Cyber Legal Advisor

Provides legal advice and recommendations on relevant topics related to cyber law.

Tasks

The concrete work activities defined for this role in the DCWF v5.1 spreadsheet. Core tasks are required for the role; additional tasks are associated but not mandatory.

• T390A additional Acquire and maintain a working knowledge of constitutional issues relevant laws, regulations, policies, agreements, standards, procedures, or other issuances.
• T398 additional Advocate organization's official position in legal and legislative proceedings.
• T451A additional Conduct framing of pleadings to properly identify alleged violations of law, regulations, or policy/guidance.
• T539A additional Develop guidelines for implementation.
• T574A additional Provide legal analysis and decisions to inspector generals, privacy officers, oversight and compliance personnel with regard to compliance with cybersecurity policies and relevant legal and regulatory requirements.
• T599 additional Evaluate contracts to ensure compliance with funding, legal, and program requirements.
• T607 additional Evaluate the effectiveness of laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures.
• T612A additional Evaluate the impact of changes to laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures.
• T618A additional Provide guidance on laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures to management, personnel, or clients.
• T655A additional Facilitate implementation of new or revised laws, regulations, executive orders, policies, standards, or procedures.
• T675 additional Interpret and apply laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures to specific issues.
• T787A additional Prepare legal and other relevant documents (e.g., depositions, briefs, affidavits, declarations, appeals, pleadings, discovery).
• T834 additional Resolve conflicts in laws, regulations, policies, standards, or procedures.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

KSA statements define what a person filling this role knows or can do. "Knowledge" is what they must know, "Skill" is what they can perform, and "Ability" is a durable capacity they bring to the work.

• K0984 knowledge core Knowledge of cyber defense policies, procedures, and regulations.
• A1070A ability additional Ability to monitor and assess the potential impact of emerging technologies on laws, regulations, and/or policies.
• K0024 knowledge additional Knowledge of concepts and practices of processing digital forensic data.
• K0252 knowledge additional Knowledge of and experience in Insider Threat investigations, reporting, investigative tools and laws/regulations.
• K088B knowledge additional Knowledge of new and emerging control systems technologies.
• K300A knowledge additional Knowledge of intelligence principles, policies, and procedures including legal authorities and restrictions.
• K6210 knowledge additional Knowledge of cloud service models and possible limitations for an incident response.
• K954A knowledge additional Knowledge of foreign disclosure policies and import/export control regulations as related to cybersecurity.

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