protection Act and other federal and state laws to preserve the cultural resources of the LVD community and related indigenous groups;

Assist with personnel issues, employment disputes and other personnel matters and work with the tribal leadership regarding the development of policies and procedures for implementing improvements in human resource management;

Assist LVD in its efforts to fulfill its governmental responsibilities regarding environmental protection and coordinate with federal, state, and local environmental agencies regarding tribal environmental concerns,; and

Assist in coordinating the work of outside counsel for LVD.

ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Vertical prosecution of all domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking cases in Tribal Court

2. Collaborate with Tribal victim advocate and domestic violence victim advocate to provide empowerment for victims and effective witness management

3. Vertical or collaborative prosecution of other criminal cases on behalf of the Tribal Prosecutor

4. Provide call coverage for prosecutor’s office to provide information and guidance to tribal police officers

5. Attend, at minimum, bi-monthly education related to the investigation or prosecution of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking

6. Collaborate with tribal police officer to create education program for tribal and local police regarding domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking involving Native Americans

7. Collaborate with Tribal Prosecutor to codify Tribal Victim’s Rights

The responsibilities listed above are representative of the natural and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive. All of the duties listed above may not be assigned, nor do the examples cover all duties which may be assigned.