Attorney-Adviser (General)

Washington Headquarters Services; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington Headquarters Services in Arlington, VA is seeking a qualified attorney to join the Defense Legal Services Agency, Office of the Military Commissions, Trial Judiciary. The position requires a professional law degree (LL.B.

or J.D.) from an ABA-accredited school and transcripts with your application. Applicants must ensure all qualifications are met by the closing date; resumes should not exceed two pages.

Qualifications

• Professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) from ABA-accredited school.
• Transcripts required at time of application.
• Resume must not exceed two pages.
• Active duty service members: certification of service may be provided in lieu of DD-214.

Education

Law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) from ABA-accredited law school

Job description

This position is located within the Defense Legal Services Agency, Office of the Military Commissions, Trial Judiciary (hereinafter "the Office"). The Office is headed by the Chief Trial Judge, a designee of the Secretary of War, for the supervision and administration of the Military Commissions Trial Judiciary.

In order to qualify for this position, you must meet the requirements described below.

Basic Requirement: Professional law degree, i.e. Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctorate (J.D.), from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association. Transcripts are required at the time of application.

Certificate of Good Standing

You may qualify at the GS-14 level, if you fulfill the following qualification requirement:

1. Implement criminal litigation in either the military or civilian justice system, or both; and
2. Research and analyze a wide variety of legal and/or historical materials related to issues in military commissions and/or criminal litigation generally.

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.

All qualifications and education requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume. Your resume may not exceed two (2) pages.

For qualifications determinations, it is recommended that applicants include their months and hours worked per week for each employment listed on their resume. If a determination is not able to be made about the duration of your creditable experience for qualification requirements, you will be removed from consideration.

Read more about what should I include in my federal resume at https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS:

Federal agencies treat active duty service members as veterans, disabled veterans, and preference eligible, when they submit, as part of their application package, a "certification" of active service in lieu of a "DD-214", indicating the service member is otherwise eligible and will be discharged or released within 120 days from the date of submission. A "certification" letter should be on letterhead of the appropriate military branch of the service and contain (1) the military service dates including the expected discharge or release date; and (2) the character of service. This "certification" must include your rank, dates of active duty service, type of discharge and character of service (i.e. honorable), and date any terminal leave will begin. It must be signed by, or by direction of, the adjutant, personnel officer, or commander of your unit or higher headquarters. Active duty members that fail to provide a valid "certification" of service with their initial application will be found "not eligible". Members may be appointed before the effective date of their military retirement/separation if they are on terminal leave.

Current or Former Political Appointees:

Agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement and clearly documented in your resume.