Closing Date: 9th October, 2026
Description:
Summary:About the Position:
The Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Office of the General Counsel (OGC) facilitates DoWEA's global educational mission by providing high quality and timely legal advice and counsel, effective advocacy, and creative problem-solving. This position serves as an Associate General Counsel - Administrative & Investigations Law Division-HQ, DoWEA.
Duties:
Provides legal advice, advocacy, and other support on a full range of matters of administrative law.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
Qualifications:
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.
Experience: You must have three or more years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. Graduation from an ABA-Accredited Law School in the top 25% of the class or an advanced law degree such as an LLM may substitute for one year of the required professional legal experience.
Bar Membership: You must currently be a member in good standing of the bar of a State, Territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
The DoWEA Office of General Counsel is accepting applications for the position of Associate General Counsel - Administrative & investigations Law Division-HQ, DoWEA. The incumbent assists the General Counsel, DoWEA in providing a full range of legal services in administrative law, ethics, and education law, to the Director, DoWEA, other members of the DoWEA leadership team worldwide. This is in support of DoWEA's mission to operate accredited schools and ensure all school-aged children of military families are provided a world-class education.
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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Additional Information:
Additional Information:
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits:
- Serves as an Ethics Official and manages the Activity's Ethics Program
- Provides ethics training and counseling to employees
- Manages the activity's financial disclosure program and reviews employees' financial disclosure reports, including OGE forms 278 and 450
- Conducts research of laws, legal opinions, precedent cases, and relevant Agency guidance and actions, as needed, and drafts legal memoranda to address complex and difficult legal issues impacting DoWEA operations.
- Conducts legal reviews and provides advice and advocacy on legislative proposals and draft regulations, policy documents, correspondence, and publications related to DoWEA operations.
- Advises on policies governing DoWEA investigative practices and provides advice to investigators on applicable laws, regulations, and policy.
Requirements:
Conditions of Employment:
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- One year trial or probationary period may be required.
- Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.
- This position requires a Tier 3 (T3) investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
- This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
Qualifications:
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.
Experience: You must have three or more years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. Graduation from an ABA-Accredited Law School in the top 25% of the class or an advanced law degree such as an LLM may substitute for one year of the required professional legal experience.
Bar Membership: You must currently be a member in good standing of the bar of a State, Territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
The DoWEA Office of General Counsel is accepting applications for the position of Associate General Counsel - Administrative & investigations Law Division-HQ, DoWEA. The incumbent assists the General Counsel, DoWEA in providing a full range of legal services in administrative law, ethics, and education law, to the Director, DoWEA, other members of the DoWEA leadership team worldwide. This is in support of DoWEA's mission to operate accredited schools and ensure all school-aged children of military families are provided a world-class education.
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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html
Additional Information:
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of War referral system for displaced employees.
- Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Management may select at any of the grade levels announced. This recruitment provides promotion opportunity to the target grade of the position without further competition when selectee is eligible and recommended by management. Duties described reflect the full performance GS-15 level. If not selected at the full performance level, duties will be performed in a developmental capacity under close supervision.
- Applicants with a disability who need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should notify ra@dodea.edu
- This position is not covered by a bargaining unit.
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant (https://portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0016277-) information sheet.
- This position requires a 1-year probationary or trial period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest
Additional Information:
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
Benefits:
Review our benefits (http://www.usajobs.gov/help/working-in-government/benefits/)
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 resume package (file:///C:/Users/1387430470.CIV/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/YINNIDJ3/portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public%3fid=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0023817)(resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Required Documents:
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 resume package (file:///C:/Users/1387430470.CIV/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/YINNIDJ3/portal.chra.army.mil/hr_public%3fid=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB0023817)(resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Required Documents:
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Checklist External.
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.
Your resume:
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.
Your resume:
- Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
- For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
- Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
- 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 additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume. (https://help.usajobs.gov/faq/application/documents/resume/what-to-include?_gl=1*gfsuh6*_ga*NjQ0MjQ5MzQ5LjE3MjU1OTI5OTA.*_ga_CLZB1LJ1VZ*czE3OTAzOTkwNjYkbzI1JGcxJHQxNzkwMzk5MDg0JGo0MiRsMCRoMA..)
