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Job opening: Attorney-Adviser (General)

Salary: $121 258 - 157 633 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Sep 06 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: This position is located with the Installation Management Command (IMCOM) Directorate - Readiness, Special Staff, Legal Office, at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized. If you are currently serving in a permanent, competitive service appointment in the Federal service, and are selected for this position, the appointment will remove you from the competitive service while you occupy this position.

Duties

Provides legal advice to a Senior Executive Service Director. Develops policy and procedures for implementation within the supported organizations and activities with respect to legal matters within attorney's responsibility. Represents the IMCOM Directorate (ID) in third-party administrative and quasi-judicial proceedings before administrative tribunals and assists in the defense of federal litigation. Provides technical legal guidance and advice directly to key officials in the supported organizations and activities on actions of great significance or extraordinary complexity requiring a high degree of original and creative legal reasoning. Reviews, researches and provides legal interpretation on a wide range of Federal and State statutes, regulations, executive orders, and agency directives. Serves as an Ethics Counselor, managing the standards of conduct and conflicts of interest program. Assists in handling matters involving the White House, Congress, national, state, and local political officials relative to legislation, inquiries, and investigations. Provides written and oral responses to the most complex congressional inquiries. Supervises attorneys within the ID-counsel and the garrison attorneys located within the ID that are not part of a Consolidated Legal Office. Incumbent is responsible for or assists in determining personnel requirements, recommends personnel actions, preparing of performance standards, making appropriate performance appraisals and administering leave.

Requirements

  • A two year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance for access for the duration of employment.
  • This position requires the incumbent to maintain an active bar membership that permits the representation of the Federal Government in the courts of their jurisdiction to the extent that private practice attorneys are able to for their clients.
  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Current and former Federal employees and US Citizens. Applicants will be evaluated to determine if they meet the minimum qualification requirements and on the extent to which their application shows possession of the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) associated with the position. KSA's: Skill in identifying and researching highly technical and complex legal issues. Skill in providing legal, technical, and policy guidance. Ability to effectively, professionally, and ethically manage a heavy caseload of clients with complex legal needs. Ability to supervise or lead others. Qualification Requirements: The following minimum qualification requirements must be met before applicants are eligible for further consideration: 1) Education: Assignments require the first professional law degree (Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctorate (J.D.)). Applicants for initial appointment into attorney positions must be graduates of law schools accredited by the American Bar Association at the time of the applicant's graduation. The Army General Counsel may make an exception upon a showing that a candidate possesses superior qualifications and that no well-qualified candidates from accredited law schools are available. 2) Bar Membership: Applicants must be active members in good standing (as defined by the pertinent bar) of the bar of a State, territory, the District of Columbia, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 3) Professional Legal Experience: Applicants must possess more than 3 years of professional legal experience after admission to the bar commensurate with the duties of the position. 4) Time in Grade (current Federal employees): Candidates selected for advancement will normally have completed at least one year of service that is one grade lower than the position to be filled. The selecting official may request a waiver of the one year requirement in cases where hardship or inequity exists. NOTICE OF VETERAN'S PREFERENCE: There is no formal rating system for applying veteran's preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of the Defense considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor for attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty") to their submissions. Although the point-preference system is not used, applicants eligible to claim a 10-point preference must submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference", and supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed. The SF 15 will identify the supporting documentation required along with the list of the types of 10-point preference. The SF 15 is available from the OPM at https://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/sf/.

Education

Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.

Contacts

  • Address DN-APF-W0BUAA-IMCOM DIRECTORATE READINESS DO NOT MAIL Fort Liberty, NC 28307 US
  • Name: Army Applicant Help Desk

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