Staff Attorney
About The Position
The Office of the General Counsel is seeking a thoughtful, practical, and collaborative Staff Attorney to join their team. Practicing law for a sovereign Tribal Nation is unlike practicing law anywhere else. The attorneys provide legal and practical advice to Tribal leadership, departments, enterprises, and members of the Miccosukee community. The work is varied, meaningful, and intellectually challenging, offering the opportunity to make a lasting impact on Tribal government and the community it serves. This is not a traditional law firm position. There are no billable hours, no expectation that you'll develop clients, and no pressure to build your own practice. While occasional evening or weekend work may be necessary to meet important deadlines or support Tribal business, this is generally a predictable Monday through Friday position. The Staff Attorney reports to the General Counsel and works collaboratively with the Legal Department to provide practical, solution-oriented legal services. The ideal candidate enjoys learning, solving problems, and helping clients accomplish their goals. The role is not simply to identify legal risk—they work to find practical ways to achieve the Tribe's goals while thoughtfully protecting its interests. Prior Tribal law experience is welcome but not required. The position seeks someone with sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, humility, and a genuine interest in learning about Tribal sovereignty, Tribal government, and the unique legal and cultural environment in which they serve.
Requirements
- Exercises sound judgment and approaches problems with a practical mindset.
- Communicates clearly and builds strong professional relationships.
- Enjoys learning and adapts well to unfamiliar legal issues.
- Takes ownership while valuing collaboration and teamwork.
- Serves the Tribe with professionalism, integrity, and respect.
Nice To Haves
- Approximately 2–5 years of legal experience, preferably in contracts, business transactions, governmental operations, employment, procurement, litigation support, administrative law, regulatory matters, or a related practice area.
- Licensed to practice law in Florida, or willing to obtain Florida Bar admission within one year.
- Strong analytical, writing, organizational, and communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal advice and support to Tribal leadership, departments, and enterprises.
- Draft, review, negotiate, and revise contracts, agreements, policies, resolutions, correspondence, and other legal documents.
- Conduct legal research and provide practical, solution-oriented legal analysis.
- Build strong working relationships with Tribal departments and communicate complex legal issues in a practical, understandable manner.
- Support a wide variety of governmental, business, employment, procurement, regulatory, governance, and litigation matters.
- Coordinate with outside counsel, consultants, government agencies, and other professionals.
- Assist in improving departmental processes, templates, and resources.
- Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
