About the Position: This position is located at U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) and Fort Drum, Installation Legal Office, Fort Drum, New York. 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

Incumbent serves as the Chief, Civil Law Branch and-or Chief Administrative and Civil Law Branch, with responsibility for supervising the Section in all areas of general administrative and/or civil law. Supervises at least three military or civilian attorneys in all areas of appropriated and non-appropriated fund procurement, civilian labor law, commercial activities, environmental law, real property, general administrative law and military law. Supervises subordinate personnel and ensures compliance with SJA policies, procedures and reporting requirements. Performs the full range of personnel duties to include developing job structure that will provide for efficient operation of the office. Prepares legal opinions on questions of law pertaining to the operation of the military installation. Provides legal advice and conducts legal reviews for all Freedom of Information and Privacy Act requests that are received by the installation, to include tenant organizations. Responsible for initiating, recommending and executing the Secretary of the Army's standards of conduct program, under the authority delegated from the Designated Agency Ethics Official (Army General Counsel). Provides ethics counseling and legal advice on all standards of conduct issues to all personnel, directorates and organizations. Performs duties as legal adviser to the Suicide Prevention Task Force, Family Advocacy Committee, Fatality Review Committee, Program Review Board, Continuous Improvement Team; Leadership Management Quality Review Board; etc. Acts as senior attorney-adviser to the Mission Support Element Director, the Garrison Commander, and staff in the areas of administrative law, civil law, military law, law for installations, environmental law, and miscellaneous legal disciplines. Provides legal advice and counsel to contracting officers, procurement specialists, commanders, staff officers and other personnel having procurement related duties. Supervises the Commercial Activities (CA) attorney in providing advice to the Source Selection Evaluation Board. Reviews, researches and provides legal interpretation of a wide range of federal environmental statutes. Represents the command and all tenant activities on matters involving environmental law issues.

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 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 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 advice on all aspects of acquisition and fiscal law issues to include the ability to prepare legal opinions that are concise, well-reasoned, legally sound, and consistent with relevant precedent. Ability to effectively, professionally, and ethically manage a heavy caseload of clients with complex legal needs. Ability to supervise or lead others in the areas of labor and environmental law. Ability to express information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately. Knowledge of the Federal procurement process, applicable regulation (e.g., Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); the Department of the Defense FAR Supplement), and applicable Federal acquisition and appropriations law. Knowledge of law, regulation, and policy pertinent to procurement ethics, standards of conduct, and procurement fraud. 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-14 or equivalent Attorney positions must also possess 3 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 FU-W0XQAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT DRUM DO NOT MAIL Fort Drum, NY 13602 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk