This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/611724000. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This position is located within the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of the General Counsel (GC) in Albuquerque, NM. The individual selected for this position will serve as an attorney responsible for professional legal staff work, legal advice, and counsel in areas of law and legal procedures arising out of NNSA programs, projects, and functions.
Learn more about this agency08/20/2021 to 09/02/2021
$92,723 - $142,439 per year
NQ 3
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
4
No
Yes
21-XA-01932-11209846-GOV
611724000
Current excepted service federal employees.
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee.
Current Federal Employees with competitive and excepted service status, Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP).
As aGeneral Attorney, you will represent the NNSA General Counsel in trials, administrative hearings, and legal proceedings.
Duties include:
In addition to the educational requirement discussed below, a qualified candidate's online application and resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience to the next lower NNSA Demonstration Project pay band or GS grade in the Federal Service, i.e., NQ-02, or GS-12.
Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience in performing professional legal staff work and counsel in complex areas of law and legal procedures pertaining to one or more of the following: litigation (federal court and administrative litigation), employee relations, employment law, federal worker's compensation law, governmental ethics, federal appropriations and/or national security issues.
Qualifying specialized experience for this position includes:
- Providing legal advice and counsel to agency management officials.
- Engaging is settlement discussions, negotiations and mediations.
- Independently conducting detailed legal research, including laws, regulations, case law, directives and legislative history and drafting legal briefs.
- Analyzing complex legal problems and organizing facts independently to resolve problems or recommending an appropriate course of action.
- Working on legal matters involving employee relations issues, Equal Employment Opportunity matters, employment law, and federal worker's compensation law.
- Litigating cases before the Merit Systems Protection Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and/or federal court.
Educational Requirement: This position has a positive education requirement.
Must have a professional law (LL.B. or J.D.) degree.
EDUCATION: Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. A written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided with your application in response to this vacancy announcement or be received by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in you being found unqualified for the position. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education, see the Department of Education website, and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, visit The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services.
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.
**If you are selected, official transcripts will be required.
**FOREIGN EDUCATION: Applicants who have completed part or all of their education outside of the U.S. must have their foreign education evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that the foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. A written evaluation of any foreign education must be provided with your application in response to this vacancy announcement or be received by the closing date of this announcement. Failure to provide this evaluation will result in you being found unqualified for the position. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education, see the Department of Education website, and for a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, visit The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services. Please Note: If your foreign education has already been accepted by an accredited U.S. educational institution as part of a degree program with that institution, you do not need to provide an evaluation of foreign education but must submit a copy of the transcripts listing the degree from the U.S. accredited institution that accepted your foreign 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.
Other Information:
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
We will review your application to ensure you meet the job requirements. If you meet the qualifications requirements, your application will be referred to the selecting official for further review.
If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified'.
Please carefully review the following list to determine what documentation you need to submit. Some documents may not apply to all applicants. If you are unsure, click the link for each document type to read more.
ALL APPLICANTS: You must submit a resume supporting your specialized experience and responses to the online questionnaire.
Current and former Federal employees: You must include your most recent SF-50 (Standard Form 50 - Notice of Personnel Action). To properly verify status eligibility, your SF-50 must show the following. If you do not submit an appropriate SF-50, we cannot verify your status eligibility!
If your current position SF-50 does not indicate you have competitive or excepted service status or does not reflect the pay plan and grade of the highest position you have held in the competitive or excepted service, in addition to your current SF-50, you must provide your previous SF-50s that provide the proof of competitive or excepted service status and highest grade held on a permanent basis.
Performance Appraisals: Submit your two (2) most recent performance appraisals.
For Professional, Scientific and Engineering Positions: If qualifying on the basis of an alternate method, i.e., professional license, you must submit official documentation to support your claim with your application package.
Applicants using education to qualify (if allowed): Documentation verifying your educational claims which can include unofficial transcripts. Education cannot be substituted for experience in some positions at higher grade levels. Please see the Education section for more information.
Positive Education requirement: For those positions that have a positive education requirement, you must provide an unofficial transcript to show proof. See the Education section for more information.
Veterans: Veteran eligibility documentation (DD-214 Member #4 Copy, VA Letter, Standard Form (SF) 15 as applicable). Please note: If you are a veteran who has not yet been discharged, you may provide a statement of intent to discharge from your agency to receive Veterans Preference under the VOW (Veterans Opportunity to Work) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.
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:
To be considered for this position, you must submit your complete application no later than 11:59pm U.S. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you do not submit a complete application prior to the closing time (regardless of when you started) the online application system will not allow you to finish! Requests for extensions will not be granted, so please begin the application process allowing yourself enough time to finish before the deadline. Our online application system displays a countdown timer at the top of the screen for your reference. For your security, your session in our online application system will "time-out" if you are inactive for a certain period of time. We recommend that you preview the assessment questions before you apply and prepare all of your information prior to beginning the application. If you do get "timed-out" you will have to log back in to USAJOBS and re-visit the vacancy announcement, you can then click "Update Application" to finish where you left off.
Steps to submit a complete application:
After each step in the recruitment process, the status of your application will be updated in USAJOBS. If you have elected to receive e-mail updates, you will be notified through your USAJOBS registered e-mail address. You can review your current application status in USAJOBS at any time. Please check that your USAJOBS profile contact information is current as this will ensure that we are able to contact you as quickly as possible.
You will receive e-mail notifications at each major step in the process, to include: application received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.
You will be contacted directly if an interview is required.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/611724000. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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Would you like to have a job that can ensure national security by providing support to the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship activities? If so, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of the General Counsel (GC), has the perfect employment opportunity! We are currently open to the receipt of applications for a General Attorney position.