General Attorney

About the role

About the Position: This position offers an opportunity to provide legal services supporting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, in executing its diverse missions, including flood risk management, navigation, coastal storm risk management, ecosystem restoration, and regulatory activities throughout Florida.

The selected attorney will advise District leadership and program personnel on complex legal matters and help advance critical projects and initiatives.

What you will do

• Serves as Assistant District Counsel, providing legal advice and advocacy in environmental law (including the USACE Regulatory Program), administrative law, and litigation.
• Legal work may also include government contracting, construction law, real estate, fiscal law, information law, torts and other areas of law affecting District operations.
• Provides proactive legal advice to District leadership and program personnel; identifies and evaluates legal risks and develops practical, legally supportable solutions to advance District missions.
• Researches and analyzes complex legal issues; interprets statutes, regulations, and policies; and prepares legal opinions, memoranda, and other legal documents.
• Advises and represents the District in litigation and administrative proceedings, including matters that may arise under federal environmental and regulatory laws.
• Advises and represents the District in litigation and administrative proceedings, including matters that may arise under federal environmental and regulatory laws Supports the Department of Justice in federal court litigation, including developing litigation strategy, drafting pleadings and motions, preparing administrative records, addressing discovery, and preparing for hearings and trials.
• Communicates complex legal issues and recommendations clearly, orally and in writing, to leadership, clients, and other stakeholders.
• Collaborates with attorneys, technical specialists, District personnel, and other federal agencies to resolve legal issues and promote consistent legal positions.

Education

Time in Grade Requirement: If employed as an Attorney by the Federal government, you must have completed 1 year at the next lower level within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement or previously served at the same or higher grade as the position being filled.

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.

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How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (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.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

Documents you must provide

• The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment.
• A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.
• 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.
• 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.
• Other supporting documents: Official Law school transcripts.
• Photo copies are acceptable when applying, but certified documents must be furnished before entering duty.
• Official certificate showing that you are a member in good standing of the bar.
• The statement must be dated within three months of the date that it is submitted.
• 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 and any other explanation that you consider appropriate may be submitted.
• As an alternative to a sworn [notarized] statement, a statement with the above language 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.
• The statement must be dated within three months of the date that it is submitted.
• The statement and certificate are required to be submitted by all applicants to include attorneys currently appointed to positions under the qualifying authority of The Judge Advocate General, Army (including active duty Army Judge Advocates).
• Examples of writing skills as demonstrated by legal briefs, memoranda, or letters.
• These examples should total no more than ten pages in length.
• Extracts of selected sections of larger documents are acceptable.
• Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable This position requires a job-related license or certification.
• You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible.
• See: Transcripts and Licenses 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

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.

This position requires you to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.

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(n) CP-56 Career Program position aligned under the Public Affair, Inspector General, Legal, Learning, Archives, & Relations/ Communications (PILLAR) Career Management Directorate.

Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable.

Visit *** for more information. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. A Relocation/Recruitment Incentive may be authorized.