Duties * **SEE QUALIFICATIONS** Requirements Conditions of Employment
Must be a US Citizen.
Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
Be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Qualifications PERSONNEL NOTICE The Navy and Marine Corps team offers innovative, exciting and meaningful work linking military and civilian talents to achieve our mission and safeguard our freedoms. The Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel has been serving the Department since 1941 and is committed to developing innovative legal solutions to the business and other challenges facing the Navy and Marine Corps to enhance the war fighting capability of the Naval Service. You will find our attorneys stationed across the United States and worldwide, working with Navy and Marine Corps personnel wherever the Department's business is conducted. DON OGC also offers a great place to build a career. Based on the DON OGC annual employee survey, DON OGC attorneys consistently report the highest marks for workforce collegiality, cooperation, and meaningful, high-quality work. There is a vacancy for an attorney to serve as Assistant Counsel, Navy Recruiting Command (NRC), Millington, Tennessee. This is a newly established position, located aboard Naval Support Activity, Millington, Tennessee. NRC is charged with the responsibility to attract, influence, and hire the highest quality candidates from America's diverse talent pool. NRC has three subordinate Region Command's, 26 Navy Talent Acquisition Groups (NTAGs), 5 Reserve Talent Acquisition Groups (RTAGs), and one Navy Orientation Recruiting Unit (NORU). NRC has a critical mission of providing support for over 1,330 recruiting stations around the world with a workforce of 6115 uniformed personnel, including recruiters, 746 support staff which includes 608 Federal Employee positions, which are located in all 50 states and also in Guam, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Japan, Italy, and Germany. The major responsibilities for this position include serving as assistant to the command counsel in providing legal advice and guidance in the full range of OGC areas of practice to support the DON's recruiting mission, including supporting and securing DON interests in administrative and other litigation, including federal court litigation. NRC is an Echelon III command currently led by a two-star Admiral. The Assistant Counsel provides the full spectrum of legal advice to the NRC staff and subordinate activities. This position is part of the Office of the Assistant General Counsel, Manpower and Reserve Affairs (OGC, M&RA) and Office of Counsel, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC). The position will report to the Counsel, NRC, who is under the supervision of Counsel, NETC. The primary responsibilities of this position will be to provide advice and representation in the areas of standards of conduct/government ethics, litigation, contracts, civilian personnel law, fiscal law, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) /Privacy Act, legislation, and administrative law, including administrative investigations. Additional information This position will be filled under the General Schedule (GS) pay scale at the GS-13 or -14 level, depending on the qualifications of the successful applicant, and will have a full performance level of GS-14. To be eligible for selection at the GS-13 level, the applicant must have in excess of two years of recent and relevant professional legal experience. To be eligible for selection at the GS-14 level, the applicant must have at least three-and-one-half years of recent and relevant professional legal experience. Pay will be set commensurate with the successful candidate's qualifications and available funding. Must have graduated from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, be an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia, be admitted to practice before a state or federal court.
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Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Applicants will be evaluated on: (1) the depth, breadth and quality of their experience in one or more OGC practice areas; (2) their research, analytical, writing and oral communication skills; (3) interpersonal skills, including the ability to work both independently and as part of a team; (4) the ability to work well with clients by developing strong attorney-client relationships and provide advice to senior client; and (5) demonstrated ability to successfully manage a very busy workload with the agility to appropriately handle a widely diverse range of legal issues in a fast-paced environment with little direct supervision. Familiarity with Department of the Navy organization, processes and procedures is not required, but is desirable. Applicants with a record of making significant contributions to the advancement of the DON OGC or equivalent Office of the General Counsel or Law Firm/Office beyond the day-to-day legal practice are highly desired. The successful applicant must be a U.S. citizen, have graduated from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association, be an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. Commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia, be admitted to practice before a state or federal court, and be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. Periodically, travel may be required. Applicants must submit: 1) a cover letter that addresses the evaluation criteria for this position and their interest in the position; 2) a resume; 3) two legal writing samples (no more than 10 pages each) that demonstrate analytical and/or advocacy abilities (excerpts of larger pieces may be submitted); 4) two most recent performance appraisals with rating official narrative, if available; 5) the names and phone numbers of at least three professional references who may be contacted; 6) applicants who have graduated from law school less than 5 years prior to the announcement closing date must provide a copy of their law school transcripts that includes class rank; 7) Current federal employees must also provide a copy of their most recent SF-50 form. Please redact social security numbers from any submitted documents. Hard copy applications are not being accepted at this time. Applications must be sent electronically to :
Interested attorneys are encouraged to contact Ms. Ann Bruck, Counsel NRC at (901) 506-6057, or Ms. Carol Lynch, Counsel NETC at (850) 452-4828,
Do NOT send applications to this POC email address
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Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have - whether you're a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you're eligible under their policies. NOTICE OF VETERANS' PREFERENCE There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor for attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must specifically claim such eligibility in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty") to their submissions. Although the point-preference system is not used, applicants eligible to claim a 10-point preference must submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference," and supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed. (SF-15, which lists the types of 10-point preference and the required supporting documents, is available from the Office of Personnel Management Website at www.opm.gov .) Not all veterans are preference eligible. For a summary of time periods, campaigns, and conditions that entitle an applicant to preference eligibility, pleasevisit https://www
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Part-time
Job function
Legal
Industries
Defense and Space Manufacturing
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