Attorney-Adviser

Summary

Serves as an Attorney-Adviser providing senior legal counsel to the Military Justice Review Panel (MJRP). This position is located in Arlington, Virginia. This is an excepted service position and does not confer competitive status.

Duties

• This is an Excepted Service position in the 0905 Attorney series and is governed by DoD Instruction 1442.02, Personnel Actions Involving Civilian Attorneys. The incumbent performs a range of senior legal duties, which typically include: Providing expert legal advice, analysis, and counsel to the Military Justice Review Panel (MJRP) on statutory responsibilities related to independent periodic reviews and assessments of the operation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). Advising the Staff Director, Military Justice Review Panel (MJRP) on maters arising under Article 146, UCMJ, and other advisory entities requiring such support. Conducting extensive legal research and analysis of case law, statutes, regulations, policy issuances, congressional reports, testimony, and data related to military justice, criminal law and other complex or emerging legal issues. Reviewing, analyzing, and providing comments on proposed legislation, draft legislative language, and legislative reports, including identifying legal implications and resolving issues related to Department of War and MJRP legislative proposals. Performing detailed comparative legal analysis of military, federal, state, and comparable foreign justice systems to support research, policy development, findings, and recommendations. Working in a team to organize legal research plans; preparing reports, findings, recommendations, letters, memoranda, and briefing materials; coordinating hearings, site visits, interviews, and presentations; and ensuring compliance with applicable information management, safeguarding, and advisory board requirements. Exercises significant initiative in accomplishing the position's assigned missions. Ensures that the supported organizations comply with all applicable laws, rules, and procedures governing advisory committees and is responsible for ensuring the production of timely, high-quality written reports and correspondence.

Qualifications

Applicants must possess: A first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) - (Must submit a copy of your transcripts with the degree conferred date, failure to do will result in an incomplete application.); and Active membership in the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia, with authority to engage in the active practice of law. For applicants selected from outside a current DoD civilian attorney position, bar status must be verified by an official current certificate from the licensing jurisdiction or through clear online verification from the licensing authority AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify at the GS-15 level, applicants must have: Professional legal experience in excess of 3 years that is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position; and Demonstrated ability to perform with substantial independence on the most complex or difficult legal matters. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service program (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. All qualifications must be met at the closing date of this announcement.

Education

Applicants must possess a first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) from an accredited law school. Education alone is not sufficient for qualification at the GS-15 level; applicants must also meet the active bar membership and specialized experience requirements described in this announcement. Applicant must possess a professional law degree, (Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) or Juris Doctor (J.D.)), from a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and be duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of any state, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia, and be an active member of the bar in good standing. You must submit a copy of both your law school and college transcript with your application. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted. Official transcripts will be required if you are selected for the position. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.abanet.org/legaled/approvedlawschools/approved.html Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must submit a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, please click Foreign Education.

How to apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online application and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date of the announcement to receive consideration. If an application limit has been reached, the vacancy may close prior to the stated closing date. To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process. To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/. To ensure full consideration of your experience and education we encourage you to use the USAJOBS resume builder to prepare your resume or to guide you in preparing your resume. See http://www.usajobs.gov/Content/pdfs/Tutorials-Resume.pdf for more information. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources will not modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.