SUPERVISORY ADMINISTRATIVE/TECHNICAL SPECIALIST
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SUPERVISORY ATTORNEY-ADVISOR (GENERAL)
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Department of Defense
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana
Salary
$126,947 - $165,037
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-14 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $104,604 - $135,987
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-13. Senior expert or supervisor.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a team of lawyers in the Defense Finance and Accounting Service's legal office, focusing on giving advice on employment issues, administrative rules, and related policies for the Department of Defense.
The role includes supervising staff, reviewing their work, and helping shape office guidelines to support the agency's operations.
It's a great fit for an experienced attorney with strong leadership skills who enjoys mentoring others and handling complex legal matters in a government setting.
Key Requirements
- J.D. or LL.B. degree from an accredited law school
- Active membership in the bar of a State, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia
- At least 3 years of professional legal experience relevant to the position's duties
- Experience in supervisory roles, including assigning work, performance evaluations, and mentoring legal professionals
- Knowledge of employment and labor relations, equal employment opportunity, administrative law, contract law, litigation, and ethics
- Ability to provide legal advice on policy development and represent the office in meetings with agency leadership
- Skills in personnel management, such as leave approval, training, and timekeeping
Full Job Description
This position is in the excepted service. It is filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.
Position is located in: DFAS Office of General Counsel, Administrative and Employment Law and Litigation Directorate - Indianapolis, IN.
GS-14 Qualifications: Assignments require the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) and active membership in the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. commonwealth, U.S.
territory, or the District of Columbia.
In addition, the attorney shall have professional legal experience in excess of 3 years that is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. Major Duties:
- Serves as the Assistant Deputy General Counsel (ADGC) for the Administrative and Employment Law Division (AE) of the Administrative Law, Employment Law, and Litigation Directorate (AEL), DFAS OGC, supporting the Deputy General Counsel (DGC), AEL.
- First-line supervisor of AE supervising multiple legal professionals with oversight of AE work product.
- Assigns and reviews work, makes recommendations for improvements, mentors and trains employees, and conducts annual performance appraisals for subordinates.
- Provides legal advice on AE matters on policy development in multiple areas including but not limited to employment and labor relations, equal employment, law of military installations, contract law, administrative law, litigation, and ethics.
- Performs the full range of personnel duties associated with supervision such as performance management, leave approval, training, position management, time and attendance reporting, etc. for AE.
- Develops guidelines and a general framework for the formulation of office policies, plans, and programs to ensure the effective conduct of the mission and functions assigned to AE. Provides quality control for AE work and work product.
- Confers with and counsels Agency leadership, management officials, chiefs of staff, and their representatives. Represents the Office of General Counsel at meetings.
- Provides suggestions and recommendations for process improvement.
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