Attorney Adviser (Contracts)

Summary About the Position: Responsible for the preparation or review of complex legal issues, instruments, assemblies, or the preparation of legal opinions on complex questions relating to state and Federal laws and regulations, and the conducting of necessary research or investigations in connection therewith.

Learn more about this agency Help Overview * Accepting applications * Open & closing dates 05/08/2024 to 05/29/2024 * Salary $104,861 - $161,090 per year * Pay scale & grade GS 13 - 14 * Help Location 1 vacancy in the following location: * Norfolk, VA * Remote job No * Telework eligible Yes-as determined by the agency policy.

* Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position up to 10% of the time * Relocation expenses reimbursed No * Appointment type Permanent - * Work schedule Full-time - * Service Excepted * Promotion potential 14 * Job family (Series) 0905 Attorney * Supervisory status No * Security clearance Other * Drug test No * Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk * Trust determination process Suitability/Fitness * Announcement number CERD249983025213D * Control number 790451200 Help This job is open to * The public U.S.

Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Videos Help Duties * Responsible for activities pertaining to contract formation affecting the award of contracts, including review of Invitations for bid, Requests for Proposal, and source selection documents.

* Participate in the development and execution of acquisition planning, drafting of non-standard contract provisions, resolution of contract funding, authorization issues, mistakes in bid, responsiveness and responsibility determinations.

* Responsible for activities pertaining to contract performance and administration.

* Represent the District in agency bid protests, and at the Governmental Accountability Office with full responsibility for drafting the agency position and presenting the Government's case.

* Review, analyze, and provide legal advice during contract performance on questions involving contract interpretation, negotiation, and modification which require extensive research, analysis, and obtaining expert testimony or information.

* Responsible for post contract performance activities, including advice on contract closeout and latent defects.

* Act as trial attorney on contract litigation before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, and other tribunals.

* Advise on fiscal law issues such as alleged Anti-deficiency Act violations, project funding issues, and District purchase/expenditure issues.

Help Requirements Conditions of Employment * Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

* Appointment to this position is subject to a background investigation to determine your suitability for Federal employment.

* This position requires pre-employment financial disclosure and annually thereafter in accordance with DoD Directive 5500-7-R.

Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

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.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

The following minimum qualification requirements must be met before applicants are eligible for further consideration.

Education: Successful completion of a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have a professional law degree (L.L.B or J.D.) (Note: Must provide a copy) AND Bar Membership: Currently an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S.

Commonwealth, U.S.

territory, or the District of Columbia, and be admitted to practice before a state or federal court.

(Note: Must provide a copy) AND Specialized Experience for GS-13 Level: Two or more years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position: Participating in activities pertaining to contract formation affecting the award of contracts, including review of Invitations for bid, Requests for Proposal, and source selection document; Providing legal advice during contract performance on questions involving contract interpretation, negotiation, and modification which require extensive research, analysis, and obtaining expert testimony or information; Experience with contract dispute litigation.

OR Graduated from an ABA-Accredited Law School in the top 25% of the class or obtained and advanced law degree such as Master of Law (LLM) and have one year of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, which commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.

Specialized Experience for GS-14 Level: Three or more years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position: Participating in the development and execution of acquisition planning involving programs of nationwide interest due to high visibility, sensitivity, or impacting major private or public interests; Providing legal advice during various stages of the contract formation process where complex factual or policy issues require extensive legal research and analysis, including those with novel acquisition and funding issues with precedential concerns; Experience with contract dispute litigation.

Time in Grade Requirement: If currently employed as an attorney by the federal government you must have completed one 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.

Notice of Veterans Preference Information: There is no formal rating system for applying veteran's preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of the 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 Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.

education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S.

accredited college or university.

For further information, visit: Additional information * 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.

* This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.

* 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.

* This is a Career Program (CP) 56 - Legal position * Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

* Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.

* Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.

* Recruitment and Relocation incentives may be authorized.

* This is a developmental position to the GS-14.

You may be selected at the GS-13 or GS-14 grade level.

Promotion to the full performance level is not guaranteed.

You may be eligible for non-competitive promotion to the target position upon meeting time-in-grade restrictions and the following requirements: * (1) Incumbent demonstrates ability to perform at target grade level; * (2) Higher level work exists at target grade level; * (3) Increased responsibilities are assigned; * (4) Supervisor recommends promotion; * (5) Incumbent completes all required training and conditions of employment, and; * (6) Incumbent completes all regulatory requirements for career ladder promotions.

Read more * Benefits Help A career with the U.S.

government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.

If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process.

If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

* Benefits Help A career with the U.S.

government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.

As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

* Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits.

Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee.

You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies.

The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment.

A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply.

If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

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Your resume: * Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.

* If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.

* For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.

* For additional information see: What to include in your resume.

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Other supporting documents: * Cover Letter, optional.

* This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience.

If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible.

See: Transcripts and Licenses * This position requires a job-related license or certification.

You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible.

See: Transcripts and Licenses * SWORN STATEMENT: Submit a sworn [notarized] statement from you that your fitness to practice law or conduct as an attorney has never been challenged in any jurisdiction to the best of your knowledge, or if either has been challenged, a sworn [notarized] statement concerning the facts and circumstances and any other explanation that you consider appropriate may be submitted.

As an alternative to a sworn [notarized] statement, a declaration under penalty of perjury may be submitted in the following format: "I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct executed on (date) (your signature)" (28 U.S.C.

1746). The statement and certificate must be dated within three months of the date the application is submitted.

The statement and certificate are required to be submitted by all applicants to include attorneys currently appointed to positions under the qualifying authority of The Judge Advocate General, Army (including active-duty Army Judge Advocates). (Current Corps of Engineers Attorneys need not submit). * CERTIFICATE: Submit an official certificate showing you are in good standing with the Bar.

Current U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers Attorneys need not submit this certificate.

Official certificate showing that you are a member in good standing of the bar.

A copy of the certificate may be provided with the application.

The official certificate must be provided prior to an interview being held.

* TRANSCRIPTS: A copy of the law school transcript must be submitted with the application.

The official transcript must be provided, if selected.

Current U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers Attorneys need not submit.

* PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS: Submit copies of your last two (2) performance appraisals if applicable.

All Federal employees MUST submit.

* SF-50: Submit your most recent SF-50.

All Federal employees MUST submit.

* WRITING SAMPLE: Submit one example of writing skills as demonstrated by legal briefs, memorandum, or letters.

These examples should total no more than ten pages in