SUPERVISORY ATTORNEY-ADVISOR (CONTRACT)

Full Job Description

This is a Defense Legal Services Agency (DLSA) position with duty in the Office of General Counsel, Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA).

The General Counsel of the Department of Defense is dual hatted as the DLSA Director; DLSA provides a full range of legal advice and services to officials of the Defense Agencies and the DoD Field Activities.

Qualification requirements for Attorney positions can be found in DoD Instruction 1442.02, "Personnel Actions Involving Civilian Attorneys." The minimum qualification requirements must be met before applicants are eligible for further consideration.

Applicant must have graduated from a school that is accredited by the American Bar Association (LLB or JD).

Bar Membership: An applicant must currently 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.

Applicant must have professional legal experience in excess of 3 years that is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.

Basis for Rating: 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 knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) associated with the position.

Other Requirements: The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for basic qualification requirements, and the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement.

·You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. ·Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

·One or two year trial/probationary period may be required. May be subject to one year supervisory probation period. ·You must include the announcement number on your application. Major Duties:

As Deputy General Counsel for Commercial Law, the incumbent reports to the Principal Deputy General Counsel and assists in discharging the responsibility of DeCA OGC to provide legal advice, counsel on a broad range of issues to the DeCA Director, the DeCA General Counsel and Principal Deputy General Counsel, and DeCA staff.

Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Supervising staff, coordinating and allocating resources, and ensuring long and short term goals of the office are met; approving requests for travel, leave, and work schedules; Performing in-depth legal research involving analysis of statutes, case law, and government and other reports, as well as proposed legislation, and writing briefs, legal memoranda, and other documents on matters pertinent to the work and administrative functioning of DeCA; Providing legal advice and counsel to the DeCA Agency Director, the DeCA General Counsel and Principal Deputy General Counsel, and the DeCA staff on issues including commercial law, administrative and civil law, Standards of Conduct (Ethics), federal agency practice, the law of military installations, fiscal law, federal contract law, environmental law, construction law, the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, drafting and reviewing legislation, intellectual property and data rights, international law and litigation; Representing and overseeing the representation of DeCA in litigation before the Government Accountability Office, and the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, as well as providing support to the Department of Justice in matters litigated in federal courts; Participating in the selection and recruitment of permanent and temporary staff for the legal office; Performing the duties of the General Counsel and Principal Deputy General Counsel in their absence and other duties as assigned.

This position is in the Excepted Service The Defense Commissary Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity Agency. Who May Apply: U.S. citizens.

Notice of Veterans Preference: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of 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 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 an SF 15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference," and supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed.

(SF15, which lists the types of 10-point preference and the required supporting documents, is available from the Office of Personnel Management Website at www.opm.gov.) If two of more applicants for an attorney position are determined to be equally "best qualified" for the position, but one of the applicants is a preference eligible veteran, the preference eligible veteran has preference over the non-preference eligible applicant.

TRAVEL REQUIRED - Occasional Travel - Business travel is required less than 20% of the time RELOCATION AUTHORIZED - PCS may be authorized. - Recruiting Incentive may be offered. KEY REQUIREMENTS - U.S.

Citizenship is Required - Direct Deposit of Pay is Required - Tour of Duty: Full Time Monday through Friday - FLSA: Exempt - Bargaining Unit: No - License/Certification: Bar Certificate of Good Standing in Active Status