General Attorney

Full Job Description

As a General Attorney, you will serve as a trial attorney in the Office of the General Counsel.

Location of position: Personal Property Division (LP) 1800 F ST NW Washington DC LP is responsible for providing legal counsel on: personal property; nonpersonal services acquisition; property management/disposal; small business programs; travel/relocation; suspension/debarment; and agency readiness/recovery.

For each job on your resume, provide: the exact dates you held each job (from month/year to month/year). number of hours per week you worked (if part time).

If you have volunteered your service through a National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps), we encourage you to apply and include this experience on your resume.

The GS-13 salary range starts at $121,785 to $158,322 (includes Washington-Baltimore-Arlington-, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA locality pay). per year.

If you are a new federal employee, your starting salary will likely be set at the Step 1 of the grade for which you are selected.

This position has a positive education requirement: Applicants must submit a copy of their law school transcript(s) by the closing date of announcements to verify qualifications.

If selected, an official transcript will be required prior to appointment.

To qualify, you must possess all of the following: A Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association (at the time of graduation); AND Candidates must be an active member of the Bar in good standing (licensed to practice law) in any State, a Territory of the United States, District of Columbia or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; AND At least two years of professional legal experience acquired after being admitted to the bar.

Major Duties:

We are currently filling one vacancy, but additional vacancies may be filled as needed.

Provide legal counsel on Federal Government contracts, including transactional matters, contract claims and disputes, as well as a variety of Government contract related subjects such as acquisition policy, information technology and professional services, and litigating bid protests and contract appeals.

Incumbent provides counsel on contract formation, administration, and termination for various acquisitions and performs legal research, conducts analyses, and prepares legal opinions on novel and complex legal issues.

Provide legal advice on a full range of non-acquisition GSA programs including travel and transportation, motor vehicle/fleet management, small business matters, emergency management, personal property management and disposal, suspension and debarment, and other policy-related matters.

Advise GSA officials on laws, regulations, proposed legislation, Comptroller General decisions, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals decisions, and opinions of the Office of the General Counsel of such significance that they involve nationwide impact and/or large sums of money.

Review and comment on regulations, policies, procedures, orders, and other agency issuances or rulemaking actions, especially those that impact the Federal Acquisition Service, Office of Assisted Acquisitions (AAS).

Represent the agency before the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or Agency Protest Official for protests challenging procurements for which the attorney is assigned counsel.

Prepare or present the agency position in appeals before the U.S. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA), including pleadings, discovery, and recommendations for settlement when appropriate.

Provide litigation support to the Department of Justice in representing the Government in Federal court, such as protests before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.