Duties

• Renders and prepares legal opinions and professional advice, oral and written.
• Analyzes problems in the Civil Law arena for impact with Acquisition Law and practice.
• Provides legal advisory service to the command in connection with requests for release of contract information under the Freedom of Information Act.
• Functions as Ethics Counselor for contract law activities.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov.
• Employee must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance as a condition of employment.
• Position requires a Jurisprudence Doctorate (J.D), the employee having successfully graduated from an accredited law school and the ability to practice law within the United States.
• cont'd: Continuous membership in good standing with the bar of any state or the District of Columbia is required.
• This position requires the employee to occasionally travel away from the normal duty station via military or commercial aircraft.
• Employee must maintain current certifications
• Employee may be required to work overtime
• Candidates are not required to have active duty service or veterans? preference to be referred and considered. All qualified candidates who meet the recruitment assessment criteria will be referred to the selecting official.
• In accordance with the provisions of the Joint Ethics Regulations, the incumbent may be required to file a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Form 450, on an annual basis.
• Posn is centrally managed; PCS WILL be paid
• TELEWORK OR REMOTE WORK IS AN OPTION; NEGOTIABLE AFTER SELECTION*** LOCATION IS NEGOTIABLE ***

Qualifications

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• You MUST have successfully completed a full course of study in a school of law accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and have the first professional law degree ( LLB or JD ).
• In addition, at the time of application, you must provide proof, dated within four months of application, of " active " status with a bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. On-line information is allowed as long as it shows that you are in " active " status.

AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to the above requirement, you must have professional legal experience in excess of three (3) years that is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position, such as: Research and respond to difficult legal questions and methods of research, analyzing, interpreting, and applying Federal and State laws, regulations, policy directives, contracts, and other legal instruments; Examine, interpret, and advise on cases, instruments, directives, and makes recommended improvements or reversal of any adverse trends with attention to high risk/problem prone areas of adjudication; Provide legal advice on high-level inquiries, proposed legislation, policies, and regulations where a legal or legal related issues is involved; Develop solutions to problems involving highly intricate legal, factual, and political questions, and provides correct, practical legal advice and services in a timely manner.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

Knowledge of Federal acquisition law, (to include knowledge of sophisticated source selections and systems-type acquisitions), contracts (including knowledge of cost-technical trade-offs and FAR Cost Accounting Standards issues), Fiscal law, OMB Circular A-76, legal assistance and military administrative law.

Skill in written communication to produce a variety of legal documents.

Ability to independently perform research, analyzes, and draws meaningful conclusions.

Skill in oral communication to provide effective oral instructions or present effective arguments.

Ability to speak and deal with a wide range of individuals from various backgrounds.

PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Must be a graduate of a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, and be currently licensed as an attorney, in active (or equivalent) status and in good standing, with the bar of a U.S. state, territory, or commonwealth. The attorney must maintain such bar membership in at least one jurisdiction during the entire course of employment with the Air Force.

Additional information

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.

Current Federal Civilian employees may apply for temporary and term positions and if selected, a break in service may be required prior to appointment to the position.

120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.

Incentives: Recruitment and/or retention incentives may or may not be used.

If you are unable to apply online, view the following link for information regarding Alternate Application . The Vacancy ID is 11307430

Department of the Air Force has implemented COVID-19 vaccination requirements set forth in Executive Order 14043. Federal employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. Upon selection, you will be required to provide documentation proof as "fully vaccinated" prior to issuance of a firm job offer. Air Force will provide additional information regarding what information or documentation will be needed and how you can request a legally required exemption from this requirement. More information on COVID requirements may be found here .

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Tax Law Impact for PCS: On 22-Dec-2017, Public Law 115-97 - the "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017" suspended qualified moving expense deductions along with the exclusion for employer reimbursements and payments of moving expenses effective 01-Jan-2018 for tax years 2018 through 2025. 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 GSA Bulletin FTR 20-04 here for additional information.