ATTORNEY-ADVISER (GENERAL) WITH SECURITY CLEARANCE

Duties * Prepares written opinions and renders legal advice on a wide variety of administrative law matters, including but not limited to general military administrative law, military personnel law and sustaining base/installation law. * Serves as USEUCOM's lead ethics counselor and directly advises and assists the USEUCOM SJA, EUCOM's Deputy Designated Agency Ethics Official (DDAEO), in executing the command's Ethics Program. * Provides oral and written advice and guidance to USEUCOM leadership, staff, and investigating officers on the conduct of, and as appropriate coordinates and tracks, USEUCOM level investigations. * Incumbent is the labor and civilian personnel law expert for USEUCOM and provides legal advice to policy makers on the legal impact of personnel policy in the USEUCOM area of operations. * Represents USEUCOM and the U.S. Government in civilian personnel law litigation. * Conducts research to analyze factual and legal issues in labor cases and determines what additional facts are needed to support the agency's position. * Reviews cases to determine possible appropriate settlement recommendations. * Considers the weight of the evidence, the significance/visibility of the case, the potential precedent, the cost of litigation, and other considerations that bear on the advisability of settlement. * Reviews existing and proposed new or amended legislation and evaluates the legislation in terms of its foreseeable effect on the command's authority and scope of operations, procedures, and practices. * Serves as the command environmental law attorney. * Research host nation and United States original source material such as statutes, judicial decisions, and rules and regulations pertaining to the environmental impact and legal compliance by U.S. Forces activities in the USECUOM area of operations. * Advises USEUCOM directorates on law and procedure applicable to US Forces and their activities in the USEUCOM area of operations. * Prepares opinions and drafts and personally negotiates agreements on legal issues involving US and host nation law. * Research, interpretation, analysis and application of U.S. law, regulations, DoD guidelines, U.S. national security guidelines and public international law, including but not limited to the law of treaties, U.N. laws and, foreign legal systems. * Serves as the legal adviser for appropriated (APF) and non-appropriated (NAF) fund contract matters. * Provides advice and guidance to all levels of the command on fiscal law issues involving both appropriated and non-appropriated funds as they relate to contracting and other matters. Requirements Conditions of Employment * Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. * A two-year trial/probationary period may be required. * This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance for access for the duration of employment. * This position requires the incumbent to maintain active bar membership, in good standing (as defined by the pertinent bar) of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. * Must obtain and maintain a no-fee passport and associated visa while assigned to a Federal civilian position in an area requiring a passport and associated visa, if authorized. Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens Applicants will be evaluated to determine if they meet the minimum qualification requirements and on the extent to which their application shows possession of the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) associated with the position. KSA's: * Skill in identifying and researching highly technical and complex legal issues. * Skill in providing legal, technical, and policy guidance. * Ability to effectively, professionally, and ethically manage a heavy caseload of clients with complex legal needs. Qualification Requirements: The following minimum qualification requirements must be met before applicants are eligible for further consideration: Education Requirements: Position requires the possession of the first professional law degree (LL.B. or J.D.) AND a member in good standing with the highest court of a State, U.S. commonwealth, U.S. territory, or the District of Columbia. Applicants for initial appointment into attorney positions within the Department of Army must be graduates of law schools accredited by the American Bar Association at the time of the applicant's graduation. As indicated below, a law school transcript must be submitted with your application materials. Bar Membership: Applicants must currently be a member in good standing (as defined by the pertinent bar) of the bar of the highest court of a State, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. As noted below, proof of such membership and good standing must be submitted with your application materials. Experience: In addition to the requirements above, applicants for the GS-14 or equivalent Attorney positions must also possess 3 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. Time in Grade: The Qualifying Authorities (QA's) will make a determination as to the applicability of time in grade based on the requirements of the position. If you are currently employed as an attorney by the Federal government you must have completed one year at the next lower grade level within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement, or previously served at the same or higher grade level as the position being filled. NOTICE OF VETERAN'S PREFERENCE: There is no formal rating system for applying veteran's preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of the 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., 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. The SF 15 will identify the supporting documentation required along with the list of the types of 10-point preference. The SF 15 is available from the OPM at https://www.gsa.gov/portal/forms/type/sf/ . If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information. This in an Excepted service position and is not eligible for Statutory or Administrative return rights IAW DODI 1400.25 and AR 690-300, Chapter 18, Return Rights. Education Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html . Additional information * PLEASE NOTE THAT REQUIREMENTS FOR EDUCATION, TIME IN GRADE, AND EXPERIENCE MAY BE WAIVED BY THE APPLICABLE AUTHORITY AND THE REQUIREMENTS SHOULD NOT DETER ANY INDIVIDUAL FROM APPLYING FOR THE POSITION. * Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. * You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. * Direct Deposit of Pay required. * This is a Professional Services Career Field position to the Army Legal Functional Community. * Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. * Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest. * May be eligible for situational telework only including emergency and OPM prescribed Unscheduled Telework. * Position may be converted to a permanent appointment. * Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized. * Student loan repayment may be authorized. * Salary negotiations, including an advanced in hire, for candidates new to Federal service or who would otherwise qualified, may be authorized. * Credit for prior non-Federal experience and certain military service for leave accrual rates may be authorized. * Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. * Applicants must comply with the Exceptional Family Member Program requirements as outlined in DoD Instruction 1315.19. * U.S. citizens overseas under ordinarily resident status are not eligible for appointment under the Status of Forces Agreement. * Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area. * On this overseas accompanied tour, medical and DoDDS special education services may not be available in the immediate location of this position. * In the overseas areas, access for civilian employees and their families to military medical and dental treatment facilities is on a space-availa