GENERAL ATTORNEY

About the role

About the Position: This position is located at Tobyhanna, PA. 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

• Practices several areas of law with diverse complexity, workload, and responsibility.
• Performs research and resolves questions from Army officials.
• Renders legal advice to all elements of the Command on matters involving unique questions of law, complex legal or factual issues, and unusual delicacy.
• Practices Federal Employment and Federal Civilian Labor Law, to include representing the Army in disciplinary matters, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) cases, grievances and arbitrations, and related litigation.
• Serves as Civil and Administrative Law attorney, advising on the Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act, Command authority, and related authority.
• Practices Contract and Fiscal Law, advising on pre and post-procurement matters, including contract modifications and legal resolution of other issues related to contract changes.
• Serves as primary Legal Assistance attorney, providing general legal advice to military personnel, their dependents, and other eligible individuals on matters such as domestic relations, property, leases, and estate planning.
• Provides counsel as an Ethics attorney, reviewing financial disclosures, advising on conflicts of interest, gifts, and private organizations, and providing training to new employees and supervisors.

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. NOTICE OF INTERNAL CANDIDATE PREFERENCE: Army Materiel Command Internal Candidates will be afforded preference.

There is no formal rating system for applying veteran's preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service, however the principles of veteran's preference will be followed to the extent that 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.
• Applicants must list the bar(s) of the State(s), territories, or Districts of which they are active members in good standing (as defined by the pertinent bar).
• 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.
• Applicants selected for interview must submit the following documents within 14 days of request: Official transcript of the applicant's law school record.
• Official statement of the applicant's standing in law school class.
• If the applicant's law school does not rank students, and the transcript does not explain that the school does not rank students, the applicant needs to submit an official statement from the school confirming the practice.
• Good Standing Certificate: Official certificate showing the applicant is in good standing with a state bar, dated within three months (before or after) of the date the application is submitted.
• Good standing status must permit the applicant to engage in the active practice of law in at least one State or jurisdiction in which they are licensed.
• Active status authorizes an attorney who is a member in good standing to immediately practice law before the highest court of the licensing authority.
• Fitness to Practice Statement: A sworn statement by the candidate that their fitness to practice law or conduct as an attorney has never been challenged in any jurisdiction or; if either has been challenged, a sworn statement giving the facts, circumstances, and any other explanation that the applicant considers appropriate.
• As an alternative to a sworn statement, 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)." The statement must be dated within 3 months (before or after) of the date the application is submitted.
• References: Contact information for three licensed attorneys, preferably prior or current supervisors/employers, who are willing to serve as references for the applicant.
• SF-50 (Federal Civilian Attorneys): Submit a copy of your SF-50 showing when you were appointed to your current position.
• Judge Advocate Candidates: Submit a copy of your orders, or other suitable documentation with a separation/retirement date from your respective Armed Forces branch.
• This document must be provided within 14 days of a request, unless you receive a waiver from the AMC Command Counsel.
• 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.
• NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.
• Some supplemental documents 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

To ensure compliance with Army Materiel Command (AMC), we will consider internal candidates to the agency that are qualified by AMC before considering external applicants (all US Citizens). 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 Legal Career Program position aligned under the CP 56 Career Management Directorate. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

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.