Closing Date: 20th May, 2024

Description:

Summary:
About the Position: The Walla Walla District A Government Entity is comprised of motivated and talented employees providing the very best engineering services for communities in the Pacific Northwest. The District helps manage local water resources for navigation, flood damage reduction, disaster assistance, hydroelectric power generation, and other natural and heritage areas.

Duties:

Serves as an Attorney-Advisor in the office of Counsel and is assigned a variety of legal matters.
Renders legal advice and assistance in the administration of the Corps Clean Water Act 404 Regulatory Program and the Corps Civil Works Planning Program.
Coordinates litigation and acts as liaison with Department of Justice attorneys in injunction or other proceedings for or against the government.
Reviews for legal sufficiency prior to award, contracts and contract modifications.
Contractual problems involve complicated and/or novel combinations of legal and factual issues not clearly covered.
Furnishes legal advice and assistance in connection with non-contractual claims involving admiralty law and tort law.
Renders legal advice and assistance (oral or written) to all elements of the District in response to inquiries on numerous types of miscellaneous problems.
Investigates and prepares legal opinions pertaining to contractual claims in favor of or against the Government and serves as Government trial attorney.

Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:

Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance.
File annual Financial Disclosure, OGE-450.
Must upload application documents as outlined in this announcement.

Qualifications:
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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.

Basic Education Requirement for Attorney-Advisor (General), GS-0905-13:
An applicant must have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have the first professional law degree (LL.B or JD). Only a law degree from an accredited college or university recognized by the American Bar Association is acceptable to meet positive education requirements. (Transcripts must be uploaded)

Official or unofficial college or university transcript(s) may be used for the application process. Official transcripts will be required at the time of selection.

In addition to meeting the education basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
A. I have three (3) or more years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the Bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. Examples of this experience include:
Analyze facts, ascertain law and give opinions, articulating facts and legal issues;

Explain legal principles and identify alternative courses of action;

Advise Program or Project Managers, Contracting Officers, or other managers or supervisors: (a) Clean Water Act 404 Regulatory Program; (b) Civil Works Programs; (c) environmental law; (d) Government procurement; (e) non-contract claims; (f) general law (including ethics, information law, and fiscal law).

Bar Membership:
An applicant must currently be an active member in good standing of the Bar of a State, territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

The experience described in your résumé will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's basic qualifications requirements, and the skills needed to perform the duties of this position as described in this vacancy announcement.

Time in Grade Restriction: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks MUST have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade (or equivalent).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Legal, Government and Jurisprudence

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.