About the Position: This position is located at U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Fort Leonard Wood, Installation Legal Office, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. 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

Serves as attorney advisor, consultant, and legal expert for environmental law, labor law, and general administrative law. Carries out labor attorney functions independently. Incumbent exercises a high degree of independence and competence in performing assignments. Independently prepares opinions, determinations, recommendations and legal documents. Serves as a labor attorney and assistant Attorney-Adviser in all labor and civilian personnel law aspects of command actions. Incumbent applies in-depth knowledge of the law and Federal employment, labor law, the law of employment discrimination, regulations, policies, procedures, and case law in rendering legal advice and opinions. Completes actions on complex and difficult legal problems and factual issues, to include sensitive labor matters arising in foreign deployed areas. Represents IMCOM-Directorate as a trial attorney before investigators and administrative judges from various agencies. Conducts research in connection with cases to analyze factual and legal issues and to determine what additional facts are needed and what legal sources are applicable. Conducts research in connection with cases to analyze factual and legal issues and to determine what additional facts are needed and what legal sources are applicable. Incumbent reviews and advises on sensitive or complex issues on a wide variety of administrative law matters. Issues involved are frequently unique and require substantial analytical and legal skills. Appointed as Environmental Law Specialist and serves as principal legal advisor in the Office of the SJA, for the Commander, US Army Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood on matters incident to environmental law. Reviews, researches and provides legal advice and opinions interpreting a wide range of environmental statutes, court decisions and agency regulations. Provides written or oral opinions and recommendations on environmental law issues, including but not limited to air, water quality, wetlands, wildlife habitat, endangered species, solid and hazardous waste treatment, storage, transportation, etc. Assists in the planning, initiating, and carrying out of all actions and programs to ensure compliance with environmental legal requirements, and appropriate policy development and legal direction for negotiations regarding environmental problems. Provides legal services and advice in environmental-related areas, to include reviewing legal aspects of reports of fraud or other criminal conduct concerning the Command's environmental program.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• A two-year trial/probationary period may be required.
• This position requires the incumbent to maintain active bar membership, in good standing (as defined by the pertinent bar) of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: 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 analyze, formulate legal opinions, provide advice, and represent the agency on general administrative and civil law matters. Knowledge of administrative law in areas such as administrative investigations, Government property management, Privacy Act issues, records management, funding and fiscal law matters, Memorandum of Understanding, Memorandum of Agreement, and Freedom of Information Act. Skill in providing legal advice on all aspects of environmental law issues. Ability to analyze, formulate legal opinions, provide advice, and represent the agency on general environmental law matters. Ability to express, orally and in writing, complex legal issues in clear and succinct language so that the concepts are understood by both lawyers and non-lawyers. Ability to work effectively with senior officials as clients. Knowledge of applicable rules of professional responsibility and ethics. Ability to perform legal research and thoroughly analyze and problem solve a wide variety of complex legal issues. Knowledge of federal labor law. Ability to analyze, provide advice, and represent the agency on labor & employment matters. Knowledge of Government ethics laws and regulations Qualification Requirements: The following minimum qualification requirements must be met before applicants are eligible for further consideration: Education Requirements: Position requires the possession of the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) AND a member in good standing with the highest court of a State, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. Applicants for initial appointment into attorney positions within the Department of Army must be graduates of law schools accredited by the American Bar Association at the time of the applicant's graduation. As indicated below, a law school transcript must be submitted with your application materials. Bar Membership: Applicants must currently be a member in good standing (as defined by the pertinent bar) of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. As noted below, proof of such membership and good standing must be submitted with your application materials. Experience: In addition to the requirements above, applicants for the GS-13 or equivalent Attorney positions must also possess 2 years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. Graduation from an ABA-Accredited Law School in the top 25% of the class or an advanced law degree such as an LLM may substitute for one year of the required professional legal experience. Time in Grade: The Qualifying Authorities (QA's) will make a determination as to the applicability of time in grade based on the requirements of the position. If you are currently employed as an attorney by the Federal government you must have completed one year at the next lower grade level within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement, or previously served at the same or higher grade level as the position being filled. 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 KA-APF-W6B8AA US ARMY GARRISON FT LEONARD WOOD DO NOT MAIL Fort Leonardwood, MO 65473 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk