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Senior Associate Attorney-Dragonfly Law Group
Rapid, City, SD
About the Role
Dragonfly Law Group is looking for a Senior Associate Attorney with three to five years of practice experience to join our Rapid City office. This is a general counsel role. You will advise tribal housing authorities, K-12 schools, tribal colleges, and tribal governments on the matters that shape how those institutions operate day to day.
We are a small firm doing consequential work. Our clients are institutions that serve their communities, and the advice we give affects real people. If you want a practice where the work matters and where you are close enough to the client to see the difference it makes, this is that practice.
This role carries real responsibility from the start. You will manage your own matters, and you will help mentor our younger attorneys. We are not looking for someone to sit behind a senior lawyer for two years.
What You Will Work On
Primary focus
- Education law, including Indian education law, for K-12 schools and tribal colleges
- Housing law and tribal housing law for housing authorities
- Contracts, drafting and negotiation
- Personnel, employment, and labor matters
Additional work
- Federal procurement and contracting
- Jurisdictional litigation involving tribal nations
- Tribal tax matters, where experience is a plus rather than a requirement
What We Are Looking For
- Three to five years of practice as a licensed attorney
- Experience working with tribes, tribal institutions, and Indigenous organizations is strongly preferred
- Background in one or more of the following core areas: education, housing, contracts, employment and labor, procurement
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
- Admission to the South Dakota or North Dakota bar, or eligibility for admission
- Strong research, writing, and analytical skills, and the judgment to know when a question needs escalating
- The ability to run a matter independently and to work well as part of a team
- Willingness and ability to mentor less experienced attorneys
- Cultural competency and genuine respect for the communities we serve
- Commitment to restorative practices with our clients and within our organization
Location and Travel
This position is based in Rapid City and the person in this role needs to live here. We allow remote and work from home time, but there will be in the office time when the work calls for it. This is not a remote position and it is not a fly in position.
The role involves significant regional travel to client sites, board meetings, and hearings. Travel time is billable and mileage is reimbursed.
Pay: $95,000.00 - $130,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $95,000 - $130,000