SUPERVISORY GENERAL ATTORNEY Job in Patuxent River, MD

Vacancy No. DE-12627636-25-WBO Department Naval Air Systems Command
Salary $139,395.00 to $191,900.00 Grade 5 to 5
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 12/4/2024 Close Date 1/31/2025
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Locations:
Patuxent River, MD


Summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

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Duties

  • You will be expected to supervise attorneys practicing predominantly in procurement law-related matters as well as other Office of the General Counsel (OGC) practice areas including civilian personnel law and labor law.

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.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
  • Supervisors in the executive branch have a heightened personal responsibility for advancing government ethics. You will be required to review the 14 General Principles of Ethical Conduct at 5 CFR 2635.101.

Qualifications

OGC Practice Areas: The candidate selected for these supervisory general attorney positions will report to the Counsel NAWCAD. The successful candidates will supervise attorneys who are responsible for advising clients on a variety of Federal procurement law-related matters to include: contract formation, contract administration, contract litigation, before Government Accountability Office, Court of Federal Claims and the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and fiscal law. The successful candidates will supervisor attorneys who are also responsible for providing legal support across all areas of Civilian Personnel Law and Labor Law, including litigation at the Merit Systems Protection Board, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Commission, union grievance arbitrations and federal district court and provide pre-litigation advice and services on matters involving EEO programs, such as reasonable accommodation, in addition to matters pertaining to employee performance and discipline and ethics/standard of conduct. The supervisory attorneys will also be called upon to perform and manage the resolution of issues in the full range of the Office of the General Counsel practice areas including the Freedom of Information Act, environment law, intellectual property law and the review of non-FAR based agreements.

Compensation: NAWCAD compensation falls under the Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (STRL) personnel demonstration system, which is a pay for performance system using pay bands with salary ranges. This vacancy will be filled at the NM-05 (GS-15 equivalent) level which encompasses the salary range equivalent of GS-14 through GS-15. To be eligible for selection, applicants must have at least five and a half years of successful, relevant legal experience in one of more of the practice areas identified above.

Ideally successful candidates will have experience in all the OGC practice areas outline above but depending on the pool of candidates, one selection may be made for an attorney with significant procurement experience and the other selection will be made for an attorney with significant civilian personnel law experience. Each successful candidate will supervise 8 attorneys and/or support staff. Familiarity with the Department of the Navy and DON OGC is not required, but is desirable.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

The successful applicant must have graduated from a law school that is 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, and be admitted to practice before a state or federal court.

Additional information

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf.

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.

Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

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

Selection Criteria: Applicants will be evaluated on: 1) the extent of their professional legal experience in the OGC practice areas outline above; 2) their ability to supervisor or manage people; 3) their research, analytical, and writing skills; and 4) their oral communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish effective relationships, to work effectively with senior military and civilian clients, and to work as part of a team. Experience in procurement law and/or civilian personnel law is required. Prior supervisory/team lead experience is desired.

If selected, you will be required to provide additional supporting documentation.

If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

All qualification requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies.

Required Documents

Applicants must submit a current resume that show relevant experience and dates of employment (include month/year); a cover letter explaining why there are interested in and qualified for the position; two brief legal writing samples (no more than 10 years old and no more than 10 pages each) that demonstrate analytical and/or advocacy abilities (excerpts of large pieces may be submitted); the two most recent performance appraisals with rating official narrative (if not available, please explain); and the name, email address, and telephone number of at least three references who may contacted, including at least one supervisor. Current and former federal employees must also provide a copy of their most recent SF-50, showing title, series, grade and salary information. Applicants who are not current members of DON OGC must also submit law school transcripts, including class rank if available. Please redact social security numbers and birth dates from any submitted documents.

Are you claiming membership in any professional organizations, or possession of a license, certificate or credentials? Check the Conditions of Employment section above to see if any are required. If you claim membership, license, certification, or credentials, you must submit a copy of said document in your application package.

Are you using education as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic education requirement for this position? Check the Education section above to see what is allowed and what is required. Any claims you make in your resume or assessment questionnaire regarding education or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your application official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial application, an official transcript will ultimately be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified.

Are you a veteran claiming 5-point veterans' preference or claiming sole survivorship preference? You must submit a copy of your latest DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy that shows all dates of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter that shows dates of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned information on the DD-214 you must submit that too. If you are not sure of your preference eligibility, visit the Department of Labor's website: Veterans' Preference Advisor

Are you a disabled veteran or claiming 10-point veterans' preference?
If you are eligible to claim 10 point veterans preference you must submit a DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty as described above for 5-point preference.

You must also provide the applicable supporting documentation of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15). http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf.

Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members are required to submit a statement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The statement of service must provide the branch of service, rate/rank, all dates of service, the expected date of discharge and anticipated character of service (Honorable, General, etc.).

Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents contain personal information such as SSN and DOB and some documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove said personal information before you submit your application. You must provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

Interested Applicants must email resumes/application packages to both POCs listed below:
Kim Bartholomew @ kimberli.k.bartholomew.civ@us.navy.mil & Amy King @ amy.c.king18.civ@us.navy.mil
Electronic applications must be under 7MB in size.

Questions: Interested attorneys may contact Ms. Gina Gascoigne, NAWCAD Counsel at (240) 309-7696

Application Deadline: The vacancy announcement will close on December 9, 2024, at 11:59:59 PM (EST). Complete applications must be received by the closing date and time.

Relocation expenses may be paid, but are not guaranteed. If relocation expenses are a requirement, the applicant should state their requirement for this expense in the application package. Depending on the availability of funding, a relocation incentive may be authorized.

If the selected application is not current a member of DON OGC, additional employment qualification documents will be required in order to continue the hiring process.

It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant.

Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.

Agency contact information

Kimberli Bartholomew
Address
NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV
Naval Air Warfare Center
Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304
US
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