Attorney (Government Contracts)

United States Postal Service; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 129,280 - 196,180; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

Retirement plan

Flexible spending

Flextime scheduling

Annual and sick leave

Job summary

A federal government agency is seeking an attorney to join its Procurement Law team in Washington, DC. The role includes conducting legal research, advising on procurement activities, and supporting contract negotiations. Candidates should have a Juris Doctorate and at least three years of legal experience. Telework is available one day per week. Competitive salary and excellent benefits offered.

Qualifications

• Three years of experience advising clients in contract disputes or commercial litigation matters.
• Ability to prepare legal documents and conduct thorough legal research.
• Must be a current bar member in good standing.

Responsibilities

• Conduct legal research and prepare written material for representing the Postal Service.
• Advise postal management officials on legal matters.
• Prepare replies to inquiries from Congress and government agencies.

Skills

Legal research

Contract negotiation

Litigation

Communication

Education

Juris Doctorate

Job description

United States Postal Service provided pay range

This range is provided by United States Postal Service. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$129,280.00/yr - $196,180.00/yr

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Facility Location

USPS HEADQUARTERS

475 LENFANT PLZ SW

WASHINGTON, DC 20260-1101

Position Information

NON-SCHEDULED DAYS: Saturday/Sunday

HOURS: 08:00 A.M. to 05:00 P.M.

BENEFIT INFORMATION The salary will be based on previous experience, salary history, and current postal pay policies. We offer excellent benefits including health and life insurance, retirement plan, savings/investment plan with employer contribution, flexible spending, flextime scheduling of core work hours, annual and sick leave.

Functional Purpose

The United States Postal Service is seeking an outstanding attorney to join its Procurement Law team. The incumbent will be domiciled in Washington, DC. Telework is available one day per week.

The Procurement Law team provides primary legal support for clients in the Postal Service’s Supply Management, Transportation Strategy, and Fleet Modernization & Electrification organizations. Our clients purchase equipment and services needed to fulfill the Postal Service’s universal service mission and the strategic goals of the Postal Service’s Delivering for America plan. Recent major procurements have included, among other things: replacing a fleet of over 150,000 delivery vehicles; equipment for an electric vehicle charging infrastructure; automation and robotics technology; air and surface transportation; financial and consulting services; software; telecommunications; and cybersecurity technology to protect our employees’ and customers’ data.

We provide cradle-to-grave support for all major procurement activities, including advising on the solicitation process, negotiation of contract awards, and post-award claims and disputes. We also provide advice concerning pre- and post-award procurement protests, debarments, and congressional and media inquiries, among other assignments. Additionally, we represent the Postal Service in a first-chair capacity in litigation before the Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals.

Although experience in government contracts is preferred, attorneys with three or more years of experience in related areas of federal law, commercial contract disputes and litigation, or contract negotiation, are also encouraged to apply.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Conducts legal research and prepares written material for use in representing the Postal Service and advising postal management officials.
• Participates in conferences necessary to representing or advising Postal Service officials.
• Directly advises postal management officials or represents the Postal Service in legal matters involving outside parties.
• Prepares replies to inquiries from Congress, government agencies, and the public.
• Prepares opinions, memoranda, decisions, regulations, testimonies, or formal filings in proceedings in which the Postal Service is a party.

The United States Postal Service has the following excellent and challenging employment opportunity for highly motivated and innovative individuals. Successful candidates must demonstrate through a combination of education, training, and experience the following requirements:

Requirements

• Ability to prepare pretrial briefs, motions, pleadings, responses and other documents to present the issues independently with little or no direct supervision.
• Ability to provide legal advice and services with respect to regulations, practices, or other legal matters, and formulate opinions involving the analysis and interpretation of federal, state and local laws.
• Ability to litigate cases before administrative bodies and federal courts.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing to include the ability to negotiate with third parties on behalf of clients and prepare legal documents and presentations.
• Ability to conduct legal research to gather and interpret information and ensure accuracy of details using resources such as internal and external documents, archives, electronic databases, and interviews.
• Three years of experience advising clients in contract disputes or commercial litigation matters. (A federal judicial clerkship can be included in the three-year computation.)
• Knowledge of the laws and regulations applicable to federal government contracts.

EDUCATION REQUIREMENT

To be eligible for the Attorney position, you must possess a Juris Doctorate from an American Bar Association accredited law school.

SPECIAL CONDITION

Qualified applicants must be a current bar member in good standing of a state, territory of the United States, District of Columbia or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT

At least 3 years of experience in legal practice, of which one year of the experience requirement may be met through the completion of a judicial clerkship if completed by the time of hire. The clerkship must be documented in the applicant’s resume.

Minimum travel may be required.

Relocation benefits will not be offered to the successful candidate.

Qualified applicants must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening to meet the U.S. Postal Service's requirement to be drug free.

Applicants must also be a U.S. citizen or have permanent resident alien status.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Legal

Industries

Government Administration