ATTORNEY-ADVISOR (GENERAL)

US Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

US Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff seeks an Attorney-Advisor (general) to serve as the statutory advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. You will provide broad legal and policy counsel to senior leaders and assist with ethics, FOIA, and information protection matters.

Applicants should have a JD, bar admission, and experience advising high-level officials on complex regulatory and administrative issues, including DoD ethics guidance and disclosure requirements.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited law school and be in good standing of a U.S. Bar.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely and effective legal advice to the CJCS and senior officials on statutes, orders, directives, regulations, rulings, and court decisions.

Skills

Legal advisory

Policy counsel

FOIA/PA expertise

Ethics & gov ethics

Senior official counsel

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Bar admission in U.S. state/territory

Job description

This position is being filled under Schedule A Excepted Service (5 CFR 213.3102(d)),

The Attorney-Advisor (general) is the statutory advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) and provides a broad range of legal and policy advice and counsel to the CJCS, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Director and Vice Director of the Joint Staff, the Directors and senior supervisory officials.

Qualification standards for attorney positions may be found in DoD Instruction 1442.02, "Personnel Actions Involving Civilian Attorneys" at http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/144202p.pdf The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for competencies needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES section of this announcement.

The QUALITY of experience relates to how closely or to what extent your experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Your resume must show you have the competencies necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate level. Salary will be set within the range specified in this vacancy announcement based on the complexity of work to be performed, the selectee's experience, education, training, and availability of funds.

Veteran's 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 documentation (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.)

You may qualify at the GS15, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

• Providing timely and effective legal advice applying statutes, executive orders, directives, regulations, administrative rulings, and court decisions.
• Providing timely and effective legal advice and counsel on U.S. law and regulations governing standards of conduct and government ethics, including the DoW Joint Ethics Regulation (JER) and applicable guidance from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE).
• Providing timely and effective legal advice to senior officials (General and Flag Officers and Senior Executive Service personnel) and supervisors on filing and review of Public Financial Disclosure Reports (OGE 278s) and Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports (OGE 450s), as well as potential disqualification of employees for conflicts of interest, divestiture of personal financial interests, and other corrective actions.
• Providing timely and effective legal advice and counsel on substantive administrative law to include a broad range of issues, including legislative reviews; use of Official Representation Funds (ORF); administrative investigations; support to private organizations; and non-appropriated fund instrumentalities.
• Providing timely and effective legal and policy advice to comptrollers, budget personnel, and acquisition program managers.
• Providing timely and effective legal advice, counsel, and recommendations regarding fiscal matters.
• Providing timely and effective legal advice and counsel on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) issues and requests, as well as protection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII), Information Assurance (IA), and Information Technology (IT) systems use.
• Providing timely and effective legal advice on acquisition strategy, solicitation, source selection, and contract administration.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.In addition to meeting qualifications, your application package must reflect the applicable experience to meet the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 0905 series. https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0900/general-attorney-series-0905/

*NOTE: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. Please review the General Application Information and Definitions at: http://www.dla.mil/Portals/104/Documents/Careers/downloads/DoDGenAppInfo.pdf.

You must be a graduate from an accredited law school, and be in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Bar AND possess a Bachelor of Law or Juris Doctor Degree from an accredited law school at the time of applying for the position. A copy of college transcripts must be submitted with your application.

This position is in the Excepted Service. Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status.