Description:
There is an anticipated vacancy for one or more attorneys to serve as an Assistant/Associate Counsel in the Office of Counsel at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane), Crane, Indiana. The successful candidate will be expected to practice primarily in acquisition law but may also be called upon to provide legal services in the areas of ethics and standards of conduct, the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act, CPL, fiscal law, and environmental law.Requirements:
The position is expected to be filled at the NT-IV/V level (comparable to the GS-11/12/13/14 level) pay band within the NAVSEA Warfare Center Personnel Demonstration Project and will have promotion potential to the NT-VI (comparable to GS-15) level. However, selection may be made at the NT-VI level for an exceptional candidate with expert knowledge of and significant and relevant experience in federal acquisition law.To be eligible for selection at the NT-IV level (GS-11 equivalent), the applicant must have one year of professional legal experience, or be a recent law school graduate with superior law student work or activities as demonstrated by: graduating in the top third of their law school class; work or achievement of significance on an official law review or journal; or a special high-level honor, e.g., winning a moot court competition, membership on the law school's official moot court team, or membership in the Order of the Coif.
To be eligible for selection at the NT-IV level (GS-12 equivalent), the applicant must have two years of professional legal experience at the GS-11 (or equivalent) level or be a current GS-12 (or equivalent) attorney within the Federal government. Note: For GS-11 and GS-12 positions only, a second professional law degree (LL.M.) that required at least one full academic year of graduate study may be substituted for one year of legal experience.
To be eligible for selection at the NT-V (GS-13 equivalent) level, the applicant must have in excess of two years of successful relevant professional legal experience.
To be eligible for selection at the NT-V (GS-14 equivalent) level, the applicant must have at least three-and-one-half years of successful relevant professional legal experience. For selection at the NT-VI (GS-15 equivalent) level, the applicant must have at least five-and-one-half years of recent professional legal experience in acquisition law.
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: General Attorney Series 0905 (opm.gov)
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
Mar 14, 2024;
from:
usajobs.gov