This position is a Senior Attorney advising Agency leadership on all legal aspects of Federal real property use, development, policy, management, partnerships, and disposition, including related commercial transactions, environmental compliance, fiscal matters, and interagency relations.

Duties

Provide legal advice, policy development assistance, and risk assessment in formulating and executing real property programs and operations. Advise on policy, regulation, and legislation related to real property; support compliance with external legal requirements; represent the Agency in litigation; serve as a liaison on legal matters with other Federal, state, and local agencies. Support preparation, negotiation, and implementation of real property transactions such as leases, permits, easements, transfers, and exchanges. Advise on planning and implementation of real property acquisition, construction, utilization, and disposition, including competitive processes for development and use by external partners. Coordinate associated legal support in related areas such as fiscal law, environmental compliance, interagency and commercial partnerships.

Requirements

• This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
• Position subject to pre-employment background investigation.
• You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
• If selected, you will be required to complete a financial disclosure statement.

Qualifications

Basic Requirements for all grade levels: You must possess a Juris Doctor (J.D.) or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree from a full course of study at a law school accredited by the American Bar Association; be an active member in good standing of the bar of any state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and have been admitted to practice law before a state or federal court. GS-15: To qualify at the GS-15 level:you must meet the basic requirement for all grade levels (as outlined above). In addition, one of the following requirements must be satisfied: One year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 level: Planning, negotiating, and implementing real property transactions such as leases, permits, easements, transfers, and sales, preferably in Federal and commercial settings; Advising senior clients on complex legal matters, large-scale real property projects, and risk assessment; Advising on compliance with Federal and state requirements for matters such as commercial development, environmental compliance, and historic preservation. OR A graduate law degree (e.g., Master of Laws/LL.M.) and 1 year of professional legal experience equivalent to the experience described above. Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

Education

U.S. degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs. These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.

Contacts

• Address NASA Headquarters 300 E St SW Washington, DC 20546 US
• Name: NASA Shared Services Contact Center
• Phone: 1-877-677-2123
• Email: [email protected]