Attorney-Adviser (General) with Security Clearance
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Richmond, VA, United States
Department of Defense
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Duties As an Attorney Advisor, you will be responsible for the following duties:
* If selected at the GS-11 level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity.
* If selected at the GS-12 level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity.
* As an Attorney-Advisor (General), under the supervision of the Deputy Chief Counsel, DLA Counsel Weapons Support, you will provide legal support, advice and counsel on a variety of issues and matters.
* Providing legal support, advice, and counsel in the following legal areas: Government Contracts, Fiscal, Installation, Administrative, Ethics, Procurement Fraud, and Labor & Employment.
* Researching, analyzing, and interpreting applicable legal authorities to address legal questions arising from day-to-day operations.
* Developing and analyzing facts relevant to legal matters presented.
* Providing written and verbal legal advice to management and operating officials to ensure actions taken are in accordance with governing laws, regulations and policies, and to limit litigation risk.
* Providing legal representation before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).
* Assisting U.
S. Attorneys and Department of Justice in Federal court cases.
* Performing other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Must be a U.
S. Citizen
* This is an Excepted Service position.
* Tour of Duty: Flexible (https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Join-Our-Team/Benefits/#Work)
* Security
Requirements:
Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
* Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
* Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
* Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
* Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
* Bargaining Unit Status: No
* Financial Disclosure Requirement: Required
* Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information. Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED 1) The first professional law degree (LLB. or J.
D.); 2) Proof that you are licensed and a member in good standing with the bar of the highest court of a State, U.
S. commonwealth, U.
S. territory, or the District of Columbia. Annual bar certification cards issued from your state of licensure are not considered acceptable. Proof is a "certificate of good standing" issued by your state of licensure dated within 6 months of the closing date of this announcement or a screenshot of your bar status taken from your state of licensure website that is dated within 6 months of the closing date of this announcement or sworn statement to that effect. If there is not a date on the screen shot, you must provide a statement signed by you on the date that the screen shot was created. The successful applicant selected for employment must provide a "certificate of good standing" issued by their respective bar showing they are in good status and in active status prior to appointment. 3) In addition to 1 and 2 (listed above), each grade level has the following qualification
requirements:
To Qualify at the GS-11 level , one of the following requirements must be satisfied: a. One year of professional legal experience. b. The second professional law degree (Master of Laws (LL.
M.)) provided it required 1 full academic year of graduate study. c. Superior law student work or activities as demonstrated by one of the following:
* Academic standing in the upper third of the attorney's law school graduating class.
* Work or achievement of significance on one of the attorney's law school's official law reviews or journals.
* Special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school (e.g., membership in the Order of the Coif, winning of a moot court competition, or membership on the moot court team that represents the attorney's law school in competition with other law schools). d. Full-time or continuous participation in a legal aid program as opposed to one-time, intermittent, or casual participation. e. Significant summer law office clerk experience. f. Other evidence of clearly superior accomplishment or achievement. To Qualify at the GS-12 Level , one of the following requirements must be satisfied: a. Two years of professional legal experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level. b. The second professional law degree (LL.
M.) plus 1 year of professional legal experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level. c. An attorney without experience may, in unusual cases, be employed at the GS-12 or equivalent level provided the individual has advanced educational attainments substantially beyond those required for work at the GS-11
* If selected at the GS-11 level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity.
* If selected at the GS-12 level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity.
* As an Attorney-Advisor (General), under the supervision of the Deputy Chief Counsel, DLA Counsel Weapons Support, you will provide legal support, advice and counsel on a variety of issues and matters.
* Providing legal support, advice, and counsel in the following legal areas: Government Contracts, Fiscal, Installation, Administrative, Ethics, Procurement Fraud, and Labor & Employment.
* Researching, analyzing, and interpreting applicable legal authorities to address legal questions arising from day-to-day operations.
* Developing and analyzing facts relevant to legal matters presented.
* Providing written and verbal legal advice to management and operating officials to ensure actions taken are in accordance with governing laws, regulations and policies, and to limit litigation risk.
* Providing legal representation before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals (ASBCA), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).
* Assisting U.
S. Attorneys and Department of Justice in Federal court cases.
* Performing other duties as assigned. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Must be a U.
S. Citizen
* This is an Excepted Service position.
* Tour of Duty: Flexible (https://www.dla.mil/Careers/Join-Our-Team/Benefits/#Work)
* Security
Requirements:
Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
* Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
* Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
* Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
* Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
* Bargaining Unit Status: No
* Financial Disclosure Requirement: Required
* Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. See https://www.tsa.gov/real-id for more information. Qualifications QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED 1) The first professional law degree (LLB. or J.
D.); 2) Proof that you are licensed and a member in good standing with the bar of the highest court of a State, U.
S. commonwealth, U.
S. territory, or the District of Columbia. Annual bar certification cards issued from your state of licensure are not considered acceptable. Proof is a "certificate of good standing" issued by your state of licensure dated within 6 months of the closing date of this announcement or a screenshot of your bar status taken from your state of licensure website that is dated within 6 months of the closing date of this announcement or sworn statement to that effect. If there is not a date on the screen shot, you must provide a statement signed by you on the date that the screen shot was created. The successful applicant selected for employment must provide a "certificate of good standing" issued by their respective bar showing they are in good status and in active status prior to appointment. 3) In addition to 1 and 2 (listed above), each grade level has the following qualification
requirements:
To Qualify at the GS-11 level , one of the following requirements must be satisfied: a. One year of professional legal experience. b. The second professional law degree (Master of Laws (LL.
M.)) provided it required 1 full academic year of graduate study. c. Superior law student work or activities as demonstrated by one of the following:
* Academic standing in the upper third of the attorney's law school graduating class.
* Work or achievement of significance on one of the attorney's law school's official law reviews or journals.
* Special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school (e.g., membership in the Order of the Coif, winning of a moot court competition, or membership on the moot court team that represents the attorney's law school in competition with other law schools). d. Full-time or continuous participation in a legal aid program as opposed to one-time, intermittent, or casual participation. e. Significant summer law office clerk experience. f. Other evidence of clearly superior accomplishment or achievement. To Qualify at the GS-12 Level , one of the following requirements must be satisfied: a. Two years of professional legal experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level. b. The second professional law degree (LL.
M.) plus 1 year of professional legal experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level. c. An attorney without experience may, in unusual cases, be employed at the GS-12 or equivalent level provided the individual has advanced educational attainments substantially beyond those required for work at the GS-11