About the Position: This position is located at U.S. Army Legal Services Agency, Office of the Soldiers' Counsel, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. 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

Supervisory Attorney Adviser (General) with duty at the Regional Office of the Soldiers Counsel (ROSC), reports to the Supervisory Attorney Adviser (General), ROSC. Directly manages and provides technical and administrative supervision to subordinate attorneys, paralegals, and administrative staff throughout the multiple state region. Performs first and second line supervisor duties, plans and organizes work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts long and short-term priorities. Evaluates work performance of subordinates; give advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters; Interview candidates for positions; recommend appointment, promotion, or other personnel actions. Responsible for ensuring the provision of effective, efficiently, timely, and ethical legal advice and representation by all SPEBC and SMEBC in support of Service Members (SM) undergoing the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES) process. Researches, develops, establishes, and ensures the timely implementation of regional policies, guidelines, procedures, reporting requirements, work standards, and standard operating procedures (SOP). Ensures formal PEB cases are efficiently assigned to SPEBC and manages daily interaction with the Regional PEB. Responsible for the Organization Inspection Program (OIP), conduct in-person Staff Assistance Visits (SAV) throughout the multiple state region; provide site assessment and OIP or SAV results to the ROSC.

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.
• This position may require Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel of up to 05% of the time.

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: Knowledge of Health Law and the Army Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES). Ability to identify legal problems and perform legal reviews. Ability to communicate verbally and in writing. Ability to provide leadership and policy direction for an entire multi-state Region for representation of Soldiers' going through the DES. 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 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 HT-W0KE9H US ARMY LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY DO NOT MAIL Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk