Attorney-Advisor

• Serves as the agency’s principal legal adviser and subject-matter expert on reasonable accommodation and disability employment law.
• Provides authoritative legal advice concerning the Rehabilitation Act, ADA standards applicable to the federal sector, EEOC regulations and guidance, executive orders, OPM/DoD policy, and related federal disability-employment requirements.
• Advises management, HR/EEO personnel, reasonable accommodation professionals, and senior decision-makers throughout the interactive process.
• Conducts legal review of complex accommodation requests, including requests involving telework, reassignment, essential functions, undue hardship,
• direct threat, medical documentation, confidentiality, leave, assistive technology, and overlapping employment authorities.
• Reviews proposed accommodation decisions for legal sufficiency, consistency with applicable law and agency policy, and litigation risk.
• Advises on reassignment as an accommodation, including agency search obligations, employee qualifications, vacancy requirements, and related legal considerations.
• Represents the agency in complex administrative litigation and contested matters arising from reasonable accommodation and disability employment issues,
• including EEO complaints and hearings, discovery, dispositive motions, settlement negotiations, and other proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and appropriate administrative forums.
• Provides litigation strategy and counsel in complex reasonable accommodation matters, including assessing claims and defenses, developing evidentiary records,
• preparing witnesses, evaluating litigation and settlement risk, and coordinating with agency stakeholders and, as appropriate, the Department of Justice in federal court litigation.
• Develops agency-wide legal guidance, templates, procedures, training, and preventive-law products concerning reasonable accommodation and disability employment law.
• Monitors EEOC decisions, federal court precedent, legislation, regulations, and government-wide policy and advises leadership regarding changes in agency obligations and litigation risk.
• Coordinates complex, novel, high-risk, and precedent-setting reasonable accommodation matters with appropriate agency stakeholders and senior legal leadership.

Conditions of employment

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
• Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• One year trial or probationary period may be required.
• Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.
• This position requires a Tier 3 (T3) investigation. Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Experience: You must have three or more years of professional legal experience, acquired after being admitted to the bar, commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position. Graduation from an ABA-Accredited Law School in the top 25% of the class or an advanced law degree such as an LLM may substitute for one year of the required professional legal experience.

Bar Membership: You must currently be a member in good standing of the bar of a State, Territory of the United States, District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

The DoWEA Office of General Counsel is accepting applications for the position of Associate General Counsel, Office of the Chief, Office of General Counsel, DoDEA. The incumbent assists the General Counsel, DoWEA, as the agency's principal legal adviser and subject-matter expert on reasonable accommodation and disability employment law, providing legal advice, policy guidance, and litigation support to DoWEA leadership worldwide in support of the agency's mission to operate accredited schools and ensure all school-aged children of military families are provided a world-class education.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your resume 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.

The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Checklist External.

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.

1. 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.
• Use plain language. 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.

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
• License or Certification: If this position requires a job-related licensure or certification, you MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. To determine if this position requires a job-related licensure or certification, please review the Qualifications section listed above.
• Official Transcripts: Failure to provide copies of all applicable transcripts will result in disqualification due to incomplete application. You must scan, upload and attach legible photocopies of the following official transcripts:
  • Bachelor's Transcript
  • Master's Transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.
  • EDS Transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.
  • Doctorate's transcript. This transcript is required IF it applies to you.

NOTE: Transcripts must include the date and degree was conferred. Transcripts without this information will not be reviewed and will result in disqualification. Your transcripts must clearly identify coursework required for the position you are applying for. Transcripts submitted in other languages other than English must include an official translation or will not be considered. Computer print-outs of transcripts, links to transcripts, grade reports, copies of degree diplomas or certificates, illegible copies and unofficial copies of transcripts will not be acceptable. Receipt of these documents will result in automatic disqualification.

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.

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