About the Position: This position supports the mission of the General Counsel in the DHA Office of General Counsel. These vacancies are located in San Antonio, TX.

Duties

Responsible for the detection of potential affirmative claims, conducting legal research, analyzing legal decisions, opinions, rulings, and memoranda, coordinating with higher, subordinate, and adjacent headquarters, and using other sources. Serve as central point of contact in affirmative claims cases for civilian attorneys, insurance company representative, injured parties, witnesses, investigators, physicians, and other hospital personnel. Interpreting and applying governing technical legal issues of high-level importance and broad application. Search for and summarize relevant articles and cases in published cases, law reviews, trade magazines, and similar materials for use by attorneys in the preparation of motions, supporting memoranda, and other legal documents. Review changes to Third-Party Collections Program (TPCP) regulations and directives to determine impact on the overall program. Conduct an extensive and thorough post-settlement review of claims, successfully closed by the MTF to ensure compliance with applicable law and regulation and to address potential actions or claims erroneously closed.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. A background investigation and credit check are required.
• Approximately 5% travel may be required. Travel may involve local and/or overnight.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service which includes: interpreting laws and regulations; preparing memorandum, research reports, and/or correspondence relating to legal cases; and providing technical litigation support related to the Third-Party Collection Program. OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Paralegal Studies or Legal Studies. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Information ManagementInvestigative Information GatheringLegal, Government and Jurisprudence

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been 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://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address KF-DHA-DDAAFC DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY HQ DO NOT MAIL Falls Church, VA 22042 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk