Attorney Advisor (Temporary)

This position is in the excepted service. It is filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service.

Position is located in: DFAS Office of General Counsel, Accounting and Commercial Law Directorate, Indianapolis, IN.

For vacancies filled at less than the full performance level of the position, duties will be developmental in nature.

Serves as an Assistant Counsel within the DFAS Office of General Counsel.

Drafts comprehensive, clear, and concise written opinions on legal problems involving complex issues with little or no legal precedents and makes recommendations for action.

Primary practice areas include: federal contract acquisitions, fiscal law, and contract and vendor pay.

Additional practice areas may include interagency agreements and assisted acquisitions, commercial bankruptcy, debt collection, audit, accounting, finance, and other legal matters concerning DFAS.

Demonstrates capability to learn new areas of law or existing knowledge and experience in one or more of the primary practice areas.

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This national security position, which may require access to classified information, requires a favorable suitability review and security clearance as a condition of employment. Registered for Selective Service (males born after 12-31-1959)

Completion of an Office of Government Ethics (OGE) confidential financial disclosure form 450 is required.

GS-11 Qualifications: Assignments require the first professional law degree (LL.One year of professional legal experience.

The second professional law degree (Master of Laws (LL.provided it required 1 full academic year of graduate study.

Superior law student work or activities as demonstrated by one of the following:

Academic standing in the upper third of the attorney's law school graduating class.

Work or achievement of significance on one of the attorney's law school's official law reviews or journals.

Special high-level honors for academic excellence in law school (e.g., membership in the Order of the Coif, winning of a moot court competition, or membership on the moot court team that represents the attorney's law school in competition with other law schools).

Full-time or continuous participation in a legal aid program as opposed to one‑time, intermittent, or casual participation.

Significant summer law office clerk experience.

GS-12 Qualifications: Assignments require the first professional law degree (LL.Two years of professional legal experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level.

The second professional law degree (LL.plus 1 year of professional legal experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level.

An attorney without experience may, in unusual cases, be employed at the GS-12 or equivalent level provided the individual has advanced educational attainments substantially beyond those required for work at the GS-12 or equivalent level, and his or her education clearly indicates ability to perform work of the type to be assigned; for example, education that included courses directly pertinent to the work of the agency. The essential point in such cases is to ensure that the individual's education has enabled him or her to step into complex legal work characteristic of the GS-12 or equivalent level, and to operate with the degree of independence and responsibility typical of that level.

GS-13 Qualifications: Assignments require the first professional law degree (LL.In addition, the attorney shall have professional legal experience in excess of 2 years that is commensurate with the duties and responsibilities of the position.

This announcement is being used to fill positions with an entry grade of GS-11, GS-12, or GS-13 with a full performance level of GS-13. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 makes certain reimbursements/payments taxable. For information on these changes and the Relocation Income Tax Allowance (RITA), for which some appointees are eligible, click here.

For positions where relocation is paid (see Location block of vacancy announcement), you can learn more about relocation allowances and entitlements.

Telework availability is limited and will only be provided on a rare case‑by‑case basis during situations where Agency Leadership has determined that telework serves a compelling DoD need.

We may use this announcement to make a temporary promotion. For some positions, the temporary promotion may be made permanent without further competition.

As a condition of employment, you may be required to serve a 1‑or 2‑year trial period during which we'll evaluate whether your continued employment advances the public interest. The evaluation will consider: your performance and conduct; Travel requirement is Seldom (1-24%).

This position is not covered by a bargaining unit.

Retired Civil Service Employee: Employment of retired Federal employees receiving an annuity is subject to the requirements of the Department of Defense (DoD) policy guidance. (The Security Designation will vary and dependent upon position and may require a secret clearance or higher. If you are unable to apply on‑line, you may contact View phone number on click.appcast.io for assistance.

Completion of an Office of Government Ethics (OGE) confidential financial disclosure form 450 is required for this position.

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.