Attorney-Adviser (Labor)

About the role

About the Position: This position is located with the U.S. Army Audit Agency, Office of the Auditor General, Office of the General Counsel at Fort Belvoir, VA.

If you are currently serving in a permanent, competitive service appointment in the Federal service, and are selected for this position, the appointment will remove you from the competitive service while you occupy this position.

What you will do

• Provides oral and written advice and technical legal guidance to key USAAA officials concerning all aspects of the law of Federal employment and Federal labor-management relations.
• Develops guidance and advice on the interpretation and application of employment law decisions involving the Agency.
• Provides advice and prepares opinions on legal issues or factual questions, some of which lack clearly applicable precedents, involve novel legal issues, or contain complex factual scenarios.
• Prepares recommended courses of action for the USAAA senior leaders, supervisors, managers, and their respective staff officials.
• Represents the Agency as trial attorney in cases that frequently involve difficult legal issues or factual questions, for which clearly applicable precedents may not exist because of the unique issue or complexity of the facts.
• Conducts pre-hearing examination of witnesses and research in connection with pending cases and analyzes factual and legal issues.
• Presents the Agency's case through examining and cross-examining witnesses during hearings, presenting opening and closing statements, and makes legal arguments in support of the agency's position.
• Advises supervisors and key management officials as to whether a case should be tried or settled and provides supervisors and key management officials' progress reports throughout the administrative and judicial process Develops the Agency position on litigation issues that arise in conjunction with Federal court and administrative quasi-judicial proceedings.
• Ensures Agency compliance with settlement agreements, subpoenas of government officials, requests for review of Agency files, and documents relevant to pending cases.
• Advises the Agency and leadership and supervisors on a variety of administrative matters.
• Provides ethics advice and reviews, manages confidential financial disclosure matters, reviews Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act requests, and advises investigating officers and conducts legal sufficiency reviews for AR 15-6 investigations.

Education

Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience.

For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at *** and ***

How you will be evaluated

Your application package (resume and supporting documents) will be evaluated for basic qualification requirements and for the skills needed to perform the duties of the position, as described in this vacancy announcement and identified by the Selecting Official.

Veteran's preference requirements do not apply to attorney positions in the excepted service, however the principles of veteran's preference will be followed to the extent which is administratively feasible.

Documents you must provide

• 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.
• Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
• 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 qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present).
• If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• For additional information see: What to include in your resume.
• The following documents are preferred at the time of application, but not required: PLEASE NOTE: If you do not have your law school transcripts, certificate of good standing, or fitness to practice statement, you should not be deterred from applying for this position.
• While not required at the time of application, these documents will be required for the attorney to enter on duty.
• Official Law School Transcripts: Official law school transcript and an official statement of relative standing in class.
• Photo static copies of documents are acceptable when applying but certified documents must be furnished before entering duty.
• Good Standing Certificate: Official certificate showing that you are a member in good standing of the bar dated at any time.
• However, in the event the candidate is selected for an interview and/or during the hiring process, the candidate must provide an official certificate dated within three months.
• The certificate is required to be submitted by all applicants to include attorneys currently appointed to positions under the qualifying authority of The Judge Advocate General (including active duty Army Judge Advocates).
• Fitness to Practice Statement: A sworn (notarized) statement from you that your fitness to practice law or conduct as an attorney has never been challenged in any jurisdiction to the best of your knowledge, or if either has been challenged, a sworn (notarized) statement concerning the facts and circumstances, together with any explanation that you deem appropriate may be submitted.
• As an alternative to a sworn (notarized) statement, a statement which includes a declaration under penalty of perjury may be submitted in the following format: "I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct. executed on (date).
• (your signature)." (28 U.S.C.
• 1746)." The statement must be dated within three months of the date that the application package is submitted.
• The statement is required to be submitted by all applicants to include attorneys currently appointed to positions under the qualifying authority of The Judge Advocate General (including active duty Army Judge Advocates).
• Writing Sample: Examples of writing skills as demonstrated by legal briefs, memorandum, and/or letters.
• Regardless of the number of writing samples submitted, the page count of all writing samples combined cannot exceed 10 pages in length.
• Extracts of selected sections of larger documents are acceptable.
• If you are a current or former GS federal employee, please provide a copy of your most recent non-award SF50 with your application package.
• NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.
• Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you.
• You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application.
• You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

What to expect next

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.

Additional information

PLEASE NOTE THAT REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION, TIME IN GRADE, AND EXPERIENCE MAY BE WAIVED BY THE APPLICABLE AUTHORITY AND THE REQUIREMENTS SHOULD NOT DETER ANY INDIVIDUAL FROM APPLYING FOR THE POSITION.

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.

This position requires a 2 year 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. Direct Deposit of Pay is required.

If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Professional Services Career Field position. Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized.

Student loan repayment may be authorized. Salary negotiations, including an advanced in hire, for candidates new to Federal service or who would otherwise qualified, may be authorized. Credit for prior non-Federal experience and certain military service for leave accrual rates may be authorized.