Closing Date: 26th April, 2024
Description:
Summary:See below for important information regarding this job.
Position may be filled at either location:
- Columbus, OH
- GS-13:107,817 - 140,166
- GS-14: 127,408 - 165,632
Warren, MI
- GS-13: 114,031 - 148,245
- GS-14: 134,751 - 175,178
Duties:
- Under the supervision of the A Government Entity Counsel - Land and Maritime Deputy Chief Counsel located in Columbus, Ohio, the incumbent serves as a Senior Counsel for the A Government Entity Land and Maritime Detachment at Warren, Michigan. The incumbent is one of two co-located attorneys serving a local client of approximately 80 acquisition professionals in partnership with and support from the home legal office of 20+ legal professionals in Columbus.
- Provides legal advice, counsel and representation to detachment management and contracting officials on acquisition and contract administration matters.
- Provides legal advice on contract formation, including contract authority and delegations, commercial items, competitive and limited-sources, contract review, foreign acquisition, pricing, socioeconomics, source selection, fiscal law, and protests.
- Provides legal advice and representation on contract administration matters, such as changes, delivery and quality, performance, terminations, and contract litigation.
- Advises detachment management and contracting officials concerning civilian labor and employment matters, ethics, fraud, and technical data.
- As needed, provides legal representation before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Labor Relations Authority, Government Accountability Office, and Merit Systems Protection Board.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- This is an Excepted Service position.
- Tour of Duty: Set Schedule
- Security Requirements: Non-Critical Sensitive with Secret Access
- Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination, where reciprocity cannot be applied; unfavorably adjudicated background checks will be grounds for removal.
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
- Selective Service Requirement: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.
- Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
- Bargaining Unit Status: No
- Financial Disclosure Requirement: Required
Qualifications:
Qualifications Required for Attorney-Adviser (General):
1) The first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.);
2) Proof that you 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. Annual bar certification cards issued from your state of licensure are not considered acceptable. Proof is a "certificate of good standing" issued by your state of licensure dated within 6 months of the closing date of this announcement or a screenshot of your bar status taken from your state of licensure website that is dated within 6 months of the closing date of this announcement or sworn statement to that effect. If there is not a date on the screen shot, you must provide a statement signed by you on the date that the screen shot was created. The successful applicant selected for employment must provide a "certificate of good standing" issued by their respective bar showing they are in good status and in active status prior to appointment.
3) In addition to 1 and 2 (listed above), each grade level has the following qualification requirements:
To Qualify at the GS-13 Level:
- You must possess professional legal experience in excess of 2 years commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.
To Qualify at the GS-14 Level:
You must possess professional legal experience in excess of 3 years commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.
In accordance with DoDI 1442.2 (Personnel Actions Involving Civilian Attorneys), promotion for this position is based on the individual's time, performance, and mastery of skills at the required grade level and only with approval of the designated official (A Government EntityGeneral Counsel) in accordance with the applicable regulation.
The legal experience described in your application package or resume will be evaluated and screened for competencies required to perform the duties of the position as described in the Major Duties section of this announcement. The QUALITY of experience will be evaluated and screened to determine how closely or to what extent your experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Your application package or resume must demonstrate you have the competencies and quality of experience necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate grade level.
Principal Selection Factors:
a. Analytical/legal ability (including issue identification, legal research, analysis of options, risk analysis, creative problem-solving).
b. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
c. Excellent interpersonal skills and client relationships, and the ability to interact well with senior officials on controversial and sensitive issues.
d. Procurement law experience, preferably at the Federal level.
e. Labor and employment law experience, preferably at the Federal civilian level.
Security Clearance: This position is designated Non-Critical Sensitive. If selected, you must obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. If you are unable to obtain this level of security clearance (as a result of undisclosed or disclosed background issues), within a reasonable period of time (as defined by the agency), the employment offer may be withdrawn. In addition, incumbent is subject to periodic re-investigation to maintain security eligibility in accordance with DoD 5200.2-R.
Education:
You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.
Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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.
