The primary purpose of this position is to to provide professional legal expertise for the full range of issues and problems arising in the fields of contracting, acquisition, and procurement, including claims, disputes, intellectual property, technical data, litigation, security and classified information, facilities, taxation, protection of governmental rights and property, foreign military sales, labor law and environmental issues

Duties

Provides professional legal advice and legal guidance, oral and written. Serves as Ethics Counselor, FOIA and Privacy Act Advisor, and Other Civil Law Matters Impacting Acquisitions. Serves as a legal representative on panels, boards, committees, reviews, etc. Serves as Legal Assistance Attorney.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• PCS expenses if authorized will be paid IAW JTR and Air Force Regulations
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov.
• A security clearance may be required
• Position may be subject to random drug testing
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
• Shift work and emergency overtime may be required
• Employee must maintain current certifications
• Attorney appointments are subject to serve a one-year probationary period.
• Candidates are not required to have active duty service or veterans? preference to be referred and considered. All qualified candidates who meet the recruitment assessment criteria will be referred to the selecting official.
• Position requires a Jurisprudence Doctorate (J.D), the employee having successfully graduated from an accredited law school and the ability to practice law within the United States
• Continuous membership in good standing (dated within last 4 months) the bar of any state or the District of Columbia, is required
• In accordance with the provisions of the Joint Ethics Regulations, the incumbent must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Form 450, on an annual basis
• Position is centrally managed and PCS is authorized
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Mobility is a condition of employment. The employee must sign an Air Force-wide mobility agreement

Qualifications

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: You MUST have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have the first professional law degree (LLB or JD). The attorney shall have professional legal experience in excess of three years that is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. In addition, at the time of application, you must provide proof, dated within four months of application, of "active" status with a bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. On-line information is allowed as long as it shows that you are in "active" status. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of Federal acquisition law (to include knowledge of sophisticated source selections and systems type acquisitions), contracts (including knowledge of cost-technical trade-offs and FAR Cost Accounting Standards issues), and grants, cooperative agreements, and Other Transaction Agreements. Ability and skill rendering authoritative written and oral legal opinions involving extremely complex and difficult legal problems resulting from the various stages of contracting, acquisition, and procurement management. Ability to communicate orally with a wide range of individuals, of varying ranks and from various backgrounds Ability to support preparation and presentation of dispute cases for hearing before such arbiters as the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, the U. S. Court of Federal Claims, Government Accountability Office, or U.S. District Court. Knowledge of Federal fiscal laws, rules, and regulations Ability to serve as a Federal government legal representative on panels, boards, committees, reviews, etc. Knowledge of administrative and civil law applicable to military installations or other Federal organizations, knowledge of the Air Force Legal Assistance program, and knowledge of administrative and civil law applicable to legal assistance matters. At the time of application, you must provide proof, dated within four months of application, of "active" status and in good standing (within last 4 months) with a bar of the highest court of a State, US commonwealth, US territory, or the District of Columbia. On-line information is allowed as long as it shows that you are in "active" status and dated within four months of application. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Must be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, and be currently licensed as an attorney, in active (or equivalent) status and in good standing, with the bar of a U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth. The attorney must maintain such bar membership in at least one jurisdiction during the entire course of employment with the Air Force.

Contacts

• Address Eglin AFB 310 W Van Matre Ave Ste 102 Eglin AFB, FL 32542 US
• Name: Total Force Service Center
• Phone: 1-800-525-0102
• Email: [email protected]