There is an anticipated vacancy for the position of GENERAL ATTORNEY in the OFFICE of the GENERAL COUNSEL of BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY.

Duties

You will serve as Associate Counsel, Office of Counsel, Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED). You will provide legal advice, consultation and representation, for BUMED and its component parts primarily in regards to civilian personnel law, general administrative law and health law. You will advise on the full range of DON Office of the General Counsel practice areas including civilian personnel law, health law, fiscal law, ethics, and federal acquisition law. You will advise on the full range of DON Office of the General Counsel practice areas including Freedom of Information Act and privacy law, environmental law, occupational health and safety law, and general administrative law. You will advise on general administrative law topics as they apply to BUMED You will advise on health law topics as they apply to BUMED, risk management, quality assurance investigations, and credentialing/privileging military/civilian healthcare providers

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

This position will be filled under the General Schedule (GS) at the GS-14 or GS-15 level. The incumbent will be responsible for administrative employment litigation before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Merit System Protection Board; federal court litigation involving civilian personnel law matters and providing guidance to civilian personnel law practitioners on unique/complex civilian personnel law litigation and policy-related issues. To be eligible for selection at the GS-14 level, the candidate must have at least three and one-half years of experience in civilian personnel law with significant litigation experience. To be eligibile for selection at the GS-15 level the candidate must have five-and-one-half years of relevant legal experience in civilian personnel law and administrative law or health law, with at least three and one-half of those years concentrated in civilian personnel law litigation. Experience in health law, ethics, standards of conduct, acquisition, fiscal law, and FOIA/Privacy Act issues is desirable. The successful candidate must possess strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills. Applicants with a record of making significant contributions to the advancement of the DON OGC or equivalent Office of the General Counsel or Law Firm/Office beyond the day-to-day legal practice are desired.

Education

The successful applicant must have graduated with a J.D. or LL.M. from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, be an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia, and be admitted to practice before a state or federal court.

Contacts

• Address BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY Bureau of Medicine and Surgery Falls Church, VA 22042 US
• Name: Benjamin Farrie Jr.
• Phone: (904) 542-9548
• Email: [email protected]