Appellate Advocacy Training Legal Writer

The Air Force Appellate Defense Division (FOA/JAJA) is seeking a legal writer trainer to provide a two-to-three-day in-person training course on strategic and written appellate advocacy skills relevant to criminal cases. The trainer must have a Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school, experience in legal writing training, and prior teaching skills in written appellate advocacy. The training course will be conducted two times a year for two-to-eight personnel. Key requirements include: • A Juris Doctorate from an accredited law school • Experience in legal writing training and appellate advocacy in criminal cases • Prior teaching skills in written appellate advocacy • Ability to teach legal writing, mentor, and provide constructive feedback on appellate strategy • Demonstrated ability to develop appellate issues from records and written appellate advocacy