Full or Part Time Attorney at Law

Incumbents will serve as an Attorney-Adviser (General) in the Office of Counsel, Defense Logistics Agency, Weapon Support, a Major Subordinate Command, located in Warren, MI.

Under the supervision of a DLA Counsel - Weapons Support Deputy Chief Counsel, the incumbent serves as a Senior Counsel for the DLA Weapons Support Detachment at Warren, Michigan. The incumbent is one of two co-located attorneys serving a local client of approximately 80 acquisition professionals in partnership with and support from the home legal office of legal professionals in DLA Counsel - Weapons Support located in Richmond, Virginia, and Columbus, Ohio.

If selected at the GS-13 Level duties will be performed in a developmental capacity:

Provides legal advice, counsel and representation to detachment management and contracting officials on acquisition and contract administration matters.

Provides legal advice on contract formation, including contract authority and delegations, commercial items, competitive and limited-sources, contract review, foreign acquisition, pricing, socioeconomics, source selection, fiscal law, and protests.

Provides legal advice and representation on contract administration matters, such as changes, delivery and quality, performance, terminations, and contract litigation.

Advises detachment management and contracting officials concerning civilian labor and employment matters, ethics, fraud, and general administrative law matters.

As needed, provides legal representation before the , Government Accountability Office, Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Merit Systems Protection Board.

Citizen

Tour of Duty: Flexible (

Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service.

Bargaining Unit Status: No

Financial Disclosure Requirement: Selectees are required to have a REAL ID or other acceptable identification documents to access certain federal facilities. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED FOR AN ATTORNEY-ADVISER (GENERAL)

The first professional law degree (LLB. Proof is a "certificate of good standing" issued by your state of licensure dated within 6 months of the closing date of this announcement or a screenshot of your bar status taken from your state of licensure website that is dated within 6 months of the closing date of this announcement or sworn statement to that effect. You must possess professional legal experience in excess of 2 years commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.

You must possess professional legal experience in excess of 3 years commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.

In accordance with DoDI 1442.2 (Personnel Actions Involving Civilian Attorneys), promotion for this position is based on the individual's time, performance, and mastery of skills at the required grade level and only with approval of the designated official (DLA General Counsel) in accordance with the applicable regulation.

The legal experience described in your application package or resume will be evaluated and screened for competencies required to perform the duties of the position as described in the Major Duties section of this announcement. The QUALITY of experience will be evaluated and screened to determine how closely or to what extent your experience, education, and training are relevant to the duties and responsibilities of the announced position. Your application package or resume must demonstrate you have the competencies and quality of experience necessary to successfully perform the work of the position at the appropriate grade level.

Analytical/legal ability (including issue identification, legal research, analysis of options, risk analysis, creative problem-solving).

Procurement law experience, preferably at the Federal level.

Labor and employment law experience, preferably at the Federal civilian level.

Security Clearance

If selected, you must obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance. If you are unable to obtain this level of security clearance (as a result of undisclosed or disclosed background issues), within a reasonable period of time (as defined by the agency), the employment offer may be withdrawn. You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.Veterans Information

There is no formal rating system for applying veteran's preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Defense considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor for attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., 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

As of 23 December 2016, Military retirees seeking to enter federal service in the Department of Defense now require a waiver if they would be appointed within 180 days following their official date of retirement.

Drug-Free Workplace Policy

DLA conducts pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random drug testing.

Applicants tentatively selected for employment in testing designated positions will undergo a urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Refusal to undergo testing or testing positive for illegal drugs will result in withdrawal of the tentative job offer and a six-month denial of employment with DLA from the date of the drug test. Employees in drug testing designated positions are subject to random drug testing. The DLA drug testing panel tests for the following substances: marijuana, cocaine, opiates, heroin, phencyclidine, amphetamines, methamphetamines, fentanyl, norfentanyl, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), and opioids.

Use of cannabidiol (CBD) products may result in a positive drug test for marijuana. DLA employees are subject to Federal law and under Federal law, Marijuana is illegal

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Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.