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Duties

Serves as the Deputy Associate Chief Counsel (DACC) of the Firearms and Explosives Law Division (FELD) and reports to the Associate Chief Counsel of the FELD. The DACC is a senior expert legal advisor for the agency and involved in the most difficult and complex legal issues relating to ATF's administration and enforcement of the Federal firearms and explosives laws. The DACC is responsible for working with and providing legal advice to other OCC Divisions and ATF Directorates to ensure firearm and explosives policies adopted by ATF are appropriate and legally defensible; firearms and explosives decisions and classifications are legally sound and, where appropriate, consistent with prior agency positions; and OCC legal advice relating to the Federal firearms and explosives laws is consistent throughout the country. The DACC serves as one of the Division's first line supervisors and is required to review work relating to all legal areas covered by the FELD. Additionally, the DACC is required to perform a full range of supervisory duties including establishing overall office policies, practices, work priorities, and goals; directly assigning work to staff and evaluating their performance; coordinating and facilitating the work of the office with higher management levels; making selections for subordinates (subject to internal approval requirements); resolving disciplinary problems and other conflicts raised within the office; monitoring employee training programs, to ensure personnel are trained in their areas of responsibility; evaluating subordinates; and approving performance standards.

Requirements

Qualifications

This is a non-bargaining unit position. To qualify at the GS-15 level, applicants must have at least six years of specialized experience as a practicing attorney. In addition to meeting to the qualifications above, you must meet the specialized experience below: Specialized Experience is defined as experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience for this position includes: Expansive experience analyzing, interpreting, and applying firearms and explosives laws, regulations, ATF orders, court decisions, agency and office opinions and other legal documents. Superior legal research, analytical, writing, and oral communication skills. Extensive knowledge and experience providing legal advice on ATF rulings on issues involving the Federal firearms and explosives laws, and ensures such rulings comply with the GCA, the NFA and the Federal explosives laws, Administrative Procedure Act, Paperwork Reduction Act, Regulatory Flexibility Act, and other legal requirements for rulemaking documents. Preferred Qualifications: In addition to meeting to the above qualifications, the ideal candidate will have experience in all areas of the Division's legal practice. Expansive knowledge and experience reviewing and providing legal analysis of the substantive and procedural aspects of laws administered and enforced by ATF, and broad knowledge of Federal administrative, criminal, and general laws. Extensive knowledge and experience providing authoritative legal advice on new or complex issues arising from review of the GCA, NFA and Federal explosives laws. Extensive experience providing independent judgment and showing foresight in recognizing matters of precedential nature. Extensive knowledge and experience providing legal advice on ATF rulings on issues involving the Federal firearms and explosives laws, and ensures such rulings comply with the GCA, the NFA and the Federal explosives laws, Administrative Procedure Act, Paperwork Reduction Act, Regulatory Flexibility Act, and other legal requirements for rulemaking documents. Extensive experience in original thinking, mature judgment, and sound reasoning as new problems of law, policy and procedures are presented for solution Extensive experience providing independent judgment and showing foresight in recognizing matters of precedential nature. Veterans' Preference: ATF attorney positions are in the excepted service. There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, ATF considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in the attorney hiring process. If you are eligible for veterans' preference in hiring, you are encouraged to include your supporting documentation (Member Copy 4 of DD-214, Revised October 2013 SF-15 https://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf15.pdf and VA letter, if applicable. NOTE: The revised October 2013 SF-15 is the latest copy, and all others are not usable. Notice to Prospective Employees of Ethical Obligations from ATF's Human Resources Operations Division. Please click on the following link to read important information. DOJ Notice to Prospective Employees of Ethical Obligations Notice to Prospective Employees of Ethical Obligations Selective Service: If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See www.sss.gov. "Federal Regulations state no ATF employee, his/her spouse, or his/her minor child shall have, directly or indirectly, any financial interest, including compensated employment, stock, or proprietary interest in the alcohol, tobacco, firearms or explosives industries. You should be aware that you may be asked to relinquish any ownership of or interests in the alcohol, tobacco, firearms or explosives industries before a determination can be made whether access to ATF information, information technology systems, and/or facilities can be authorized."

Education

Applicants must possess a J.D. degree and hold an active bar membership.

Contacts

• Address Office of Chief Counsel 99 New York Ave. N.E. Washington, DC 20226 US
• Name: Ashley Ethridge
• Phone: 0000000000
• Email: [email protected]