Attorney-Advisor (General)
Location: Fort Rucker Alabama
Description: Army Installation Management Command is currently seeking to employ Attorney-Advisor (General) right now, this occupation will be placed in Alabama. For complete informations about this occupation opportunity please read the description below. Applicant provides professional legal advice, opinions and assistance in interpretation of laws, regulation, statutes and directives relating to the United States Army and its members, both military and civilian in such areas as Contract Law, Environmental Law, Labor Law, Government information practices, military per! sonnel law, and federal litigation.
About the Position:
Applicant will work under the general supervision of the Fort Rucker Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA), with the supervisor outlining basic policies and objectives. Applicant independently plans and organizes day-to-day missions; researches legal and factual issues; drafts legal reviews, opinions, recommendations, case filings, and other legal documents; and advises and coordinates with staff and agency officials in matters within the applicant's area of responsibility.
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens
TRAVEL REQUIRED
- Occasional Travel
- 10% TDY
RELOCATION AUTHORIZED
- No
KEY REQUIREMENTS
- See Other Requirements Section
DUTIES: Back to top
- Provides professional legal advice, opinions and assistance in interpretation of laws, regulation.
- Provides ! legal advice to the installation Director of Contracting, NAF ! Contracting Office and others concerning the sufficiency of contractual documents, interpretation of contract language disputes and bid protests.
- Represents Fort Rucker in the negotiation of contract settlements before various courts, boards and other forums.
- Prepares legal opinions and furnishes advice on questions of law pertaining to administrative law matters.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Back to top Applicants will be evaluated to determine if they meet the following minimum qualification requirements on the extent to which their application shows possession of the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) associated with the position.
VETERANS P! REFERENCE INFORMATION: There is no formal rating system for applying veteran's preference to Attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of 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 www.opm.gov .)
TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT : If currently emplo! yed as an Attorney by the Federal government you must have completed on! e year of time-in-grade 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 as the position being filled.
The following minimum qualification requirements must be met before applicants are eligible for further consideration.
- An applicant must have completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have a professional law degree (LLB or JD).
- Bar Membership: An applicant mustcurrently be a member in good standing of the bar of a State or Territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
- Applicant 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 degre! e such as an LLM may substitute for one year of the required professional legal experience.
Other Requirements:
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Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
You may claim Military Spouse Preference. Documentation to support Military Spouse Preference needs to be submitted at time of application.
Applicants claiming veteran's preference must clearly show an entitlement to such preference on the resume supplemental data submitted.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Must file an annual Financial Disclosure statement.
Permanent Change of Station is authorized.
TDY Travel is 10%.
! HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED: Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be evaluated for basic qualification requirements and for the skills needed to perform the duties of the position, as described in this vacancy announcement and identified by the Selecting Official.
BENEFITS: Back to top The Department of Defense offers an excellent benefits program. In addition to your take-home pay, your comprehensive compensation/benefits package will include most of the benefits described in the USAJOBS Resource Center.
OTHER INFORMATION:
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
- Salary includes applicants locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
- To successfully claim veteran's preference, your resume/supplemental data must clearly! show your entitlement.
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If you were eligible to this occupation, please email us your resume, with salary requirements and a resume to Army Installation Management Command.
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This occupation starts available on: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 23:32:16 GMT