ATTORNEY ADVISORY (GENERAL)

US Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is seeking an Attorney-Advisor (general) to serve as the statutory adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and to provide a broad range of legal and policy advice to CJCS, the Vice Chairman, and senior staff.

The ideal candidate will possess a law degree and be admitted to the bar in good standing, with experience in government ethics, FOIA, and administrative law.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited law school and in good standing with a state bar.
• Bar in the highest court of a State, DC, U.S. territory, or Commonwealth.
• First professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) required.

Responsibilities

• Provide timely legal advice to the CJCS and senior officials on statutes, EO, directives, and regulations.
• Counsel on ethics, conflicts of interest, and disclosure requirements (OGE 278s/450s).
• Advise on FOIA/PA issues, PII protection, and information systems use.
• Advise on acquisition strategy, solicitation, source selection, and contract admin.

Skills

Providing timely and effective legal],

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

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 Directive 1442.2, "Personnel Actions Involving Civilian Attorneys" at DoD Instruction 1442.02, September 30, 2010 (whs.mil). 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.

You may qualify at the GS-14, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service:

• 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 Department of War 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.

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.

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

Applicants must provide proof that they are licensed and a member in good standing with the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. Proof is a "certificate of good standing" issued by your state of licensure within 6 months of the date of application or a screenshot of your bar status taken from your state of licensure website dated within six (6) months. The successful applicant selected for employment must provide a "certificate of good standing" issued by their respective bar showing they are in good standing and in active status prior to appointment.

To qualify, applicants must possess the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.).