About the Position: This position is located with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District, Office of Counsel, where you will function as the Deputy District Counsel for the Nashville District Office of Counsel and render legal advice, assistance and support to the District Commander, Deputy Commander, and other Division Chiefs on a range of legal issues.

Duties

Function as full deputy to the District Counsel and, as such, participates thoroughly in the accomplishment of overall office activities and objectives. Review work of subordinates, determining legal sufficiency, conformance to policy, and general soundness of legal conclusions. Provide primary legal support for accomplishment of the Corps’ regulatory permit program under the River and Harbor Act of 1899 and Section 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972, and manage litigation pertaining to the Corps regulatory program. Render legal advice, assistance, and services on environmental and cultural resource compliance issues pertaining to civil work projects, programs, and activities conducted by District staff under federal laws and regulations. Furnish legal advice and assistance in fiscal law and procurement matters from contract formation through dispute resolution. Provide litigation assistance to the United States Attorney and Department of Justice attorneys responsible for trying litigation. Supervise paraprofessional and legal administrative assistant staff. Furnish legal advice and assistance in fiscal law and procurement matters from contract formation through dispute resolution. Serve as Senior Principal Assistant District Counsel for all procurement matters.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and 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 and your transcripts are required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. The following minimum qualification requirements must be met before applicants are eligible for further consideration. Education: Applicants must have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association(ABA) and have the first professional law degree (LLB or JD). Bar Membership: Applicants must currently be a member in good standing of the bar of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Experience: Applicants must have two or more 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. VETERANS PREFERENCE INFORMATION: There is no formal rating system for applying veteran's preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of the Army considers veteran's preference eligibility a positive factor for attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veteran's preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documents (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. (SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preference and the required supporting documents, is available from the Office of Personnel Management Website at http://www.opm.gov/.)

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 RE-W2SM03 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-NASHVILLE DO NOT MAIL Nashville, TN 37203 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk